Sylvia Tidy, a long serving councillor, passed away on 30th January.
Sylvia was a local farmer and joined the Conservative Association in 1982 eventually becoming her local Association Chairman.
In 1995 she was elected to Wealden District Council and represented the Chiddingly and East Hoathly Ward.
She was elected to the County Council in 2005 and represented the Crowborough South and St John's division until 2021.
Sylvia served as the Lead Member for Children and Families from 2013 to 2021 and was a mentor for new Lead Members in the South East Region, as part of the South East Sector-led Improvement Programme.
Additionally, she was a member of several committees of the Council: the Children’s Services Scrutiny Committee (2005–2007), the East Sussex Music Service Management Committee (2005–2013), and the Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee (2005–2013), which she chaired from 2005 to 2007. Sylvia also chaired the Health and Overview Scrutiny Committee from 2007 to 2011. She was a member of the Ashdown Forest Board of Conservators from 2011 - 2025.
Sylvia was also a Trustee of the Farley Arts Trust and Chairman of the High Weald Advisory Committee.
We offer our condolences to Sylvia’s husband, Bob, her family and friends.
Cllr Sylvia Tidy pictured in 2013 with then MEP Dan Hannan, now Baron Hannan of Kingsclere.
