The civic head is the Chairman of the Council who was elected on 15th May 2013 at the Council's Annual General Meeting and will hold office for one year. 

This year's Chairman is Councillor Sybil Fielding.

Born in Bassetlaw and resided in the constituency almost all my life, I am the mother of three children, John, Edward and Charlotte.

Although I trained as a Chef, the majority of my time in the past 35 years has been spent working voluntary with young people in the community.

In common with my husband and my two sons, I was a student at North Nottinghamshire College of Education, so our family are no strangers to Worksop!

For over a quarter of a century I have been an adult leader in the Scout Movement, helping young people to develop physically spiritually intellectually and socially. Also ensuring they had lots of fun in the process. My commitment to scouting has been very significant.

As chair of a mother and toddler group I took the initiative to form a preschool playgroup, working closely with the community, social services and the local authority. I extended my skills by taking the diploma in pre school playgroup practice and became a leader at two play groups. Although no longer connected with playgroup, it is reassuring to know it is still going strong.

Being busy is my motto, it is a privilege to serve the community, as a County Councillor, as a District Councillor, chair of CAB, and Chair of Community Safety for Nottinghamshire fire and rescue service.

Ask people about Scouting and they say “Oh Tying Knots" or “Helping old ladies across the road". Well, there is more to scouting than that, but helping others is a cornerstone of the Scout Movement. Helping others is the concept uppermost in my commitment to the residents of Bassetlaw in my role as Chair.

Sybil's chosen charities during her year of office are Citizens Advice Bureau, Bassetlaw Scouts and Royal British Legion.

This year's Vice-Chairman is Councillor Gillian Freeman.

The Chairman, or the Vice-Chairman, will attend most events within the District, time permitting, and can be contacted via the Chairman's Officer, Trish Webster, telephone 01909 533117 or e-mail patricia.webster@bassetlaw.gov.uk.

Invitations to the Chairman

The Chairman welcomes invitations to attend events in the district. The Chairman likes to be well briefed about any function to be attended, therefore it is best that you provide as much information as possible.

• Invite the Chairman to attend an event - online form
• Invite the Chairman to attend an event - paper form

Contacting the Chairman

In Writing: Trish Webster, Chairman’s Officer, Queen’s Buildings, Potter Street, Worksop, Notts, S80 2AH.  Telephone: 01909 533117.  Email: patricia.webster@bassetlaw.gov.uk.