Since being elected in 2022, I’ve focused on leading environmental initiatives to reduce our community’s carbon footprint and enhance local biodiversity. Working alongside our fantastic team, I’ve led award-winning schemes and championed local energy projects — all aligned with our town’s climate goals. My wife and I have lived in Frogmore for over 15 years, raising our children here. It’s a place we care deeply about, and I’m committed to helping shape a more sustainable future while building an inclusive and inspiring community.

Once persuaded to stand for election as a councillor in 2019, I found the role very satisfying and it has been good to give something back to the community. Outside the council I am retired, having spent 40 years in IT, starting as a programmer/analyst and ending up as an Enterprise Architect. My interests are: keeping fit, travelling, building stuff, maintaining a classic car, and cooking. I am lucky enough to spend a lot of time in Norway, where we have a lake cabin. I am still learning Norwegian!

I've lived in Yateley all my life and been a local Councillor for over 20 years. I was educated at Yateley School and Sixth Form, before going to University to read History & Politics. Yateley’s a great place to live, work and grow up; I’m proud of my part in making it that way.

I joined Yateley Town Council as a new councillor for Frogmore and Darby Green ward in May 2023. I was recruited by Adrian Collett, my role model, having been a FOCUS deliverer for some years. I had little or no knowledge about how councils worked and was fairly unaware of national and district politics also so I had a pretty steep learning curve to achieve. That said I have enormously enjoyed getting involved especially in the local groups and events. I love being a link between these groups to aid the gathering of collective information for beneficial purposes. I am a busy person, being the chairperson of the Daisy Chain Café for those with dementia in Yateley, the Vice Chairman of Oakley health’s Patient Participation Group, a member of Yateley’s U3a and of Frogmore’s Everyone Active group. It all keeps me out of mischief and positively focussed which has been important to me in my widowhood. I have two grown sons and ten grandchildren, so no peace for the wicked!

I have lived in Yateley with my family since the 1980's. My sons both went to Yateley School, and I have been involved in a number of community-based initiatives in the town. My career has largely focused on working with young people, including for a national charity, St Peter's Church as well as working as a Senior Manager in the public sector. I was a founding trustee of Vision 4 Youth and served in that role for 12 years. I am pleased to represent the residents of Tudor & Vigo Ward on Yateley Town Council.

Cllr Bailey has been a Councillor for over 20 years, both for Yateley Town Council and Hart District Council. In 2025, he was also elected as a Councilor for Yateley East & Blackwater at Hampshire County Council.