Barry Hughes (Trustee)
Barry became a tenant of Brighton & Hove City Council in 2002. Soon after taking up residency he joined the Residents’ Association and in due course was elected as Chairman, a post he continues to hold.
Barry spent his working life in advertising as a copywriter and for many years was head of a multi-national group of companies. In the 1990’s he had regular columns in various publications, including time as ‘Hornblower’ of the Evening Standard. In 1996 he was appointed as Editorial Director of The Old Museum Press and continues to have an interest in publishing as an Editorial Consultant and Ghostwriter.
Barry sits on the Brighton & Hove City Council Tenant Editorial Board and has participated in several Focus / Task and Finish Groups – including being involved in drafting the current tenancy agreement. He is also Chairman of the Tenancy & Neighbourhoods SIG, Chairman of the Central Area Residents Only Meeting and a representative on the Central Area Housing Management Panel.
Outside of his Brighton & Hove City Council activities, Barry is a trustee and director of Brighton & Hove Social Welfare and Educational Trust Limited (Resource Centre), Press Officer for Brighton & Hove Housing Coalition and Membership Secretary of Brighton and Hove Heritage Commission.