Our Team
Our charity is all about local people helping local people in need. We give people the support and opportunities to feel better about themselves, be more active in the community and get back into work. Our team provide the basics through our soup kitchen and give a hand up not just a hand out through new skills, experience and qualifications.
We could not do any of this without the dedicated support of our team – the CEO, Lianne Kirkman, Trustees, Staff and Volunteers.
Lianne Kirkman
Chief Executive Officer
Ian Johannessen
Chair of Trustees
Jonny Shipton
Trustee & Treasurer
Lorraine Cattrell
Secretary & Trustee
Staff
Our staff are the back bone of the charity – each bringing their own skills to make a big difference to our community – whilst providing a safe and supportive place for clients and volunteers alike.
Johanna Faherty
Operations Manager
Susan Clifford
Lighthouse Charity Shop Manager
Jonathan Morgan
Gateway Cafe Manager
Susan Verne
Esther Support Worker
Leila Gough
Marketing & Fundraising Officer
Tracey Littlejohns
House2Home Project Officer
Sarah Marrs
Operations Support Worker
Carly Hadlum
Operations & House2Home Support Worker
Janine Devaney
Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteers
We are very lucky to have a brilliant team of over 60 volunteers who support the charity in a range of ways each with talents to share to support the most vulnerable in our community.
Roles include:
Soup kitchen team leads, Support workers, Soup maker, birthday cake makers, sandwich makers
House2Home Referral & Donations co-ordinators, drivers and stock sorters
Shop assistant, Shop stock sorter, Window dresser
Office & bathroom cleaner
Fundraiser, Grant applications team
Website & communications team, Events co-ordinator
… and so much more!
Have you thought about volunteering to give something back to our community?