The Mayor of Eastbourne from May 2001 to May 2002 was Councillor David Stevens.
Ward: Meads
Party: Conservative
Archived Biography from May 2001
Born 22nd August 1928 at Chelmsford Hall, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne. Third, and youngest, son of Colonel Leonard Stevens OBE, TD, DL, JP, and Mrs Nancy Stevens.
Educated at Knockmaroon Kindergarten, Enys Road, and St. Augustine’s pre-preparatory school, Chesterfield Road to 1937, then Aldwick Grange, Crowborough and Eagle House, Crowthorne, preparatory Schools to 1942.
1940 - Evacuated to Wellington, Somerset
1946 - Returned to Eastbourne
1942 - 1946 Educated at WellingtonCollege, Berkshire
Served in Royal Sussex Regiment
1946 - 1948 (Officer Cadet) Attached to 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion
Studied:
1949 - 1950 Agriculture at Reading University
1951 - 1954 Geography at Oxford University (St Cathreine's)
1954 - 1955 Teaching Diploma Course: Oxford
1952/53 Attended St Catherine’s, Oxford, Secretary Junior Common Room
Career:
1955 - 1992 Teaching at Chelmsford Hall Preparatory School
Headmaster 1965 - 1992 (retired)
Clubs:
Vincents, Oxford (Elected 1952), The OxfordUnion, The Naval and Military Club, London and the Constitutional Club, Eastbourne.
Married:
Jane Brodie in 1974. Third and youngest daughter of Air Commodore I E Brodie OBE, DL. Son, Guy, born in 1975
Elected:
Retired Councillor for Meads Ward 1983 - 2007
Leisure interests:
Boxing - Represented College Colours 1942 – 1946 – Ridsdale Medal. ABA Referee 1951
Played for Reading and Oxford Universities and Sussex, and Eastbourne between 1948 and 1970s. Captain 1956 – 1961. England Final Trial, reserve.
Secretary Occasionals Hockey Club 1954 - Toured Holland with OxfordUniversity 1955 with Occasionals 52/53/54, with Kookaburras Hockey Club (Oxford/Cambridge Team) v Devon & Cornwall Services teams.
Cricket - Played for Eastbourne 1948 – 1960s. Cryptics C.C 1950s and 60s. South Oxfordshire Amateurs C.C. 1950s.
Skiing - 1949 – 1993.
Tennis & Squash - 1940s – 1970s
Amateur Football - 1950s Football Association Referee and Coach
Represented St Catherine’s at Hockey, Soccer, Rugby, Tennis, Cricket and Squash
Since Retirement - Walking Dogs - Gardening - Classical Music – Visiting Scotland
Eastbourne Borough Council involvement
Since 1983 - Planning Committee
1983 - 2007, various times and also Chairman - Downland, Environment, Standards & Licensing and Board of Eastbourne Homes
1988/89 - 1989/1990 - 2006/07 - Deputy Chairman - Planning Committee
1990/91 and 200/01 - Chairman - Planning Committee
1988/89 - 1989-90 - Deputy Chairman - Technical and Amenity Services Committee
1990/91 - Chairman - Downland Committee
1989/90 - Chairman - Environmental Health Sub Committee
2001/03/05/07 - South Downs Joint Board Committee
1993/94 and 2000/01 - Deputy Mayor
2001/02 - Mayor
Eastbourne Saffrons Sports Club
Life Member from 1942
1955 - Elected on to Committee
1982 - 1987 - Chairman
2000 - 2001 - Re-elected Chairman
1991 - Honorary Life Member
1988 - President
1992 - Elected a Vice-President of Sussex County Hockey Club
This page is an archived biography of a previous Mayor of Eastbourne. To find out more about Eastbourne's current Mayor please browse our web pages or contact us the Mayor's Office.
