Thornaby Town Deal Board
Thornaby Town Deal Board is a group of local stakeholders who support the development and delivery of the Town Investment Plan. The board is made up of key public and private sector bodies, including Thornaby councillors and the local MP. They provide guidance and are responsible for the production of the Thornaby Town Deal.
View the Memorandum of Understanding (PDF, 320 KB) for the future development of Thornaby's Town Investment Plan and the outputs and outcomes that will be delivered.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has an advisory function on the board as Lead Council. The Lead Council governance and decision making processes will follow The Council Constitution.
Members of Thornaby Town Deal board
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
Mark White CBE DL | Town Deal Board Chair and former Chair of Governors, Education Training Collective |
Councillor Richard Eglington | Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Housing, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Matt Vickers | MP for Stockton West |
Sylvia Walmsley | Councillor for Stainsby Hill Ward, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Ray Godwin | Councillor for Stainsby Hill Ward, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Mick Moore | Councillor for Village Ward, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Ian Dalgarno | Councillor for Village Ward, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Nathan Gale | Councillor for Mandale and Victoria Ward, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Steve Walmsley | Thornaby Town Council |
Andy McDonald | MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
Angela Corner | Thirteen Group |
Emma Speight | North Star Housing |
Leon Jones | Tees Active Leisure |
Paul Gibson | Active Financial Planners |
Sarah Brackenborough | Tees Valley Combined Authority |
Lisa Pickard | Five Lamps |
Martin Wade | LCP Proudreed |
James Buchanan | London & Cambridge Properties Limited |
Jonathan Gilroy | Ministry of Homes Communities and Local Government |
Amanda Ellwood | Department for Working Pensions |
Phil Hastie | Education Training Collective |
Board meetings
The Thornaby Town Deal Board meet regularly as the investment plans develop. Read details of progress and decisions in the minutes from these meetings:
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 1 December 2025 (PDF, 156 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 11 July 2025 (PDF, 331 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 28 April 2025 (PDF, 175 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 30 January 2025 (PDF, 189 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 5 September 2024 (PDF, 218 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 14 May 2024 (PDF, 184 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 31 January 2024 (PDF, 178 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 28 July 2023 (PDF, 249 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board Minutes 24 March 2023 (PDF, 243 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 12 April 2022 (PDF, 255 KB)
- Thornaby Town Deal Board minutes - 7 January 2022 (PDF, 143 KB)
- Thornaby town deal board minutes - 24 September 2021 (PDF, 159 KB)
- Thornaby town deal board minutes - 10 August 2021 (PDF, 146 KB)
- Thornaby town deal board minutes - 14 May 2021 (PDF, 189 KB)
- Thornaby town deal board minutes - 19 March 2021 (PDF, 174 KB)
- Thornaby town deal board minutes - 30 October 2020 (PDF, 143 KB)
What happens next?
The Town Deal Board has been working over the last year to develop the interventions that were based on the four priorities that were the basis of the Town Investment Plan submitted to Government in 2020.
Find out more about the Town Deal interventions.
Over the coming months there will be a range of opportunities for the people and businesses of Thornaby to get involved before any of these projects are delivered.
Keep checking this website for further updates.
