Cllr MENNA BAINES

Address:
200 Ffordd Penrhos
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2DJ

Sub-committees/groups:
Website Review Group

Profile:
Bangor-born editor and author who spent a good part of her childhood in Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire, before moving to Penygroes in Arfon. She graduated at Bangor University and undertook her MPhil there. She was editor of Golwg and Barn magazines and spent a period working as a freelance writer, editor and scriptwriter. She is now editor of Barn for the second time, and of course, she has been elected as Pentir Ward Councillor on Gwynedd Council since May 2017.

Register of Interests:

• Canolfan Penrhosgarnedd Management Committee – Chair and Trustee
• Menter Iaith Bangor Committee - Trustee
• Elected member - Gwynedd Council
• Member of the Goriad Editorial Panel

Cllr IEUAN ELLIS

Address:
12 Tregaean
Penrhosgarnedd
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2HR

Sub-committees/groups:
Finance and Risk Management Committee
Risk Register Review Group

Profile:
Originally from Abersoch but has settled in the catchment area of Pentir Council for approximately 30 years.  A former Chief Executive Officer with the Civil Service having worked mostly in Education, Training and Enterprise departments. Prior to retiring in 2011, he worked in the Welsh Government’s Education Department at the North Wales regional office.

Register of Interests:

Cllr BERNARD JONES

Address:
Swn y Gwynt
2 Ffordd Tregaean
Penrhosgarnedd
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2HR

Sub-committees/groups:
Finance and Risk Management Committee

Profile:
Originally from Bethesda and educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen. He has now settled in Bangor having lived here for over 25 years.  He has worked for the health service for 45 years, initially at the C&A and then at Ysbyty Gwynedd. He also spent a short time working for the Ambulance Service.

Register of Interests:

• Arfon Dwyfor One Voice Committee – council representative
• Member and Deacon of Emaus Church, Bangor
• Member of Penrhyn Male Voice Choir, Bethesda
• Connections with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)

Cllr ANDREW JOYCE

Address:
13, Goleufryn
Penrhosgarnedd
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2LY

Sub-committees/groups:
Website Review Group

Profile:
Having moved from England, he has now lived on or around Penrhos Road for over 20 years, and his three children have all been educated at Ysgol y Faenol.  After a career in IT and Project Management at Wylfa Power Station, he was made voluntarily redundant so that he could have more time at home with his youngest son.  He now works part time in a local supermarket.  He was previously a school governor at Ysgol y Faenol and is an avid Welsh learner.  He is also proud to be a Liberal Democrat.

Register of Interests:

• Canolfan Penrhosgarnedd Management Committee – Treasurer and Trustee
  

Cllr DAFYDD JONES MORRIS
Cadeirydd

Address:
9 Tregaean
Penrhosgarnedd
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2HR

Sub-committees/groups:
Finance and Risk Management Committee
Appointments Committee

Profile:
Dafydd has links with Dinas Mawddwy, Caernarfon, Tregarth and for some years now, Bangor.  He is a former Regional Director for North Wales with the Welsh Ambulance Service and an enthusiastic member of the Penrhyn Male Voice Choir. He is also a dedicated trustee of the Wales Air Ambulance Service.

Register of Interests:

• Wales Air Ambulance Service – Trustee
• Member of Penrhyn Male Voice Choir, Bethesda

Cllr CAROL WYN OWEN

Address:
2 Dôl Hyfryd
Penrhosgarnedd
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2JZ

Sub-committees/groups:
Website Review Group - Chair

Profile:
Carol was born in Dyffryn Ogwen but has lived in Penrhosgarnedd since 2006. She is married and has a son. She has worked for Local Government for over 35 years and more recently as a Policy and Strategy Manager

Register of Interests:

• Member of Emaus Church, Bangor

Cllr JANE PIERCE

Address:
Fodol Isaf
Ffordd Fodolydd
Y Felinheli
Gwynedd
LL56 4QD

Sub-committees/groups:
Finance and Risk Management Committee

Profile:
Jane was born and bred in the area and continues to live in Fodolydd. Over the years, she has been a familiar face at Central Garage, Bangor, then in Ferodo, Caernarfon, not forgetting Spring Home, Red Wharf Bay.  She has also of course farmed throughout her life. She now volunteers for Friends of Ysbyty Gwynedd and runs a ‘Carers Outreach’ group. She is also an enthusiastic member of the Senior Citizens Club in Penrhosgarnedd.

Register of Interests:

• Member of the Ysbyty Gwynedd League of Friends
• Member of Clwb y Garnedd (senior citizens) and a member of their committee
• Member of the Glasinfryn Ladies Circle

Cllr EMLYN ROBERTS

Address:
2, Fourcrosses
Treborth
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2NZ

Sub-committees/groups:

Profile:
Born and bred in Llanfairfechan and educated at Ysgol Tryfan followed by the Normal College in Bangor where he graduated in 1985 with a BA in Administration.  In 1987 he took the leap into the health service, moving to Ysbyty Gwynedd in 1987 as a student nurse and qualified as a RGN in 1990.  He continues in the profession to this day, but now works part time and supports the Covid 19 vaccination service.  In 1990 he married Helen, and they moved to Nant y Mount, Capel Graig where Dafydd their son was born.  In 1995 they moved to Treborth where both Cari and Elin their daughters were born.  His interests include cycling and running, especially on our lovely mountains, and loves nature and wildlife.  Of course, his lovely 4 grandchildren take up a lot of their time now too!

Register of Interests:

• Works for BCUHB

Cllr JAMES GRIFFITHS

Address:
Penbryn
Waen Wen
Caerhun
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 4UF

Sub-committees/groups:

Profile:
Originally from Bangor, but has lived the majority of his time in Waen Wen, Glasinfryn.  Prior to re-joining the council in 2017 he was a member of Pentir Community Council from 1976 until 2913 and was Chair twice.  He has worked as a teacher, deputy headteacher and headteacher prior to his retirement in 1992 when he was appointed as a music examiner for Trinity College, London.  He remained in that role for 24 years and was a music examiner across the globe, mostly in the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. He is the founder of Bangor City Male Voice Choir and its first conductor before retiring in 2013. He was also Vice Organist of Bangor Cathedral for 43 years.

Register of Interests:

• Retired

Cllr LOWRI ANN JAMES

Address:
Tan y Castell
Pentir
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 4EE

Sub-committees/groups:
Chair - Finance and Risk Management Committee
Risk Register Review Group
Appointments Committee

Profile:
Originally from Bala but has now lived on a farm in Pentir for over 40 years. She worked as part of the Careers Wales team for 18 years, has been Head of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE) for local social housing organisations and is now working for the Local Health Board as their Risk, Health and Safety Lead.  For a while, she was secretary of the sheep section of the North Wales Agricultural Society and is a former governor of Ysgol Rhiwlas.

Register of Interests:

• Governor at Ysgol Y Faenol – council representative
• Canolfan Penrhosgarnedd Management Committee – council representative and trustee
• Rhiwlas Village Hall Management Committee – trustee
• Community Councillor – Llanddeiniolen Community Council
• Works for BCUHB

Cllr JOHN LEWIS

Address:
Tan Rallt
Rhyd y Groes
Pentir
Gwynedd
Ll57 4YA

Sub-committees/groups:
Finance and Risk Management Committee
Risk Register Review Group

Profile:
He was born in Llanfairfechan but has lived in Rhyd y Groes since 2007. A former teacher and lecturer, John now works part-time in a horticultural nursery. He is also a gardening and walking enthusiast.

Register of Interests:

• Governor at Ysgol Rhiwlas – council representative
• Links with Parchu Pentir Respect
• Links with Bangor University
  

Cllr MODLEN LYNCH

Address:
Ty’n Llwyn
Pentir
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 4DY

Sub-committees/groups:
Website Review Group

Profile:
Originally from the village of Carrog near Corwen, but now settled in Pentir. Despite having been a teacher at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen for nearly 12 years, she still sees herself as a ‘newcomer to Bangor’, but having had a close link with the city since her student days in the mid-seventies.  Now retired from teaching, having worked as a Religious Education teacher and then a lecturer at Bangor University. She has an avid interest in Welsh language issues and community projects relating to Welsh culture.  She is an editor of ‘Goriad’ the local Welsh community newspaper and a member of Côr Seiriol choir.

Register of Interests:

• Member of Côr Seiriol
• Member of New Berea Chapel, Bangor
• Links with Ysgol Tryfan
• Links with Bangor University