Board & Staff

The Partnership is run by the members of the Board, who are all volunteers. They have given their time to support the aims of the Partnership as they believe it is important to the future development of Penistone & District.

The members of the Board are:

Jane Greetham (Chair), John Wade (Vice-Chair), Joe Unsworth (Secretary), Val Brewer (Treasurer) Maureen Harrison, Les Herbert, Martin Bancroft, Gina Hawkins, Andrew Millner, Father David Hopkin and Bob Blythe.

They can all be contacted via the Partnership Offices.

Julie Beech

JULIE BEECH is the development worker for visitor information, funded by Awards for All and Yorkshire South Tourism. She runs the Visitor Information Service at Penistone Church on Thursday mornings from 10am-noon, Saturday mornings from 10.15am-noon and also Silkstone Church from 9.30-11.30am every Wednesday morning with the help of volunteers.

Sue Wilson

SUE WILSON is the Partnership Administration and Finance Coordination Officer. The main part of her job is to keep everyone on track within their budgets and organise the smooth running of the office.

John Hislop

JOHN HISLOP was appointed as the Living Heritage Project Officer in September, a part-time role. He will be working closely with schools, local heritage groups and churches in the area. Part of his work will also be to encourage people to take an interest in their heritage, perhaps for the first time. He is also working on a herb garden project at Springvale thanks to funding from Key Fund Global Grants.

Steve Gould

STEVE GOULD is the Co-ordinator for LEADER+, a rural development programme which is being delivered by the Partnership. LEADER+ is responsible for the distribution of European grants, and often supports specific projects within the area by matching external funding.

The focus of LEADER+ programme in Penistone & District is on the following themes:
Building skills within the community, rural services, rural heritage and support for small businesses.

He is also working on a second stage bid to gain more funding for a LEADER project which will encompass a larger geographical area, called the East Peak Innovation Partnership (EPIP).

Brian Turner

BRIAN TURNER joined the Partnership in Spring 2007 as the Cycle Hire Scheme Officer, working in conjunction with Lee Thompson to offer cycle hire in the middle of Penistone. Formerly a University Lecturer, he can now combine his hobby of cycling with his occupation.