Katie Bristow, Director – Project Lead AAI Programmes, BSc Hons Psychology, animal behaviour qualifications and experience (Natural Animal Centre & Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (prov)) and Clinical Psychology (MBPsS British Psychological Society). Project management (developing the PAWS service at Dogs for Good) leads animal projects.
Lesley Bristow, Director – Financial Monitoring & Administrative Support, brings financial and administrative support to ensure a solid infra-structure to put the organisation in the best possible place for progressing.
Julie Milsom, Director – Monitoring & Standardisation, combines expertise in delivering animal welfare programmes in Further Education, with experience co-founding Hereford Community Farm, and has a V1 internal verification qualification and is an accredited assessor to current QCF guidelines for TAQA.
Teresa Hudson, Animal-Assisted Intervention Outreach Lead – brings a combination of experience in support services for people with dementia and their families, Veterinary nursing, training and competing dogs and horses; plus qualifications in Psychology PGdip, Sociology and History BA.
Charlie Howell, Animal Management Lead – looks after all of our fluffy and feathery friends! She also sometimes helps in sessions to support our ASDAN Animal Care learners, combining her animal expertise and BSc Psychology.
John Peck, Programme Supprt – brings with him a wealth of green woodworking and Bushcraft expertise, combined with his background in Youth Work and project development supporting those affected by brain injury towards independence, through a shared love of the great outdoors.
Fiona Hyndman, Programme Support – Fiona brings a combination of experiences working for many years in Secondary and Further Education, Dementia Support Services and as a Children’s Practitioner in Children’s Services.
Denise Young – volunteering through our TOAST community projects, is an inspiring dog trainer and has a beautiful relationship with her dog Max. As well as helping us at school and community-based sessions, Denise is often found helping the children to gain confidence and trust where it is most needed.
John Trimble, Director – Social & Therapeutic Horticulture Consultancy, has a University Diploma in Therapeutic Horticulture and co-founder of Hereford Community Farm, John supports the team with his experience in establishing community green spaces throughout the UK.
Jay Rix – a volunteer supporting us through our volunteering programme set up through our TOAST community projects, is a fantastic help out at our various community events, with her great love of dogs and her understanding and caring nature.
Phyllis – is one of our volunteers, crucial to the smooth running of our Community Skills Swap & Share TOAST sessions. As well as helping us every single week, Phyllis has gained enough confidence and key skills to establish her own community group, known as ‘Allsorts Together’ every Tuesday at the Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech.
Everyone has a skill to share, together our value is greater.
Alongside a recruitment strategy to enable our multi-disciplinary team of staff team growth to reach increasing demand of services, our strengths also lay in our collaborative partnerships; bringing in Play Therapists, Social-Therapeutic Horticulturalists, Bushcraft professionals, Community Arts, Youth Workers and Teachers.
The organisation embeds and operates co-production via the community-based steering and advisory groups, which has representatives from across the community and from service participants, to ensure that service design, delivery, and activities meet the needs of the local community.
Alongside ensuring insurances, risk assessments, appropriate training, DBS, and safegaurding policies are regularly reviewed, with animal welfare underpinning all that we do, each animal is independently selected and regularly assessed to ensure that any activity asked of them enhances their well-being just as much as that of the people they interact with. This includes session type, length and frequency. With an external RVN veterinary nurse assessing our animals regularly. See below to meet the four-legged members of our team …
Urwin, our one-eyed Golden Retriever, kindly rehomed to us through Guide Dogs.
India, Cooper and Urwin
Mop and Oreo are probably the most energetic on the farm! They love a good run around and to eat lots of lovely veggies.
Rascal, is as his name suggests!
Libby our wisest sheep!
Blake, our ‘Mr sensible’ always happy to see you.
Ermil and Gruff are definitely the cheeky chaps on the farm! They love playing games and doing tricks.
Daisy – the pro at sheep agility!
Nellie is the sensible one of the farm and loves teaching our young people how to look after ponies!
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