Our history

The idea of bringing Wells and its environs into the Sustainable Food City network was sown during the 2015 Wells Food Festival, following a debate entitled Eat the Landscape organised by Sustainable Wells. ​

It was given unanimous support by a wide range of stakeholders who met in February 2016 to discuss the issue. As a result, Wells Food Network was  founded as an unincorporated charitable foundation. We are managed by a Board of Trustees and advised by a Steering Group made up of 15 people drawn from a wide range of experience and backgrounds.

Our governance
Wells Food Network is managed by a board of trustees and assisted by a Steering Group 
which meets regularly and is made up of 15 people from a wide range of experience and
backgrounds. These range from community and voluntary organisations to businesses 
​and the public sector. We also benefit from the experience of our Advisory Group.

Trustees

Chair: Stewart Crocker
Treasurer: Kim Robinson
Secretary: Susie Weldon
Trustee: Vicky Sullivan

Advisory Group

Rupert Cox

​James Heappey
Debbie Hicks

​David Maggs
Royal Bath & West Agricultural Society
Wells MP
Farming and Countryside Education (FACE)
Social Justice and Environment, Bath & West Diocese
Tessa Munt
Sustainable Wells
Paddy O'Hagan
Judith O'Hagan
Jenny Pitcher
Wells Food Festival
Wells Food Festival
Mendip District Council
Nick Pyatt
Adrian Roper
Laura Sorensen
Maddy Vaughan
Natural Impact Partnership
Soil Association
Sustainable Wells
Sustainable Wells

Steering Group members

Chris Briton
Wells City Council, Sustainable Wells
Louise Bulmer
Health Promotion, Somerset County Council
Amanda Clay
Allotments & Community Gardens, The Bishop's Palace
Stewart Crocker
Sustainable Wells
Michael Johns
Chair, Wells Chamber of Commerce
Kelly Knight
Economic Development, Mendip District Council
Dr Campbell Murdoch
Wells GP, Clinical Lead for Your Health & Wellbeing, Somerset & Mendip
Beth Prince
Community Engagement, Somerset Waste Partnership
Kim Robinson
Somerset Community Food, Wells Country Market, member of Sustainable Wells
Martin Stanley
Sustainable food champion
Vicky Sullivan
Area Lead, Health Connections Mendip
Angela Terry
Director of Climate Change Communications, Mongoose Energy, member of Sustainable Wells
Rob Walrond
Rural Life Advisor, Bath and Wells Diocese
Susie Weldon
Faith in Water, Sustainable Wells
Roger White
Founder, Somerset Local Food Direct
Picture credit, clockwise from top: Misty Tor view by Stewart Black; Lettuce heart by Mason Masteka