TERRY Westwood is retiring after more than 12 years as clerk of Bovey Tracey Town Council and next month is getting married to the archdeacon of Wells, the Venerable Nicola Sullivan.

Ms Sullivan, who is also residentiary canon of Wells Cathedral, is one of eight female national representatives elected to the Bishop's Council in a non-voting capacity to progress the acceptance of women as bishops.

This weekend that acceptance is being discussed at the National Synod and, if passed, the first woman bishop could be appointed. She is likely to come from one of those eight.