Parish Council

Sarah Gresly (Parish Clerk)

Sarah stepped into the role of Clerk for East Farndon in October 2025, bringing helpful experience from her Clerk job in the nearby village of Old. She’s passionate about the community side of her work and loves the chance it gives her to connect with local residents. Life outside the office is just as lively – Sarah has two energetic young boys who keep her on her toes. Sarah enjoys running and winding down with board games alongside family and friends and can often be found at a boardgame convention.

email Sarah at: clerk@eastfarndon-pc.gov.uk.

Bernie Fallon (Chair)

Bernie settled in East Farndon with his family in 2018 having previously lived in Dorset. He runs his own business providing technology solutions to other businesses, mainly in the film and TV industries. Bernie is a keen aviator, having obtained his pilots licence a number of years ago, and an accomplished drummer, percussionist and pianist. He has performed with many well known artists.

Alex Austin (Councillor)

Alex moved to East Farndon in 2024 with his wife, around 6 months before they welcomed their daughter into the world. Originally from Chester, Alex studied at the University of Warwick before moving down to London when he graduated. 10 years later, Alex made the move to East Farndon to be closer to family, and to start one of his own. Having always worked in small business finance, Alex set up his own finance brokerage, Paddock Capital, not long after leaving London. He is a Guest Lecturer in Alternative Finance at Warwick University, and is passionate about improving financial education in the UK. Any spare time Alex gets is spent on good food, great wine and even better company. If he’s not at home or in the office, you’ll likely find Alex at a country pub.

Samantha Beesley (Councillor)

Sam moved to East Farndon with her husband Neil and son Jack in 2017. She grew up in Horsham, West Sussex and in 1990 moved to Market Harborough to work for Next as a Buyer and met Neil at the Crown pub in Tur Langton. Her work has been based in London, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Turkey where she has undertaken leadership roles for various clothing retailers. She now works for Lands’ End as Senior Director for Product Europe. No surprise, she loves to shop!

Mervyn Curtis (Councillor)

Merv was born in Northamptonshire and moved to East Farndon in 2017, joining the Parish Council in early 2019. He is an engineer by background and a retired Vice President of IT having worked for British Timken, RTZ and Honeywell. He is a keen but average golfer, enjoys diy, taking as many holidays as possible and spending quality time with his wife Laurel, grown up kids and young grandsons.

Manoj Parmar (Councillor)

Manoj was born in Leicester, graduated in Lancashire, and has worked across Oxfordshire and London before moving to East Farndon in 2020. He joined the Parish Council in early 2026 and brings over 20 years’ experience in IT risk, security, and audit, having worked with organisations including KPMG, PwC and several financial services institutions, and now working independently as a consultant. Outside of work, Manoj is a film enthusiast with a love of all genres, enjoys keeping up with the latest technology, and has a strong interest in making his family home as close to net zero carbon as possible. He values spending quality time with his wife, Viddha, and their two young children, and is keen to contribute positively to village life and the local community.