Simon Morrow has lived in Warlingham with his wife Sarah and two children (now adults living elsewhere) since 1988 and has been a parish councillor since 2004, serving as Chair for the three years from 2016 to 2019. He oversaw the transition of Warlingham Library into a Community Library in 2013 and subsequently chaired the Management Committee for several years. He has led the work on the Green Improvement Project and currently chairs the Steering Committee overseeing the implementation of Phase One of the Project.
Simon was also a Tandridge District Councillor for 28 years, representing Warlingham East (plus Chelsham & Farleigh for 20 of those years) as a Liberal Democrat representative. He stood down in 2022, having been Chairman of the Council in his final year, and was then made an Honorary Alderman in recognition of long service. Whilst at Tandridge District Council, he served for 19 years on the Planning Committee as well as being his Party’s spokesman on Finance and then Housing for several years.
A banker and project manager by profession, Simon retired from HSBC in 2012 after over 32 years’ service. He is treasurer of All Saints Church, and his main interests are choral singing, cricket and politics. He also enjoys going to concerts, opera and the theatre when time allows.