Who are BAG

Billericay Action Group (BAG) is comprised of local volunteers who give their time and energy to inform and represent Billericay residents on town planning matters, primarily the Basildon Borough Local Plan. The Action Group includes residents of Great Burstead and South Green.
We are non-party political: we seek collaboration with councillors and officials responsible for planning and we challenge any politician whose actions and words endanger Billericay’s Green Belt and the character of our town.

We communicate with residents through this website and social media: we regularly publish a newsletter. We encourage residents to submit their views on relevant Basildon Council consultations. 

We liaise with similar Action Groups through the South East Essex Action Group Alliance and with other local and national organisations with similar interests.

Our Principles

 As a group we will abide by the following principles:
  1. The group is non party-political.  We challenge politicians who do not support our views and encourage those who do.
  2. We work for the good of all Billericay residents, including those in South Green and Burstead.
  3. We operate in a way which truly represents the views of the residents of Billericay by consultation and consensus. Typically we will inform people via this website and the BAG Facebook Page and always consult via the Facebook group.
  4. Our views and output are justifiably based upon factual information, where possible.  We encourage anyone to inform us of any errors and we will make changes as required.

How is BAG managed

BAG is driven by a Coordinating Committee chaired by Billericay resident Mike Andrews. It includes two independent Billericay Town Councillors, Adam Adshead & Lesley Mitchelmore and additional volunteers. 

The Co-ordination Team

The team below are local volunteers who have offered to help the Billericay Action Group achieve its objectives whilst supporting residents in their responses to the councils Core Strategy:
Mike Andrews
Chairman
A retired Chartered Engineer.  Spent career in the telecoms industry.  Represented UK at and chaired many international technical committees. Married with 3 children and 7 grandchildren.  Lived in Billericay for over 40 years.
Lesley Mitchelmore
Vice Chairman and Billericay Town Councillor
Not over 50, have young kids, don't own my own home outright yet, would like to move but can't afford to.
Adam Adshead
Committee Member & ​Billericay Town Councillor
Internationally experienced senior IT manager. Now focusing on producing healthy fruit and veg from our garden, tasty food from our kitchen and beautiful music from my saxophone. At least, that’s the theory. And of course working for Billericay as an active Town Councillor.
Pete Mitchelmore
Committee Member & Digital Development
Lives in Billericay and has two teenagers.  Works in global telecommunications and spends his spare time road cycling with Essex Roads cycling club, indulging his passion for photography and helping out with Billericay Community Cinema. Lived in Billericay for over 19 years.
Alasdair Daw
Committee Member & Chief Researcher & Author
By day Alasdair is an IT Business Analyst by night he is BAGs top undercover researcher and author of the infamous white paper.
He likes West Ham (not his fault), running, BBC 4 documentaries and dislikes Mornings.
His alter-ego is Mark Corrigan.
Andy Wilson
Secretary
Billericay born and bred, and his father before him, so over 100 years of Billericay connection in his family.  Married with 2 young adults still at home. Has got away with a career in IT having had no idea what to do after leaving Mayflower School.  Has a adverse set of interests including theatre, football, good food and wine, bird watching, music and of course protecting the heritage of Billericay
Peter Sharp
BDRA Treasurer & BAG Committee Member (Admin. & Miscellaneous)
Retired Financial Controller, Ford Motor Co Ltd. Born and raised in Ilford. Married. Lived in Billericay since 1983. Do lots of volunteering, including in secondary schools (where nobody takes you for granted). BDRA Treasurer since 2015. Deeply sceptical of local authorities and regret the decline of local democracy. When not volunteering, follow sport especially football (West Ham Utd), cinema, theatre, light gardening, family and friends.

​If you are interested we always welcome additional help. Please get in touch, via our Supporter page.
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