Lynda Atkins

Following a short service commission in the RAF and a spell in REME (TA), Lynda’s civilian career started in the NHS and, from 1995, in the civil service in a range of roles within the Department of Health.  This culminated in being appointed as Assistant Director of Performance Management for the NHS Executive South East.  After seven years, she became an internal Management Consultant before setting up her own business, Under the Rainbow Ltd., which provided business support and project management for a wide range of hospital projects.

In 2007, she became an independent County Councillor for her home town, Wallingford - serving in this role for 11 years.  During this period, she became deeply involved in working with the Armed Forces and acted as the County Council Military Champion for RAF Benson from 2013 to 2019.  She was also a member of Wallingford Town Council serving as Mayor in 2005/06 and 2015/16.

Meanwhile, Lynda switched her full-time job to act as a Senior Parliamentary Assistant carrying out casework for Ed Vaizey, MP across the Wantage and Didcot constituency.

In 2015 she became the Oxfordshire County Chairman of the Royal British Legion (RBL) then became a national Trustee in 2019.  She now serves as National Vice Chair of the RBL.  Also building on her interest in the Armed Forces, Lynda is the County Chair of SERFCA – which works with the reserve forces and cadet groups throughout Oxfordshire.

She is also a Trustee of the Wallingford and District Talking Newspaper.