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Andy Page
grew up in South Wales and started work in the steel industry
near Newport after university. Andy, his wife Chris and 2 children
have moved to several places in the UK as his career progressed
in the steel industry, including a short period in the USA.
The family moved to Swanland in 2003.
Andy
was able to take early retirement in July 2016 but has carried
on doing a small amount of consultancy work for a variety of
companies. He has been married to Chris for 33 years and enjoys
most sports and does some running (jogging!) for fitness and
plays golf for frustration! Andy also does some local volunteering
including Hull City of Culture.
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Treasurer
David
Evans is a local man having been born and lived most
of his life in North Ferriby before moving to Swanland seven
years ago.
As a chartered accountant his career has been in finance becoming
the group financial director for J. R. Rix & Sons a well
known family company within the area involved in oil distribution,
shipping, caravan manufacturing ,motor trade and property
before his retirement in 2020.
He is married to Susan and has one daughter and two step daughters
His interests are the gym, playing tennis where he is actively
involved as chairman of the Swanland tennis club .as well
as football , gardening and reading
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Secretary
David Walker was born and grew up in Sheffield. On leaving
school became a Police officer in the Sheffield and Rotherham
Constabulary, which became part of South Yorkshire Police on April
Fools Day 1974. Retiring after 30 years service. Married to Christine
with 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren.
Moved to
Swanland in 2018 and is actively involved in both Swanland Village
Association, as Treasurer, and the Village Hall as Secretary.
Daughter and family live locally so much time is spent with
them, whilst sons live in the Oxford area.
When getting
some down time, will be often away in our caravan.
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Booking
Secretary Chris Page grew
up in Cwmbran, South Wales, and worked for a computer development
company for several years. She is married to Andy and they have
2 children, a son 29, who is married, and a daughter 25, who
live and work in different parts of the UK. They have moved,
with Andy’s career, to several places in this country,
spent a short period in the USA and moved to Swanland 17 years
ago.
Chris
retired in 2018, having worked in school admin for a number
of years. Whilst being at home when the children were young,
she had part-time admin jobs and been involved in a couple playgroups
and Parent Teacher Associations (Both Primary and Secondary).
Chris enjoys reading and lots of crafts, including knitting,
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Trustee
Neil Bowerman was born in London and moved to Pocklington
in 1984. Moving on to Swanland in 2016. All the children have
left home and started producing grandchildren. Now retired,
Neil worked as an Industrial Photographer and for the last 30
years for Rowntrees in a variety of roles. This included writing
computer simulations and teaching problem solving as a Lean
Six Sigma practitioner.
Joanne and Neil do a lot of
dancing, principally Modern Jive and have recently starting
learning Ballroom. Enthusiastic member of the South Cave and
the Wolds Rotary Club, Despite having to get a proper job when
a mortgage was required, the love of pictures and photography
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Allan Quarterman is
a Hull man, and has lived in Swanland for a number of years.
He has had a career in the
motor trade and presently is a manager with a large motor group
in Leeds.
His interests include golf
and the RNLI Hessle branch where he is very active, having supported
the RNLI by running in the Dublin Marathon and The Great North
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Trustee
Michelle Johns was born in
Guernsey and joined the Army as a Police officer where she
met her husband Phil. Upon leaving the Army she returned home
to Guernsey where she became a Police Officer. Michelle then
worked for Royal Bank of Canada. She
has two grown up children a daughter and son. In 2020 they
became first time grand parents.
COVID
restrictions meant they were unable to travel between Guernsey
and England, so they made the monumental decision to relocate.
Wanting a village atmosphere and community they decided upon
Swanland. So in March 2021 they moved into Swanland.
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Trustee
Elaine Holmes was
born in Woodgates Maternity Hospital in North Ferriby. Then
settled in Swanland many years ago to begin raising a family.
Elaine is a registered Chiropodist/Podiatrist of over 20 years,
and a former ice-hockey player for the Kingston Diamonds and
Kingston Cobras ice-hockey teams based in Hull.
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Trustee
Margaret Dunn
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Trustee
Leah Moore
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Trustee
Mie Mie Kyaing
moved in to Swanland in 2022. Originally, from Myanmar (Burma)
where she graduated as a primary doctor. She has been in UK
for over 30 years and has served for the NHS. She is a retired
anaesthetist nowadays and has a passion for looking after
adult chronic pain.
She has a son of 23 who is studying to become a doctor. She
lives with her husband and her long-term companion pet cat.
She
has been motivated to be involved in community-based activities
with SVA, WI and Village Hall, and the Heritage Centre in
Swanland Village. She feels that she has come to the right
place to Swanland to be involved in these activities where
she has met with kindred-spirit active enthusiastic community
volunteers. Natural landscapes surrounding Swanland are icing
on the cake and she is grateful to be part of this community.
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Ex
Officio - Chair Village Association Christine
Walker spent most of her childhood in Chesterfield. She became
a Police officer in Sheffield and Rotherham Constabulary where
she met her husband David also a Police Officer. They have been
married for nearly 50 years and have three adult children and
5 grandchildren.
As
a mature student she gained a BA (hons) degree in Early Childhood
Studies. She worked at The Sheffield College for over 26 years.
Working her way up to Area Nursery Manager where she helped
secure an outstanding grade from Ofsted and became an Ofsted
inspector for Early Years.
She
moved to Swanland in 2018 to be closer to her daughter and family.
Since then she has become actively involved in village life
and was elected Chair of Swanland Village Association in 2021
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