Draft:John Denerley
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John David Denerley is an English conservationist and politician.[1] He was born in Cheshire in February 1968.[2]
Career
[edit]Denerley has worked extensively as a conservationist, notably he was the long term manager of the Galloway Wildlife Conservation Trust before it closed.[3]
He has spent a fair portion of his working life advocating for the rights of the Deaf community. For example, he has served on the British Deaf Association's board of trustees, at one time standing as the chairman of the Dumfries and Galloway Society for the Deaf, and he was a part of the working group on the British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill (2010–2015).
Denerley is the councillor for the ward of Dee and Glenkens, in the Dumfries and Galloway council. Denerley was elected in 2022. He will stand as councillor until 2026. In 2021, he made history as the first Conservative candidate to use BSL. He also advocated for more accessibility and representation for Deaf people in politics.[4][5]
Denerley appeared in the fourth episode of a programme on BSL zone called Let's Go Wild, which was released August 2010.[6]
In February 2022, he was the presenter for a BSL zone show called Wild Visitors to my Home.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Denerley was born to Deaf parents, and grew up with British Sign Language as his native language. He and family moved to Scotland to pursue his dream of running a wildlife park.[3] His interests are natural history, travelling, taking photos and politics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ https://images.rzss.org.uk/media/RZSS/RZSS_documents/AGM/2023-agm-nominees-v2.pdf
- ^ "John David DENERLEY personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ a b c "d/Deaf Awareness by John Denerley". The Conservative Disability Group. January 25, 2022.
- ^ "COUNCILLOR DATABASE : John Denerley from Dumfries and Galloway – UKPOL.CO.UK". January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Councillor details - John Denerley". Dumfries and Galloway Council. October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Let's Go Wild 4: Conservation". BSL Zone.
- ^ "BSL Zone, TV". TV24.co.uk.
- ^ "Wild Visitors to my Home: Episode 1". BSL Zone.