Who's who

Martin Vander Weyer (: 01439-770292

Martin is a journalist, author and editor by profession, and an active citizen of Helmsley, which has been his home since 1989.

As a journalist Martin writes chiefly about business and financial morality. He is the business editor and columnist of The Spectator as well as editor of the newly launched monthly Spectator Business. He is also a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. He is the author of Falling Eagle: the Decline of Barclays Bank (2000), and Closing Balances: Business Obituaries from the Daily Telegraph (2006).

A Yorkshireman of Flemish ancestry and a graduate of Worcester College, Oxford, Martin spent 15 years in the banking world in London, Brussels and the Far East before moving to Helmsley and turning his hand to writing and voluntary work. He is an elected Town Councillor and has been director of Helmsley Arts Centre since 1993 (he will be retiring from that post in September this year); he is a former chairman of Helmsley Walled Garden and Ryedale Festival, and a former governor of Helmsley School. He is also currently a trustee of York Arc Light hostel for the homeless, and a governor of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

Mark Willshaw (: 01439-770033

Mark became churchwarden in his late twenties, seven years ago, and along with Martin, his colleague, is responsible for the proper upkeep of the church's fabric as well as making sure everything about the church is done decently and in order. He is a faithful enthusiast for new expressions of Church life, and the Crib Service, Good Friday Children's Service, SmAll Saints and the Hill-top Easter vigil are amongst his many successes.

Mark works on the Duncombe Park Estate and serves as a voluntary fireman. He is married to Lucy, a teacher, and they have a young daughter.