Temple Hill Trust

Temple
Hill Trust
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Working for the
environment
and residents of
Temple Hill
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Dartford, Kent
England

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Trustees

Temple Hill Trust has nine Trustees (Directors) on their Board who live or work in the local area. Trustees are elected each year at the Trust’s Annual General Meeting and appointments of Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer are voted in by the Trustees at the subsequent Trust meeting. Each Trustee has different experience and expertise which they draw upon to manage the Trust’s community development work. The Trustees’ responsibility is to manage the work and the finances of the Trust in line with its constitution and to guide the Project Manager to ensure that the Trust is fulfilling its charitable aims and purposes.

Annabel is a resident of Temple Hill and is Chair of the Trust. She has worked for over 10 years for NABS, the marketing communications charity. She is particularly interested in promoting the Forest School initiative and the development of the Woodland into a place for local children to learn and develop their understanding of themselves within their environment… and just have fun outdoors. She is a trained Level 3 Forest School practitioner.

Lorraine our Vice-Chair is an early-retired teacher of Textiles and Art from Abbey Wood Secondary School. She was born on Temple Hill and still has family and friends here. She is Chair of the Voluntary Management Committee running the Youth Centre on Temple Hill Square and is strongly involved with St Edmunds Church at the Living Well, having been a Church Warden. She is a member of the Leadership Team, sings in the music group and helps to run Edz Kidz youth group. She supports the Forest School initiative within the Enchanted Woodland and believes it will be an excellent resource for Temple Hill, both for young people and adults.

Sharon is the secretary for the Trust and has family who live on Temple Hill. She works at the Living Well Healthy Living Centre at St Edmunds Church Living Well. Her remit is to develop partnerships and projects which encourage and empower people to take charge of their health and make healthy lifestyle choices. She brings her skills in administration, networking and partnership development to the Trust. Her particular passion is the youth band, Steel Ambition, which she has managed from its beginning.

Yvonne is the Trust’s Treasurer. She is a local resident and works as Administrator for St Edmund’s Church Living Well which is the Trust’s registered office. Her administrative skills and financial background along with her committed interest in the local community make her an ideal Treasurer for the Trust. She believes that the Enchanted Woodland will provide opportunities for local schools and residents to enjoy being in a safe, natural setting which is right on their doorstep.

Claire was formerly the Extended Schools Co-ordinator at Temple Hill CP School but is now Headteacher at Fleetdown Junior School with responsibility for Extended Schools. She feels very passionately about the empowerment of the community and the links that can be made through schools as a result of involvement with organisations such as the Temple Hill Trust.

David is Senior Project Officer with Groundwork Kent & Medway specialising in community development. He has worked with many different communities over the last 10 years and been involved in a wide variety of projects aimed at improving the quality of life for local people. He is particularly interested in the conservation, management and promotion of the Enchanted Woodland as a site to enjoy passive recreation and environmental education for the local community.

Emily is Hyde Plus Regeneration Manager for Hyde Housing Association. Hyde Housing have over 100 properties on Temple Hill. She has over 10 years experience of working within economic development and community regeneration projects. She is particularly focused on how to ensure that Temple Hill communities gain the greatest benefit from the valuable and newly acquired open space at its heart – the Enchanted Woodland.

Lee-Anne Kirkby Stroud is the Extended Schools co-ordinator for Temple Hill Community Primary School. She aims to keep the School and the Trust informed about any joint projects we can consider supporting that would involve the wider local community on the Temple Hill Estate.

Syd Goodwin is retired and has been a Ranger for the Trust since February 2009, and is now our Head Ranger. He keeps the Enchanted Woodland as safe and tidy as possible, being a friendly and regular presence in the woodland whilst working to keep the paths open for the residents of Temple Hill. He became a Trustee at the end of 2009. Syd brings to the Trust his many years of experience of volunteering and being a Trustee for the Foresters Fund For Children.