Gill Thomas is a Parish and District Councillor for Minchinhampton.

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At Stroud District Council, she serves on the Environment committee and is a Health and Wellbeing Champion, working with local community hubs to find ways to support and engage communities.
She is also the council’s Member Champion for Litter and Clean Environment and in that role has set up or taken part in a wide range of litter reduction projects, including the new Litter Hubs scheme.
She has worked with schools on environmental education projects and is a director of local environmental charity Transition Stroud. Gill also works with the Cotswolds Canal Trust to tackle antisocial behaviour and goes on walks and talks with volunteers. She helped to develop the new youth volunteer working group party on the canal, and leads the sessions.
Outside her council work, Gill is a professional photographer and web designer and is a keen runner and cyclist. She lives with her partner, three children, a donkey, pig, chickens and ducks on a smallholding where Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and the Cotswolds National Landscape carry out conservation projects.