The Team
| Gill
Knott – Administration
Manager – REAL Ltd |
Over
the last 30 years, Gill has worked in various large commercial
and public sector
organisations in East Lancashire, British Telecom; East Lancs Training & Enterprise
Council; University of Central Lancashire. This has given Gill the experience
necessary for a professional and organised flexible approach to work and life.
In January 2005 Gill joined Holistic Resources at ELIHC co-ordinating the Help
for Health project.
This project brought new challenges and “made me aware of a great sense
of community spirit in the Rossendale Valley”. This project has now expanded
throughout Lancashire. ELIHC is now based within REAL and Gill
has been given the task of managing REAL administration and
the team, within the new busy exciting office together with supervision of the
ELIHC projects.
Gill lives with partner Sammy in Great Harwood has two grown up sons and two
grandsons who are a great source of pleasure.
Hobbies are swimming, Pilates and socialising with family and friends |
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| Jon
Belshaw -
Administrator |
After
leaving All Saints High School in 2002, Jonathan attended
St. Mary’s college until 2004 where he studied IT,
Business Studies and Geography. Jonathan has had experience
in different fields of work including jobs in a restaurant
kitchen and also in a wholesale newspaper warehouse.
Jonathan joined REAL in April 2006. One of his main tasks includes
helping to run Help for Health courses, which are funded by the Primary Care
Trust, putting together course literature, completing paperwork and communicating
with clients via letter and by phone when required.
He holds the Rossendale Community Network database which includes the details
of community groups from all over Rossendale. He adds new records when requested,
makes sure that it is kept up to date, and sends out information to these groups
via email when appropriate.
Jonathan is involved with the running of the ongoing membership scheme for the
Social Enterprise Lancashire Network which REAL are contracted
to carry out annually. He created a database for SELNET which holds details of
Social Enterprises in Lancashire. He communicates information with members of
SELNET via email when required to do so.
Jonathan is currently studying for a Level 3 Business & Administration NVQ,
building on from the Level 2 NVQ qualification which he gained in this subject,
during his first year with the company.
Jonathan’s hobbies and interests include football, music, movies, tennis,
pool and snooker.
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Elizabeth Taylor -
Senior Psychotherapist/Team leader – REAL Ltd
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Liz is a former Research
Associate with a background in psychology, gastroenterolgy
and palliative care. She has wide experience of counselling,
psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and teaching and has published
research in the field. Liz looks after Holistic Resources
(therapy services).
She is widowed with 3 children and 5 grandchildren and greatly enjoys her family
and friends. She is passionate about her garden and helps herself to any spare
land in the village where she lives, including walls and roadsides. Liz was
delighted to acquire an empty shop window when she moved to REAL in
April 2006 ‘ideal for growing tomatoes, peppers and flowers!’ Unfortunately
it was south facing and too hot for plants and her plan hit the dust. Liz enjoys
walking and forgetting to practise the piano. Her aim in life is to become ‘not
quite’ self-sufficient when she retires. Meanwhile she really enjoys
her work, especially working with patients.
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Anne Holgate - Accounting Technician
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In early 2008 REAL’s
Community Business and Accountancy Services arm was launched
and Anne joined to take on the role of Accouting Technician.
A part qualified Accountant with an HNC Business and Finance qualification, Anne
has gained a wide range of experience in industry, financial services and, latterly,
working for the local government’s Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Project in
Preston.
Ann adds “having enjoyed both private and public sector experience I am
looking forward to the third sector challenges. I feel that REAL’s
Business and Accountancy service is unique. We are aware that organisations and
sole entrepreneurs have to be able to manage many divers responsibilities and
this could be quite a daunting prospect in the early days.
REAL offers practical assistance, support
and empathy by working together with these social enterprises,
voluntary, community and faith sectors in the Rossendale
Valley, with the aim of fulfilling their ambitions.
I personally consider myself very privileged to be working with a forward thinking
and enthusiastic group of people within REAL and am looking
forward to meeting more people and their projects”.
Anne and her husband live in Blackburn. She works part time and her hobbies include
cycling, walking and playing bridge. |
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| Ray
Walkden – Caretaker – REAL Ltd |
Ray
was born in Burnley. His first job was a motor mechanic,
although this was not to be
his passion in life. Ray became
a fireman and served with the Burnley fire station for
10 years. He moved to the coast to the quiet village of
Knott-end-on-Sea. Ray worked in engineering for 2 years
in Garstang making oxen drawn ploughs for a third world
country, Ethiopia in Africa. Then Ray started his own pet
shop business for a further 10 years selling amongst other
pets, tarantulas! Rays hobbies included sailing to the
Isle of Man many times in his own yacht. Then when he had
his land legs he rode this beloved Palamino horse with
western saddle and bridle (that was when he was a cowboy)
but he’s now an American Indian.
Ray moved back to East Lancashire where he lives in Waterfoot.
His ambition is to live to 104 years of age, but says “that
is no consolation when he reaches 103”
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