Organisation

Chief Executive: Ann Chalmers LL.B ACA MBACP 

Founder and President: Jenni Thomas OBE
Maternity and Paediatric Bereavement Facilitator
Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Founder Patron: Julia Samuel
Maternity and Paediatric Counsellor
St Mary's NHS Trust

Honorary President: Countess Mountbatten of Burma CBE CD JP DL

Trustees

Mr Vic Robinson, FCROG (Chair)
Consultant Obstetrician

David Backhouse (Treasurer)
Head of Training & Development Thames Valley Police
David leads the training and development for Thames Valley Police, which is one of the largest forces in the country with over 7,000 officers and staff. His aim is to ensure that the Police have the skills to carry out the wide range of duties required.

Sue Hope
Sue hope joined CBC as a trustee at the beginning of 2006. She has worked in the retail sector in Buying and Marketing for 20 years and has wide experience of working with companies of all sizes in the private sector. Sue lives near to West Wycombe and has been interested in the work of CBC for some years. She hopes to bring her wide marketing experience to CBC to help the charity become better known and to promote the valuable work it does. Sue is married and mother to 8 year old twin girls.

Dr Su Laurent
Consultant Paediatrician at Barnet Hospital
Su has been a consultant paediatrician at Barnet Hospital since 1993 and looks after children of all ages from preterm babies on the neonatal unit to teenagers of 18+. Su is responsible for training large numbers of junior doctors and medical students and is particularly interested in teaching all hospital professionals how to provide good bereavement support for families. Su is a mother of 3.

Dr Bryn Neal, MB, BS, FRCGP
GP Principal and CPD Tutor
Bryn has been a GP Principal in Amersham, Buckinghamshire for 28 years. He has been a GP Trainer for most of that time and a Continuing Professional Development Tutor for the District over the last decade. In the latter capacity, he has been involved in numerous projects supporting individuals' and Primary care Team development. Bryn has been involved with the Child Bereavement Charity as a Trustee since its foundation and is very keen to support improved communication skills for all members of the Primary Health Care Team, providing high quality care for families, especially in the area of bereavement.

Julia Samuel
Maternity and Paediatric Counsellor
St Mary's NHS Trust

Julia Samuel is Counsellor for Paediatrics and Maternity at St. Mary's Paddington, where she sees families who have children or babies that die. Her role also includes training and supporting the staff. She also has a private practise where she sees families and individuals on a wide variety of issues.  She worked to help establish The Child Bereavement Trust (now CBC), and as The Founder Patron was involved and continues to be very active in many aspects of the Trust's work.  Julia has been a Primary Tutor at Metanoia Institute for 9 years, training adults on a BA course in counselling. She is also Honorary Fellow at Imperial College, London.

Mr Mark Seldon FCA
Chartered Accountant

Patrons

Lady Lucinda Dashwood
Lady Dashwood was delighted to welcome CBC to West Wycombe. The Snowdrop Walks and other events held in the beautiful West Wycombe Park have been a great success and she looks forward to supporting them for many years to come.

 

Alexander Dickinson
Alexander has been a supporter of CBCsince the death of his elder son George in April 2000. Having raised the finance in 2001 for CBC to establish a project in his native North East of England, Alexander is now working with the law firm Dickinson Dees, of which he is a partner, to increase the number of donations made to CBC through bequests by Will. Dickinson Dees have prepared a "Guide to Giving by Will" for CBC, including a draft clause for making a charitable gift to the charity. This guide is available from CBC in the "ways to give" section of 'Support the charity' above. 

 

Will Greenwood, MBE
Will was inspired to become patron of CBC after the emotional care he received following the death of his first son Freddie. "Being in the winning World Cup team has given me a higher public profile.This is a privilege, and it would be a great waste not to do more to speak up for others. It also gives Freddie's short life more positive meaning."

Photo courtesy of Action Images Plc.

 

 

 

Nigel Havers
Nigel has long been a supporter of CBC, regularly playing the full course on our Golf Days organised by Sandy Bosher and Pattie Horrocks.  We are delighted that he has agreed to formally support our work as a Patron.

 

 

 

Patricia Hodge
Patricia Hodge is an actress whose career spans over thirty years of continual involvement in all aspects of the media. She has been nominated for six major awards, and won an Olivier Award 2000 for her work at the National Theatre.

 

 

 

Flappy Lane Fox
Flappy has worked incredibly hard to raise funds for CBC, through her memorable Carol Concert in 2001 and many other events including The Private House Polo Challenge and The Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials in 2005. Flappy's son, Harry Sidebottom, died when he was just 25. She has a particular interest in making sure children and young adults are helped.

 

 

Antony Worrall Thompson
Having cooked up a storm for CBC at Jill Poll's summer balls in Henley over the past few years, Antony has kindly agreed to join us as a Patron. Antony was very generous in nominating CBC on the two occasions he has won 'The Weakest Link', and continues to support the charity's work in many ways.

 

Louise and Paul Woodbridge
Louise and Paul Woodbridge became involved with CBC following the tragic death of their beloved two year old twins Betsy and William in September 2004. They became patrons in 2006 and have continuously supported the charity in numerous ways, including organising a St. George's Day Clay Pigeon Shoot, which raised over £47,000 in its first year. They are currently working on the development of a new rose to be named "Precious Child" in memory of Betsy and William, which will be launched in Autumn 2008.  Louise and Paul have also shared their experience at a CBC seminar on the subject of bereavement by sudden death to help all the agencies involved to understand what is important from the family's perspective.

Jill Poll
Jill Poll, Managing Director of Polystat Limited, has been involved with the charity since it was founded in 1994, when she spoke at a bereavement workshop about the death of her baby daughter Ellen. When Ellen died, there was no support offered to the family, which is why Jill felt so strongly about supporting CBC. She and her family, including husband Howard, Ellen's twin brother Sam and sisters Lorna and Louise, have supported the charity in numerous ways including organising a hugely successful annual ball in Henley with the help of her awesome organising committee, "The Party Bags". These balls have funded many CBC initiatives including Ellen Poll Bursary places on a Diploma in Bereavement Counselling.

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