Meet the team

Tom

Chairman of Trustees

When I look at any view in Herefordshire, I see a range of endeavours at work – production and profit, recreation and relaxation, conservation, and care. I see it as the job of CPRE Herefordshire to help all these motivations respect the landscape as a whole and respect each other.

To me, Herefordshire is a beautiful landscape. Beautiful things are good for the well-being of people.  And when people like what’s around them, they look after it for future generations. My resolve is that CPRE is here to help that happen. You can join us here.

Andrew

Director and Trustee

A local planning application for over 90 acres of polytunnels adjacent to my garden made me value how well-informed objection to intrusive planning needs to have a voice across our community. CPRE Herefordshire needed trustees, members and volunteers and I had no hesitation is stepping forward.

Positive projects using citizen science has also afforded me the possibility to be part of the solutions making Herefordshire a better county.  Find out about our current campaigns here.

Virginia

Trustee

Years ago I developed a personal philosophy based on a mantra…’children and the land’. It seemed to me that, in essence, they are all that matters. Our children should be reared to become healthy, contented and productive adults; we all have a duty to look after the land, especially the soil, to ensure the future health of the planet and thus the human race.

I joined CPRE because, in our attempts to protect the environment, I believe their aims and ideals meet these priorities.

Nicola

Trustee

I joined CPRE because of its focus on the planning system. Town planning in Britain grew from a desire to control the impact of man on the environment and to create beautiful settlements.  Britain has largely avoided urban sprawl, this is due to our planning system.

I hate placeless development and development which ruins its setting – there are so many examples of beautiful and sensitive buildings and places – planning is our most powerful tool in improving what we build today.  You can find out more about how to influence a planning application here.

Paul

Trustee and Executive

My involvement in working on the CPRE Herefordshire’s citizen science project began years ago.  In that time I have travelled extensively around this beautiful county helping to identify areas for our volunteers to safely test water.  I see our efforts in this work as being vital in helping to find solutions to the problems the Wye and our other rivers currently face.

More recently I have become a Trustee of the organisation and want to ensure we protect Herefordshire’s beautiful countryside in every way we can.  You can find out more about our citizen science project here.

Yolande

Dark Skies Lead & Executive 

My family has been linked to the land for many generations so my connection to the countryside started from a very young age, and I’ve been lucky to live and work in various rural communities in the UK and New Zealand as well as backpack and volunteer in many different countries around the world.

My eclectic career in public health, community development, woodland management, regenerative agriculture and more recently, as a Herefordshire Councillor has only deepened my commitment to protect the countryside from inappropriate development and outdated urban planning policies put upon rural communities. I am proud to serve Herefordshire CPRE.  Find out about Dark Skies Herefordshire here.

Jenni

Administrator, Secretary and RFO

I have always felt the positive benefits of being outdoors, the love of having such awe-inspiring surroundings. However, over numerous years I have become more concerned with the need to protect our rural communities and countryside, feeling helpless to bring about change alone, I realise that we need to tackle these issues that we all face together and this is why I have joined CPRE Herefordshire.

Barbara

Volunteer and Membership Manager

My passion for our wildlife and landscape feeds into my artistic practice. I record and share the wildlife on our doorstep. Working with CPRE feels like a natural extension to my own work, just zoomed out to the wider picture. CPRE focuses on the landscape as a whole – on issues of soil and water that affect us all. It’s satisfying to see how our work makes a difference.

Angharad

Web and Digital Media Controller

My interest in nature started early having been lucky enough to grow up in the Herefordshire countryside.  Becoming a part of CPRE has been brilliant.  I’ve learnt a lot about our countryside and enjoy working together to protect it.  Together we can make a difference.  You can find out all about our projects and campaigns here.