
I’m passionate about equality and enabling individuals and our communities to help themselves,and previously, I founded Little Gate a local charity in 2012, as I felt there was a lack of opportunity of adults with autism and learning disabilities to go into paid work. It was a fantastic learning journey for me and the team, we doubled in size year on year and we as an organisation had to adapt and change and grow with it.
I stepped down in 2020 as Chief Exec of Little Gate, and throughout the pandemic I provided mentoring and talks for the school of Social Entrepreneurs before starting as CEO at Rother Voluntary Action in October 2020. I also had the privilege of being chair of Governors at Glyne Gap school until August 2020 and I sit on the Eggtooth advisory board.

I am married with two grown up children and will frequently be seen walking along Bexhill seafront with our Golden Retriever.
I have been a School Governor at St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School and currently a Trustee with Homecall which is a Bexhill charity which provides a Home Visiting service for the Visually Impaired.

As Project Lead for the Healthy Ageing through Innovation in Rural Europe and the Making it Happen projects, you can get in touch with me about getting involved or how we can support you to start something new in your community.
From September 2021-2022, please contact my colleague teresa.flower@rva.uk.com about these projects.

I joined Rother Voluntary Action in August 2021 as Project Lead for Healthy Ageing through Innovation in Rural Europe (HAIRE) and the Making it Happen (MIH) projects. I am very happy to be here at this exciting time for RVA and am looking forward to the future.
Please contact me if you have any questions, would like to get involved or have ideas you would like to explore.

I also lead on the I Know How project which is an Interreg project concentrating on assisting people with a cancer diagnosis to return to work.
My main interests include running around the local footpaths especially with various kids in tow and swimming in the local rivers as well as a lifelong interest in plants.

Previously, I worked in the Mental Health and Wellbeing sector, an experience which has provided me with invaluable skills that I have been able to carry through in my community development work.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading, learning languages, ballroom dancing and playing the guitar! I am also a mum to two wonderful children, aged 4 and 8.
As an Active Communities Coordinator for the Making It Happen (MIH) and I Know How (IKH) projects, you can get in touch with me about supporting you to start something new in your community or about getting involved in existing community projects/activities.

A Bexhill resident for 26 years, I love this Town! I sing in a choir here, play tennis and enjoy walking on the promenade where I meet lots of people…
I work within the General Infrastructure Team at RVA which means I often have the first contact with a group who may need support around legal structure; Governance; Funding; ideas and help with project/business plans and pretty much anything else!

In my spare time, I enjoy days out with my family, reading and I am a regular blood donor. I am married, live in Bexhill and have an 20 month old Little Boy, who keeps me young and on my toes!

On a personal note, I moved to Bexhill in 2017. I enjoy cooking, baking, and reading in my free time.

Having completed the renovations and finally settled in our new home, I started working at RVA in October 2020 on the HAIRE Project (Healthy Ageing through Innovation in Rural Europe). This project is all about empowering older adults to say what support they need; take part in designing new services; reduce loneliness, improve health and wellbeing and help shape their community for the future – all things that I feel are important as I also run a Friday Lunch Club for Older People in the village where I live.
Along with walking our 4-year-old rescue dog around the beautiful Rother countryside and beaches, I enjoy gardening, cooking and eating!