Contacting the Council
To contact the Hermitage Parish Council in the first instance please email the Parish Clerk: hermitagepc@outlook.com
Parish Councillors
If you are interested in becoming a parish councillor or finding out a little more about the role, please contact the Clerk.
Ms Ruth Cottingham
My family and I came to Hermitage in 1990 because it was in the right location and we found a property with a large enough garden. We are still growing our own vegetables, as those of you who suffer from our gluts will know, but I do not manage to find the time to do my share. I still walk with a group I joined in 1972. I have been a member of Hermitage parish council since 2007, including as chair from 2008 to 2021 and again from 2024 to 2025.
Contact: ruth.cottingham@hermitage.org.uk
Ms Ann Goldsmith – Chairperson
Ann moved to the village in 2013 to be closer to her work at Tadley as a Technical Consultant, having lived in Wantage for over 20 years. Her main interest is her animals: she has a dog, cats and pond fish, and keeps llamas, horses and ducks, whose eggs and offspring she sells, at Chieveley.
Contact: ann.goldsmith@hermitage.org.uk
Mr David Brown
Married with four children who have all attended local schools, I have been a Hermitage resident since 1971.
My interests include walking, music and photography and I have served on the parish council twice, from 2007-2008 and from 2011 to the present.
Contact: david.brown@hermitage.org.uk
Mr Paul Dick
Contact: paul.dick1@westberks.gov.uk
Heather Codling
Contact: heather.codling@westberks.gov.uk
