John  Brewin

John Brewin joined the BICP at the first public meeting held in September 2008. Having lived in Woodborough for the past 20 years, he has become a frequent patron of The Barge, and specifically of its ‘Wiltshire Ham & Eggs’!

Born and educated in Bath, John spent 10 years in the Royal Navy as a seaman officer ending up in command of the minesweeper, HMS Aveley – the smallest fully commissioned vessel in the fleet! Since then, he has worked for a number of large (and very large) companies in sales, marketing and quasi-finance roles in the industrial and commercial sectors, including five glorious years with Bass Charrington based in Yeovil.

John believes in the basic tenet that change is inevitable, but should be managed for the good of the local communities, especially when those communities are rural.  In this respect he honed his skills (?) leading the community group that  made the concept of the ‘Wigglybus’ a reality some 10 years ago. He strongly believes that ‘saving’ the Barge Inn for the community, both local and international, is a crusade well worth undertaking.”