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Of Wisdom to be
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TRUSTEES OF AGE CONCERN HAMPSHIRE
Ken
Hedges
Chairman Age Concern Hampshire
Ken has lived and worked in Hampshire all his life. Following his early retirement due to ill health, he has been involved in local community work. In 1997 he was elected to the Board of Trustees for Age Concern Bishopstoke and joined the Board of Trustees of Age Concern Hampshire in 1998 due to the retirement of the Bishopstoke nominee. He became a member of the Finance Sub Committee and in October 2002 became Vice Chairman. Ken took over from the outgoing Chairman of Age Concern Hampshire in October 2005. He is planning to visit every single service provided by public transport as he cannot drive.
Caroline
Coats
Vice Chair
Caroline is
married with two grown-up children and lives in a cottage on the edge of the
New Forest. Law is her
second
career, the first being to care full time for her children whilst they were
young - and included some time living abroad. Upon returning from overseas
Caroline embarked on her career in Law. She continued working throughout
her studies, qualifying first as a Legal Executive whilst employed by a
well-known firm in
Southampton,
and then as a Solicitor whilst in Oxford. Subsequently working briefly in
Bournemouth before returning to work in Southampton.
Specialising in Wills, Probate, Trusts and Tax from the outset of her legal
career, other subjects such as Financial Services, Welfare Benefits, Powers
of Attorney and Court of Protection work were later taken up. This led
Caroline into areas of law most of interest to the older generation, and
topics of more recent interest include Preserving Assets from the impact of
Residential Care Fees and Residential Care Procedures generally.
Caroline is currently a panel Receiver of the Public Guardianship office and
a Member of both the Probate Section of the Law Society and the Society of
Trust and Estate Practitioners. Solicitors for the Elderly are a national
group comprising lawyers that specialise in the legal issues that are of
most concern to the elderly. Caroline currently serves on the national
executive of Solicitors for the Elderly and is joint chair of the regional
group that covers Hampshire, Wiltshire,
Dorset
and the
Isle of
Wight. As well as lecturing regularly, Caroline is the author of numerous
articles and a contributor to the ‘Elderly Client Handbook’ published by the
Law Society.
Michael
Curry
Treasurer
Mike is well known in the financial industry for his writing and broadcasting and regularly features on BBC Radio Solent providing advice on financial matters. He was a former adviser to the Ministry of Defence on the Financial Service Industry.
Meridian Financial Services Limited is Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and has 32 years experience of advice on financial matters. The practice operates across most of Southern England and has other outlets throughout Hampshire. The Senior Advisers within the practice are specialists in advising across a range of subjects including specialist advice for the elderly, portfolio management, pensions, family trusts, portfolio planning, inheritance tax planning, long term care, mortgages and in particular equity release.
The practice has strong ties with several Solicitor and Accountant practices which means that they are able to provide across the board services for financial, legal and accountancy services. All new enquiries to the practice are given a free two hour advisory appointment, followed by a free written report. Mr Curry says, “the most important thing at outset is to establish the clients objectives, identify their future needs taking into consideration their current financial circumstances and from that, evaluate the best course of action for the future”. This is even more important when clients are contemplating their retirement, which he refers to as “the longest holiday of your life”. He stresses it is also essential that that advice is delivered in a clear, concise, easily understood fashion, which is why the practice’s motto is “Knowledge Dispels Fear”.
Audrey
Howe
immediate past chairman.
Audrey became Chairman of AC Hampshire in 2001, after three years as Vice Chairman. She was elected a Trustee of ACH in 1993 (?). In 1998-1999 she was Chairman of New Forest District Council, having been elected to the Council in 1991. Audrey retired from Council work at the end of her last term of office in 2000 to devote more of her time to Age Concern Hampshire. She is presently a member of the New Forest PCT Patient & Public Involvement Forum (PPIF - soon to be reformed into a Local LINKs connected to the Hampshire PCT LINKs). Audrey has also been a Governor at Hardley School.
She has been married to George for nearly 57 years and they have two children and four grandchildren. All through her life she has been actively involved in voluntary work associated with youth and social work. She was a student Social Worker in connection with her work in a Buckinghamshire Hospital, which she unfortunately she had to give up when her mother's health deteriorated. Also, when living near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire she was Chairman of the local Business & Professional Women organisation. Moving to the New Forest in 1979 - 80, Audrey became Secretary/PA to the Managing Director of an international chemical company, from which she retired in 1987. It was after this that she became involved in District Council representation and which again led to the appointment by the Council as their representative to Age Concern Hampshire.
County Councillor Mark Kemp-Gee
After reading Politics and Economics at Oxford, Mark joined the City as a stockbroker when he was 21, in 1966. He helped establish and develop the largest private client stockbroking company in the UK (now owned by Barclays Bank) and was its Executive Chairman for over 20 years. During this time Mark was a London Borough of Lambeth Councillor for four years.
In 1986 Mark, his wife and their three sons moved to Hampshire.
Mark gave up full time work in 2004, although he retains two non-executive directorships
In 2005, he was elected to Hampshire County Council as the Member for the Alton Rural Division; he currently sits on the County’s Pension Fund Panel, the Central Hampshire Traffic Advisory Panel, and is a member of the Adult Social Services Policy Review Committee.
Sally
Bashford
Sally moved to Old Basing in 1979 and was employed by Age Concern Basingstoke (formerly Old People’s Welfare) from September 1979 – August 1996 as Chief Officer, helping to develop the organisation and reported to the Chairman and Board of trustees. She was responsible for the recruitment and supervision of other staff members as Age Concern Basingstoke took on the provision of new services which were funded by Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council. After a major illness she retired at the age of 61. Subsequently Sally served as a trustee for the Citizens Advice Bureau, Basingstoke and also to Oakfern Housing Assocation for two years. She was secretary and trustee to the Penton Trust from 1984 - 2004 but it became necessary for her to resign from these Boards on her election as Chairman of Age Concern Basingstoke & Deane, in which role she continued until the merger of Age Concern Basingstoke & Deane with Age Concern Hampshire.
Throughout her life she has done voluntary work with various charities which include the NSPCC, Childrens Adoption Society and The Red Cross as family commitments allowed. Sally is married and lives with her husband. They have nine grandchildren and have enjoyed travelling in Europe and South Africa on family visits. She enjoys reading and gardening.
Dr
Derek Browne
Derek Browne was born to medical missionary parents in the former Belgian Congo. He studied Mechanical Engineering after leaving Eltham College school only to realise that his interests were in Medicine. He trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London and after a distinguished medical training when he captured most of the medical school prizes he went as a Senior Registrar in Medicine to the Ahmadu Bello Hospital in Northern Nigeria. After two years he returned to England and became a partner in a rural General Practice in Brockenhurst in the New forest. During this time he became interested in the support for older people and joined Age Concern National group as a supporter of their Ageing Well programme.
He also encouraged the promotion of Physical Activity from General Practice and was the first General Practitioner to promote the idea of “Exercise Prescription”. He later introduced the concept of the “Healthy Village” when social services and health
service organisations worked in partnership to encourage a “whole person or holistic” approach to health and social care needs within a community. Derek is a Trustee of Age Concern Hampshire and has lectured locally, nationally and internationally promoting a holistic and community approach to health and well-being.
He is married to Esther a nurse and has two children, a son in transport management and a daughter in physiotherapy. He enjoys reading and playing golf.
John Goodenough
John is a Chartered Accountant, although no longer working for a living. He worked both in practice and commerce in England, before moving to live and work in France for 26 years.
John worked for IBM for over 26 years, 4 years of which were in England, 4 years in Nice and 18 years in the European Headquarters in Paris. He held various senior management positions in both Finance and Product Management. Through his work he travelled considerably throughout Europe and North America.
John took early retirement in France and returned to live in England 8 years ago, following the death of his wife. Their children were educated in France.
John is a keen Rotarian and am the immediate Past President of the Basingstoke Rotary Club. I was the first Club Captain, and until recently was the Club President for 5 years of Wokefield Park Golf Club.
Until the amalgamation of Age Concern Basingstoke with Age Concern Hampshire, John had been a Trustee and the Treasurer for over 4 years.
He is a very keen sportsman, but now only plays golf, except when entertaining his two young grandsons. John has many interests and hobbies.
Ann Elizabeth Holdsworth
– aged 71 years. Home – Bungalow in the Village of Ashurst, Hants (Garden backs onto the New Forest)
Education – Grammar level, Universities – reading and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Career 1. Dairy Farming – Suffolk – Ricket and Coleman’s of Mustard fame!
Career 2. NHS 1964 – 1994. A brief summary – Senior Manager / assistant Director in support services for many specialities in the following Hospitals – Southampton General, Royal South Hants, Eye and New Forest. At one time responsible for a workforce of 450.
Secondments – Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Jersey General Hospital, British Hospital, Paris, Haue, Holland. Purpose to review services and produce operational policies e.g. Outpatient / Inpatient Services. Path Lab-ray and day Theatres. Outside assessor to Dorset and I.O.W.
Produced operational policies for e.g. Data Protection, Private and Overseas Patients and Information and Clinical procedures for Southampton and South West Hampshire Health Authority.
Member of Korner Committee and NHS think tank.
Retired position Assistant Director of Health Care Purchasing – Southampton and South West Hampshire Health Commission. Parish Councillor – Ashurst and Colbury.
Trustee and past Chairman of age Concern New forest east, currently Trustee and Coordinator of Foot Health service.
Family – sister (Margot) retired Dietition; Brother-in-law (Colin) retired Surgeon. Now Farmers in Dorset. One buys a farm on retirement! Niece (1) Annabel, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Niece (2) Katie, Director of her own Health and safety Consultancy (Formerly Nursing Sister Middlesex Hospital) Nephew, Timothy, Senior Registrar / Lecturer, Guys and London Hospitals. Proud Great aunt of Nereda Rose, Lynda Eve, Alice Elizabeth, and MorganBest friend – Fraser my Westie.
Sue Price
Sue Price Graduated as a Speech and Language Therapist in 1965 and practiced in both hospitals and in the community in the Midlands until coming to Hampshire in 1972 to manage a county wide service.
For the last 25 years Sue has held a number of senior management roles in the NHS, mostly focussing on services for older people, both in hospital and the community. Her current post, Head of Managed Care, is with the Blackwater and Hart Primary Care Trust.
Sue’s experience at a senior level in the NHS brings with it extensive knowledge of NHS policy issues and the impact on the delivery of modern healthcare.
Her links with Age Concern started many years ago as a co-opted member of Age Concern Basingstoke. She was subsequently voted a Trustee of Age Concern Basingstoke in 2004 and became a Trustee of Age Concern Hampshire in 2005.
Sue is also associated with Winchester Cathedral and the Theatre Royal, Winchester, both in a voluntary capacity.
Chris
Perry MA, RSW, MBASW, MISW
Secretary to the Board / Director of the Charity
Chris had 34 years’ experience in local government/social services. For twenty of these years he was a deputy or chief officer including eight years as the Director of Social Services for South Glamorgan County Council. After taking early retirement in the run up to Local Government Reorganisation, he spent two years as a Consultant/Trainer before joining Age Concern Hampshire as its Director in 1997 and remains an Associate of SOLACE and a member of the Healthcare Improvement Consortium of Management Consultants.
In 2004 he received an individual “Age Positive” award in recognition of his campaigning against age discrimination in the workplace. Chris joined the Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust as a Non Executive Director in August 2004 and also has extensive experience of the voluntary sector as a Chairman, Treasurer and Trustee of several major charities and as a Governor of a College of Further Education. He is currently Joint Chair of the Hampshire Compact Development Group.
Chris qualified in Social Work in 1965 (with a current General Social Care Council Registration) and obtained a Master’s Degree from Brunel University in 1973. He completed a Senior Management Development Course in 1984 and was invited to the first European Skunk Camp as a guest of the Tom Peters Group in 1989. Chris was trained in “work structuring” by Christian Schumacher, the son of the author of “Small is Beautiful” in 1995.
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