Martin Ractliffe

I live with my wife, Carol, in the small hamlet of Sudgrove, half-mile from Miserden. I’ve been a long-standing parish councillor, a role that I have particularly enjoyed. I would encourage all residents to support the wide-ranging work of the Parish Council.
I have a wide range of interests outside of local government—I follow current affairs, and I am a keen supporter of the National Trust and the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust.
I have been a long-standing member of Brimpsfield and Mid-Cotswold Garden Society, and we love visiting gardens whenever we can. Tourism has been my main occupation,
and I enjoy promoting all that Gloucestershire has to offer. Special council interests: Trees, Replanting, The Parish Post, Sudgrove Liaison