Our Team
Meet the Team
Meet the Trustees
Susy Lenihan (Chair)
is semi-retired from working, for many years, in the financial sector. She has an active interest in charities which support the welfare of young people and those affected by addiction.
Dinah Wellenkamp (Treasurer)
is a former business manager with many years’ budget monitoring experience.
Debra Hawley (Secretary)
is a lecturer at Wiltshire College. She previously spent ten years working as a customer services manager in the private sector.
John Pendrey (Trustee)
is a retired engineer. He has thirty years’ experience as a trustee and coach to youth sports teams.
Kerry Roach (Trustee)
currently works in the retail sector of the British Heart Foundation. She has previously worked as a primary school teacher and was a board member in the social housing sector for many years.
Meet the Professionals
Bridget Green
is a qualified counsellor with 13 years’ experience in supporting families affected by addiction. She works with Families Out Loud to provide assessment and counselling sessions. She also facilitates the support group meetings.
Fiona Culham
Fiona Culham has worked in the field of addiction for five years. She is an experienced facilitator who is trained in Safeguarding.
News & Updates
RIP
The last few weeks have been quietly sad for me after learning of the deaths of four addicts, either known to me or to friends of mine. My drug-addicted son knew two of them well. He worked with one and rented a sofa for many months in the other’s flat. All four were...
Legalising drug use
I’ve been reading about MPs who want to legalise drug use, to focus more on help for addicts. Something definitely needs to change because drug deaths are rising: there were 2,670 in England alone last year. This statistic is scary for those of us who love an addict....
Autumn, again
Autumn has arrived and leaves are falling. In essence I love this time of year, especially when we’ve had some decent summer weather. I feel respite in the cooler temperatures and darker evenings. Being at home, reading, watching TV and cooking tasty hot food is so...
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