Committee - Haddington and District Community Council

Chris J. McEwan

Chairperson and Resiliency Lead

Moved to Haddington in 1992 from Prestonpans and quickly settled into the Haddington way of life. An avid volunteer with the Community Council involved in everything from Resilient Haddington, Haddington fireworks to putting up and taking down the town Christmas lights.
Married with 2 children, currently working in the IT industry, president of the Edinburgh and Lothian’s Mini owners club, and a STEM ambassador focusing on Technology education in the local area

Pat Lemmon

Vice Chairperson and Resiliency Deputy

Pat is a long-standing resident of the town and has represented the community in a number of ways including business partnerships, Events groups, and within the community council.

Pat has been a face of the High Street has been in charge of local businesses and currently helping out in her Husband Mike business.

John Hamilton

Treasurer

I’ve lived in Haddington from Birth (the Vert was closed for new intakes, so actually born at the Western). I’ve been on the Community Council since around 2010 as the Community is all about what you put into it and take out it – it’s a two way involvement. My speciality is running the Lost Haddington Facebook pages – lots of old photos of all things Haddington!

Fiona McEwan

Correspondence Secretary and Resiliency Deputy

Moved to Haddington in 2001 from Whitburn in West Lothian where I was an active member of the local Gala Committee for 16 years. Been a member of Community Council since 2014 and also Secretary of Haddington Events Group.

Registered Childminder in Haddington since 2006 . I am married and have 2 children of my own.

Jan Wilson MBE

Resiliency Deputy

I have lived in Haddington since my marriage to Ian in 1969. We have a daughter Gayle and a son Ian.

I became a community councillor in October 1994 and have been chairperson since June 1996. I also am chair of the Haddington Events Group and a member of the Haddington Garden Trust, Haddington Community Development Trust, Haddington Bike and Skateboard Park Group and the newly formed Town Centre Group.

I love Haddington. It is a beautiful town and a great place to stay and bring up a family.

Paul Darling

Planning liaison

Paul’s has been a member of the community council for a number of years, Currently providing the council with the planning liaison with the Local Council

Therese Lang

Planning & HETRA liaison

Therese is Haddington born and bred, Recently retired but before that worked in Education as a teacher in various schools in the County and then went on to become the Head Teacher of Humbie Primary and then St Peter’s primary in Edinburgh.

Graham Samuel

Publicity & Communications

Graham has Lived in Haddington all of his life and has been a previous community councillor in the past. He owns his own printing business, but now also work in the council as a Youth worker, and have done for 3 years. Graham have been involved in the last few years in other groups around East Lothian and Edinburgh, finding funding from various different avenues for projects.

Rab Moran

Blooming Haddington Representative

Rab is a familiar sight to all Haddington Residents and is often found watering the Plants around the town every morning. He is an active member of the community and represents Blooming Haddington on the community council

Fiona Frances-Adams

HWTRA Liason

Fiona’s Bio details will follow soon

Jack Worden

Haddington Tourism Development

Jacks Bio details will follow soon

Erica Muirhead

Haddington Business Liaison

Erica is a local Trader who owns and runs the Towns Florists shop in the High Street

Jim Graham

HCTRA and Business Liaison

Jim is a local business man who owns the jewellers in The High St with his Wife.

Malcolm Vickers

Athelstaneford Representative

My wife Ruth and I moved into the Athelstaneford village in 2009 for the coastal / country life and to be at the heart of Scotland’s golf coast – my sporting passion. Shortly after moving into the village, I retired from a senior Human Resources role with a large media company. As a member of the community council, my aim is to listen to and represent the views of the villagers to the best of my ability.

Steven Spence