newsletter issue 12 summer 2009

new trustees for HCT

Hillingdon Community Trust, which makes around £1m worth of grants each year to voluntary and community groups in the south of Hillingdon, has announced the appointment of three new trustees. All three either live or work locally and will replace long-standing trustees who have reached the end of their terms of office. The three new Trustees are:

	David Crofts who works in risk management for Cadbury in Uxbridge. Prior to joining Cadbury, he completed an economics degree at Nottingham University and worked for an insurance actuarial team within a major international insurance broker. Married with two children, he enjoys a variety of sports, travel and spending time with family and friends.
	Davinder Sandhu who works for UNISON as National Learning & Workforce Development Officer. She has worked in a learning and skills capacity across schools, colleges, community education and charitable organisations in a range of operational and strategic roles. Davinder advises a Heritage Lottery funded project and sits on the Hillingdon Police Independent Advisory Group.
	Keith Wallis who has lived in Hayes virtually all of his life, attending Minet Junior and Barnhill Comprehensive Schools. He has strong sporting links south of the Borough, as Secretary of the Hayes and Yeading United FC Supporters’ Club. Keith is also Club Captain and colts secretary at Hayes Cricket Club.

"Having the right mix of Trustees is vital to the Trust’s success. We had some excellent candidates for the trustee roles and we are very excited about the new appointments. These three new trustees bring first-rate skills and knowledge to the Trust as well as tremendous enthusiasm for the important job they will have in governing the Trust and ensuring that we make grants that will make a real difference to the lives of people in Hayes, West Drayton, Yiewsley and the Heathrow villages."
Commented David Brough, Chairman of Hillingdon Community Trust on the new appointments.

Colin Lowen who lives in Hayes and joined Hillingdon Community Trust as a Trustee in January 2008 has now been appointed Deputy Chairman, taking over from Jon Newman who had reached the end of his term of office.