My professional life has been in a range of educational settings, from schools and Further Education to Adult / Community education and training. Personally, I am interested in a wide range of performing arts and am an occasional musician. This is my second term as a trustee with PAT with a gap of nine years between the two.

Glad to be back and enjoying the challenges.

I have a BA in Audio-visual Communication, Drama and Theatre Craft and after college spent time working in stage management in theatres around the Northwest culminating in 2 years at Liverpool Playhouse as a stage electrician. My later career was in the IT industry starting as a Developer and transitioning through most roles and ending up as an IT Service Management Transformation Consultant.

My passion is music and I play guitar and mandolin (badly). Now I am not working it is a privilege to be able to flex my theatre muscles again as a technical volunteer at the hall for events, developing our technical capabilities and assisting on the board of trustees at this marvellous venue.

After being The David Hall the Administrator of The David Hall since October 2012, I have changed my role to look after TDH performance programme. I also a Community Dance Artist, Dance Teacher and Dance Fitness Instructor. I also love going to the cinema/theatre, travelling, and video/board games. With the support of the Board, I love planning and programming events for ‘the small Hall with the BIG reputation’

Previously, I worked within education, teaching Dance and Event Management. With the support of the Board, I love planning and programming events for ‘the small Hall with the BIG reputation’

I am the Finance Officer at The David Hall dealing with all matters financial. I also deal with hiring the hall and all the admin that goes with keeping TDH up and running on a daily basis. I am an animal lover. Lived in South Petherton for unimaginable amount of years! Dabbling artist. Founder of the gin bar at TDH!!!! ::-)))))))

Having spent 30 years of my professional career as a Police Officer, on my retirement in 1997 I started at The David Hall as a volunteer mainly running the bar. From a very early age my main non-work interest related to music – I was a member of Bath Folk club and attended many live gigs including the first Glastonbury.

In 2000 I joined the Board and at the same time was asked if I was willing to take over the planning of the music events at the Hall – this I have done to this day! My main emphasis has always been on ensuring that we have a diverse programme of music, dance, theatre and spoken word with quality being our main driving force. This will remain the criteria for all events in the future.

I am a retired mechanical design engineer but have been a singer and musician all my life in one genre or another. Several years ago I was asked to help at the monthly acoustic performance night at the David Hall and as time passed I found myself taking a bigger role in the event and getting involved with other activities at the hall and with the Petherton Arts Trust.

I was invited to be a member of the board of trustees in 2018 and now, as well as organising and MC’ing the acoustic night I regularly enjoy working at events as board member or steward and trying to get involved wherever help is needed.

Most of my schooling was in Reading, after which I did Bilingual Secretarial and Business Studies at Twickenham College of Technology. Jobs originally brought Cliff and I to Somerset, which we have made our home and we would not wish to live anywhere else. My work has always been office-bound and I latterly worked for a local firm of solicitors where I was Secretary/Receptionist and for a short while ran a Building Society Agency. I am now retired.

I have been part of The David Hall from the very beginning when it was initially used as a rehearsal and performance space for amateur dramatics in 1986. I was a customer, participant and occasional volunteer in the early days. Since 2002 I have worked as a regular volunteer as day and event box office, some admin jobs in the Hall office and also from home. I joined the Board of Trustees late 2019, so I guess I’m still a Rookie.

My main involvement is with Fundraising events and helping with Marketing and Publicity. I am a member of the newly-formed “Weddings” Team and look forward to this new venture, holding Civil Marriages within our beautiful, iconic Hall.

My interests are walking, dogs (Airedale Terriers, to be precise), history and architecture of old buildings.

My career started in biological research, I qualified in accountancy and worked in the administration of education. My particular interests are fibre arts and crafts, art (drawing and painting) and wildlife watching. I enjoy live folk music, and I have been a patron of The David Hall for many years.

I hope I might contribute towards greater day time use of the Hall, and that my finance skills will be helpful in the administration of PAT.

My degree and first half of my working life was in countryside management. I came to Somerset some 20 years ago and spent the second half of my local government career working in a wide range to of fields including housing, adult social care, partnerships, community development, libraries and heritage. After early retirement I returned to my first love by volunteering in nature conservation and have also taken up creative writing, gaining my first university qualification in writing in June 2022. I’m delighted to join the David Hall to use my skills to extend our arts offer and facilities within our locality and region.

I have been involved as a volunteer at The David Hall for some years. I retired after a career in secondary teaching, which included a good deal of involvement in school and staff drama productions. I have a love of theatre and poetry but my main passion which I share with my husband is Live Music. We go to a range of events and venues largely in the South West. I hope to bring to the Board time, a willingness to support activities, some catering experience and a willingness to turn my hand to new things. After early retirement I returned to my first love by volunteering in nature conservation and have also taken up creative writing, gaining my first university qualification in writing in June 2022. I’m delighted to join the David Hall to use my skills to extend our arts offer and facilities within our locality and region.