I have lived in the Banbury area for the last 25 years.  I recently retired from the financial services industry, a career advising private families, companies and charities on investing and achieving their financial aims.  

I grew up on a family farm in Lincolnshire which I now own and work with neighbouring farms and businesses on two initiatives to improve the natural environment and serve the local community.  These are the Lincoln and Witham Land Recovery Project, a 20 year scheme which covers 30 farms over 50 square miles.  It is the only one in the county and one of the largest in the East of England. I have also initiated a project with other landowners to host a solar farm which will deliver clean electricity to Lincoln and the surrounding area.