About us

While we are very small in comparison to some of the other County Trusts, we feel it is important to have a well-defined organisational structure.

The Structure

The Trust is run by an Executive Committee which meets three times a year. There are sub-committees for Grants and for Marketing and for Membership. The Ride and Stride (formerly known as the Bike Ride) is the main source of our income; its Coordinator works with a deputy and a team of Area Coordinators. The Trust has a long list of Patrons and, in accordance with the Charities Act 1992, there are currently five Trustees:
The Reverend John Cranmer
The Venerable Adrian Harbidge
Nicholas Jonas, OBE, DL
John Steel
Lady Appleyard

Executive Committee

Chairman Lady Joan Appleyard
Vice-chair Vacant
Honorary Secretary Caroline Edwards
Honorary Treasurer John Stanning
Ride and Stride Coordinator Sarah Miller

Committee members

Keith Bennett Tricia Blakstad Michael Carden
Nick Carey-Thomas Tony Foster The Venerable Adrian Harbidge
Geoff Hughes Richard Osmond David Pye
Andrew Robinson Martyn Sanders Lindie Sawtell
Paul Tizzard Caroline Tomlinson John Winckler

Grants Sub-committee

Chairman Michael Carden
Hon. Secretary Meryl Balchin

Marketing and Membership committee

Chairman Adrian Harbidge
Membership Secretary Geoff Hughes
Gift Aid Tony Foster
Web-site Chris Balchin
Ride and Stride Sarah Miller
Lindie Sawtell, Paul Tizzard