WASCO
Council Members:
If you have any comments or queries,
or if you need WASCO's help,
your nearest Council member is your first point of contact. |
Graham
Tayler
(Chairman)
Glowondale, Talgarreg, LLANDYSUL,
SA44 4ET
T: 01545 590611,
E: graham.tayler@wasco.org.uk |
Graham
operates a sales and marketing consultancy company; Hospitality
Marketing Ltd and for 8 years (up Oct'09) was a director
of Premier Cottages Ltd. Before moving to Wales in 1997
worked for over 30 years in the hotel industry holding
senior sales and marketing positions in major international
hotel groups and hotel reservation companies. Has been
a council member of the London Tourist Board, Chairman
of the Institute of Marketing's Hotel Industry Marketing
Group and Vice-chair of the Hospitality Association's
Marketing Committee. |
Roger
Burgess
(Vice Chairman & Secretary)
Park hall, Cwmtydu, Llwyndafydd
LLANDYSUL, Ceredigion, SA44 6LQ
T: 01545 560996
F: 01545 560996
E: roger.burgess@wasco.org.uk |
Roger
together with his wife run Park Hall a self catering property
accommodating groups of up to 18 adults plus 2 children.
Accredited to Green Dragon level 2 in 2006 for environmental
management. Roger’s background is in the education
service. Before moving to Wales in 2003 they worked as
an independent contractor within the education sector
in administration and inspection for over ten years. He
joined the Wasco Council in January 2007. |
Keith
Robinson
(Secretariat,
Membership & Website)
B & C Holidays, 28 Trem y Ffridd
BALA, Gwynedd, LL23 7DG
T: 0845 120 5706
E: wasco@walescottages.co.uk |
Keith
spent most of his working life in the photographic industry,
involved with photographic colour processing & printing
equipment. Owned a colour processing laboratory for several
years and alsodeveloped video analysing systems and was
an equipment / systems trainer. Due to the computer age,
the industry virtually disappeared, and Keith then used
his photographic skills in the web-design field. Moved
to Wales in 1995 and helped local tourism operators in
e-business. He manages and markets three self-catering
cottages near Criccieth, is WASCO's membership secretary
and treasurer, and looks after the WASCO promotional website. |
| Anwen
Jones
Rhandir, Boduan, PWLLHELI
Gwynedd, LL53 8UA
T: 01758 720 047,
F: 01758 720047
E: anwen.jones@wasco.org.uk |
Anwen
runs 4 cottages near Criccieth. Council member of WASCO
since 1999. Recently became a committee member on the
Marketing Area Partnership for Snowdonia Mountains &
Coast and Lleyn Tourism Partnership. Also involved with
Snowdonia Farm Holidays Group and Farm Stay UK, and is
a member and past chair person of her local community
council. |
Sue
Bermingham
Rhyd y Bont Farm
RHOSCOLYN, Anglesey, LL65 2RQ
T: 01407 741897,
F: 01407 742209
E: sue.bermingham@wasco.org.uk |
In
1994, Sue created Anglesey Coastal Cottages, a niche market
agency. is a former Council member of Anglesey Tourism
Association & the Marketing Area Partnership for the
Island. Member of Aberffraw Deffro Berffro - regeneration
partnership. Past experience: marketing European package
holidays, US charter flights, Irish Tourist Board's angling
holidays; tourist guide SNCF Paris; manager Travelscene
Paris; in self-catering for 30 years. |
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Christine
Johnson
Trallwm Forest Cottages
Abergwesyn, LLANWRTYD WELLS
Powys, LD5 4TS
T: 01591 610229
E: christine.johnson@wasco.org.uk
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Christine abandoned a promising career
as a mid-wife in 1979 to join her forester husband George
in making a go of their 400-acre forest from which they
harvest 4,000 tons of round wood. Having converted the
old farm buildings into 8 holiday cottages they currently
have a mountain bike centre with café and trails.
Christine has combined this with bringing up 4 children
and being a reflexologist. |
Julian
Burrell
Wales Holidays
Bear House, Broad Street
NEWTOWN, Powys, SY16 2QZ
T: 01686 628200,
F: 01686 622465
E: julian.burrell@wasco.org.uk |
Julian
is one of 2 Agency representatives on the WASCO Council,
a WASCO founder member and ex Vice-Chair. Involved with
the Wales Tourism Alliance since its formation in 1998
and has been its Chairman since 2002. Senior Partner Wales
Holidays. Director of Imaginet Ltd, Travel Wales Ltd,
Tourism Quality Services Ltd and Associated Quality Services
Ltd. |
Felicity
Elphick
1 Caroline Road
LLANDUDNO, Conwy, LL30 2TY
T: 01492 877708
E: felicity.elphick@wasco.org.uk |
Felicity
is the proprietor of Lleiniog Holiday Cottages, Penmon,
Beaumaris, Felicity has an HND on Hotel and Catering Management
and a degree in Politics from the University of Manchester.
She sits on the Board of the Rhyl Benfit Advice shop and
Conwy Connect, and is a volunteer for Rhyl Women's Aid.
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Yvonne
Davies
Cenarth Falls Holiday Park, Cenarth
NEWCASTLE EMLYN,
Ceredigion
SA38 9JS
T: 01239 710345
E:
yvonne.davies@wasco.org.uk |
Yvonne together with her husband have
been involved in the tourism industry for almost 37 years.
Their first introduction into tourism, back in 1972, was
the development of Trenewydd Farm, St.Dogmaels to a self
catering Cottage complex, during which time both Yvonne
and her husband were in full time employment, Yvonne in
law and her husband in local government. After 20 years
Trenewydd was sold and they moved on to purchase a Holiday
Park at Cenarth Falls and are proud recipients of many
major awards over the years. Yvonne remains a member of
various Tourism Associations namely BH&HPA, BOB and
Preseli Tourism. In 2006, in addition to the Park, Penwern
Fach a self-catering complex of 5 Cottages with some 12
acres of land was purchased. |
Howard
Jenkins
Gilfachgam, Cilrhedyn,
LLANFYRNACH
Pembrokeshire, SA35 0AD
T: 01239 698275
E: howard.jenkins@wasco.org.uk |
After qualifying as a chartered accountant,
Howard Jenkins gained experience in the City and West
End of London before working in different counties in
the Middle East. On returning to the United Kingdom, he
and his family relocated to West Wales where they bought
a small holding, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park,
with ‘useful range of outbuildings’. These
were developed into holiday cottages. More recently, these
were sold and they now have a property, in Pembrokeshire,
with one cottage. Howard has been a member of WASCO, joining
soon after it was formed. He became a council member in
1998 and has acted as editor of the newsletter Yr Allwedd
and has also served as chairman. |
Jacqui
Janssen
Rosemoor, Walwyn’s Castle,
HAVERFORDWEST,
Pembrokeshire. SA62 3ED.
T: 01437 781326,
F: 01437 781080
E: jacqui.janssen@wasco.org.uk |
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Larry
Freeman
Plasau, Llaymawddwy
GWYNEDD, SY20 9AG
T: 01650 531598
E: larry.freeman@wasco.org.uk |
Prior to taking early retirement, Larry
had an extensive career in marketing and public relations
within the public services sector. He also operated at
a national policy-making level within the employment,
education and training fields. Outside of this he chaired
the West Midlands branch of the Chartered Institute of
Marketing and was also on the Institute’s national
council for some years. Moving to Wales 6 years ago, Larry
and his wife June manage and market Plasau Barn self-catering
cottage near Dinas Mawddwy. |
