TRUSTEESHIPS & SIMILAR ROLES
Stoke City Football Club Community Trust
In 2012 I became a member of the board of trustees responsible for Stoke City FC's Community Fund.
The charity harnesses the passion and strength of the football club to transform the lives of people in the wider community. The Trust contributes to the educational and skills development of the wider community as well as health, employment, community cohesion and regeneration.
I am closely involved with the awarding of grants to many causes ranging from wheelchair accessible fishing platforms to care leavers’ football. Aside from my work with the Trust, I also provided strategic guidance and my finance and administration skills to support the Gordon Banks Statue charity project.
Right To Life Trust
Since December 2020, I have been a Trustee of this charity whose mission is to protect every life from conception to natural death through an evidence-based approach to life issues, uniting people from different political ideologies and philosophical beliefs (including those who are non-religious, religious, or agnostic).
Catholic Union of Great Britain
In the Autumn of 2021 I was elected as the Chair of the CUGB, which was founded in 1871 to promote the voice of Catholics in the public square.
St. Thomas More Catholic Academy
I was appointed to the governing body of St. Thomas More Catholic Academy in 2018 and was almost immediately asked to become Chair. I was re-elected in 2019 and again in 2020.
Heavy Rescue Partnership Charity
I've been the chair of the charity for more than a decade although it is currently paused. The charity was established to bring together heavy recovery specialists with the fire and rescue sector.
Former Patron of the
Bedford Enthusiasts' Club
Until January 2021, I was the founding Patron of the Club for owners and admirers of the Bedford Truck in all its variants and uses.
Former Honorary President
239 Longton Air Cadets
Although this was a mainly symbolic role, I was also a member of the civilian committee and helped identify fundraising opportunities and provided strategic guidance. The role ended when 239 merged with other Stoke-on-Trent squadrons to form 388 City of Stoke-on-Trent squadron.
Former Governor of Newman College
Between 2002 and 2004 I was a local authority governor of Newman Sixth Form College, now Newman University, in Birmingham.
