Cath, originally from Bristol, has called Minehead her home since October 2017. She has a husband and two children, and has recently become a grandparent. Since 1989, Cath’s family holidayed at Dunster Beach chalets, and used to use the Aquasplash pool in Minehead; when this closed, they were devastated. Cath has worked in business support, secretarial and administration jobs all her working life. She qualified as a legal secretary (ILEX) in 2005 and worked for the local authority for 12 years. Her main interests are attending Minehead Baptist church on a regular basis, quiz nights, socialising, walks, and learning Spanish.

Cath volunteers as a Director of Minehead Swimming & Leisure CBS and Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC.

Emma grew up in Canada, then spent most of her career working for charities in the international development and humanitarian sector, living for over 20 years in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Palestine, Indonesia, Tajikistan, Myanmar and Jordan. She moved to West Somerset in 2017, from where she can work remotely, as well as works part-time at Aurora Foxes in Minehead, supporting young people with learning disabilities. Emma has always been a keen swimmer, and, to her surprise, this is the only place she has ever lived that does not have good access to a public swimming pool!

Emma volunteers as a Director of Minehead Swimming & Leisure CBS and Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC.

Colin was a teacher for 20 years and worked in sport development for 30 years. This included working for N.G.B. for Swimming at National, Regional and County Levels, and County President in 2018. He was a senior manager with Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP), West Somerset Swimming Development Officer from 1993 to 2000. He was Head Coach with Minehead and West Somerset Swimming Club from 1994 to 2014, and is currently the Chair. Other experience includes working as a Tutor/Assessor for Swimming Teachers, a university lecturer and CPD presenter.

Colin volunteers as a Director of Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC.

Andy is a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, and worked for over 30 years in finance with West Somerset and Taunton Dean Councils, as well as Treasurer at Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council and the Minehead Town Council.

Andy volunteers as a Director of Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC.

Mick and his wife moved to West Somerset from the Midlands in 2002, after both working as lecturers in higher education. He has played Cricket for Minehead CCC and Tennis at Minehead LTC. Since 1974, Mick has acted on numerous committees; professional, sporting, educational and local-political. He was Chairman of Somerset CB Youth Cricket for several years up to 2009. Walking and specifically swimming are his preferred physical activities.

Mick volunteers as a Director of Minehead Swimming & Leisure CBS.

Bryan is a retired Officer of West Somerset District Council where he spent 31 years, as well as Town Clerk of Wiveliscombe Town Council and Minehead Town Council.

Bryan volunteers as a Director of Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC and Minehead Swimming & Leisure CBS.

Colin is a retired teacher and ex-CEO of the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP).

Colin volunteers as a Director of Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC and Minehead Swimming & Leisure CBS.

Bruce has lived in West Somerset all his life and, after attending Bristol University, worked at West Somerset District Council for nearly 40 years, until retirement in 2019, at which time he also worked for Taunton Deane Borough Council, being the Assistant Chief Executive for both Councils. He held a number of roles throughout his career, including as the Statutory Monitoring Officer working closely with elected Councillors, as the Local Returning Officer for elections held in West Somerset, and leading on attracting external funding for major capital projects, such as Watchet Marina. Personal interests centre mainly around sport, playing cricket, football and generally trying to keep fit!

Bruce volunteers as a Director of Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC and Minehead Swimming & Leisure CBS.

Dr. Neville is a retired GP who worked in Minehead for 30 years. She is also a GP Educator and ex-Medical Advisor to the Minehead RNLI.

Sue volunteers as a Director of Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC.

Jonathan is an Advanced Skills Teacher, was Head of Physical Education at West Somerset College from 1992 to 2010, and an ASA (Swim England) Teacher.

Jonathan volunteers as a Director of Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC.

In around 2012, after Aquasplash closed, Peter decided to try for a miracle to build and run a community swimming pool. The district council decided it was a no go even after he had done a presentation with a price, architects drawings and charter quantity surveyor, along with a pool building firm and interested funders - costing nothing to the council. Now, years down the line, Peter is confident that a great team has now assembled to work miracles!

Peter volunteers as a Director of Minehead Swimming & Leisure CBS and Minehead Health & Wellbeing CIC.

We are recruiting for more Directors (or Volunteers) with the following areas of expertise:

Accounting, bookkeeping, financial management

Business management, operations, project management, start-ups

Fundraising, financing, investing, partnership-building/networking

Building, trades, engineering, public infrastructure

Architecture, design, planning

Social media, public relations, publicity, community outreach

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