 Click to enter the Trustees area The Current Board of Trustees includes the following members: Chairman: Ron Pickup 
Ron is a Town Councillor for Whitworth Town Council. He is a Fellow of the Society of Company Accountants (FSCA) and a fellow member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (FMAAT). He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from UCLAN and has been a County Councillor and District Councillor since 1989 to the present day. Honorary Treasurer: Peter Taylor 
Peter is Director of Galloway’s Society for the Blind, Lancashire’s oldest voluntary organisation supporting blind and visually impaired people. A former Social Worker, Peter joined Galloway’s in 1987 and first became involved with Community Futures in 1993. He is also a Magistrate, holder of a Paul Harris Fellowship and Secretary of the Preston Circuit of the Methodist Church; he lives at Lea, near Preston. Members:
Lady Dulcie Atkins 
Dulcie has been involved, as a Trustee of Community Futures, since 2007. Public appointments and membership of other bodies include; Wyre Borough Councillor since 1999; Garstang Town Councillor since 1999; Garstang Town Trust Trustee; Garstang Millennium Green Trustee; Chair of Garstang & District Partnership since 2000; member of Garstang Britain in Bloom Committee. Her hobbies include gardening, reading and canalling. Cllr Albert Atkinson 
Albert was elected as a County Councillor for the Electoral Division of Ribble Valley North East to serve the interests of all residents, regardless of political persuasion. He is a member of the Conservative Party and takes an active interest in a number of national and local campaigns. He is also the Deputy Leader of the County Council. Cllr Mike Otter 
Mike was elected as a County Councillor for the Electoral Division of Farrington and is the County Council's Champion for Parishes working to improve effective relationships between the County Council and Parish and Town Councils. Ian Ferguson 
Ian has worked for the Lancashire Council for Voluntary Youth Services (established 1942) since October 1990. Originally from Bute, Scotland, Ian has lived in Lancashire since 1979, has a degree in Psychology and has previously worked as a College Lecturer in the Psychology of Child Development. Ismail Hasham 
Ismail has worked within the Third Sector since he participated on a Home Office funded Community Leadership Project in 2004. In his full time role, he is employed by a local authority within the Corporate Policy department as a Policy Officer. After gaining an accredited qualification in Charity Governance he was elected to the Management Committee. During his first year he has gained working knowledge of the role of a trustee within a Third Sector organisation. In his voluntary capacity he has also had the opportunity to carry out social research in the subject of health, wellbeing and community participation. Barbara Dearnley 
Born in Whalley in the Ribble Valley, Barbara moved into the area 10 years ago after completing a degree course at Lancaster University. Due to ill health she had to give up regular employment, so decided to dedicate her knowledge of accounting and computers within her local community by becoming Honorary Treasurer of the Victoria Institute at Caton, Lancaster. Over the years Barbara has added to her voluntary work by joining several other organisations within the village and has helped to set up 3 new groups in the village. One of these groups is closely associated with the Police and Communities Together (PACT) Initiative, and another is the Lune Valley Amateur Boxing Club which is a joint venture between the Police, the Parish Church and Lancashire Clubs for Young People. In addition to this, Barbara is also involved with a regional organisation, Lancashire Association for Village and Community Halls (LAVCH) who offer help to any village hall or community association within Lancashire. Because of this she also works closely with Community Futures, Community Matters and several other organisations including her local CVS.If Barbara gets any spare time she likes nothing better than to read a good mystery book or to spend time with her young grandchildren. |
