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Eric Payne has lived in Alcester all his life and was born in Bleachfield Street, the third of seven children, and was educated at St Faiths School. He has moved around Alcester over the years having lived in Alauna Avenue, Cross Road, School Road and in his present home in Sherwell Drive.
Eric is married to Maggie who is also an Alcestrian, being born in Ten Acres. They have two children: Nicholas who works in Administration in Stratford and Charlotte who is Head of Music at a London School.
Eric has spent most of his working life working in Local Light Industry and Food Distribution. He has been employed as a Production Operator and has held several managerial positions.
Eric has served Alcester as a town councillor for over fifteen years, has been Town Mayor on two occasions and is the current chairman of the Community Committee. Eric is also a member of the Recreation Committee.
Eric and Maggie work together tirelessly for Alcester in Bloom. Alcester has won numerous awards including the national title of Best Kept Small Town.
Eric is passionate about the future Healthcare Facilities in Alcester and is chair of the Healthcare Task Force which was established to ensure the town and the surrounding area gets new Healthcare Facilities fit for the 21st century. He is also a member of the Flood Task Force which is working hard to alleviate the problems of flooding within the town.
Eric, who is keen to engage the young people of Alcester, launched the Mayors Charity in 2007 to assist youth and other community projects within the town; the charity has already helped several youth projects and is continuing its good and essential work.
In 2007 Eric was elected to serve on Stratford District Council as an Alcester Ward Member, and in May 2008 was appointed chairman of the District Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee A.
Since being elected to Stratford District Council Eric has retired from business so that he can concentrate all his efforts in working for the residents of Alcester.
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