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Churches Tourism Association Trustees 2010-11 The Reverend Canon John D. Brown: Chairman
Most recently re-elected: 2011 Term remaining: 3 years John Brown was ordained in 1967 and has served in urban, suburban and rural parishes in the dioceses of York, Chichester, Southwark, St Andrews and Chelmsford. From 1992 – 2007 he was the Bishop of Chelmsford’s Rural Officer and latterly also unofficially their Tourism Officer. John is also former Chair of Action with Communities in Rural England, the Rural Community Council of Essex, the Thames Chase Community Forest Forum and a Trustee of the English Rural Housing Association. John has been Chair of the CTA since November 2004. Jenny Carpenter
Most recently re-elected: AGM 2009 Term remaining: 1 year Retired and living in Sheffield, Jenny Carpenter is a geographer, planner, Methodist, local preacher and ecumenist. An inaugural trustee of CTA, which she represents on the Steering Group of Hidden Britain, she is again acting as the primary link with our Convention venue and has organised the afternoon visits for 2008. She chairs the Culture Task Group of the Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire and the Humber and is on the Strategy Group of South Yorkshire's lottery-funded Heritage Inspired project. Jenny is a Trustee of both Epworth Old Rectory, the Wesley's childhood home, and of John Wesley's Chapel, Bristol, the oldest purpose built Methodist chapel in the world. From 2000 to 2005 she served as the Methodist/United Reformed Rural Officer and before that was a field officer with Churches Together in England. Nick Denison
Most recently re-elected: Term remaining: 3 years Nick Denison has 38 years varied experience in diocesan administration. He studied accountancy, law, taxation, economics and statistics at Leeds Polytechnic. He started in the Diocese of Bradford in 1974, first as Accountant and then Assistant Secretary. In 1983 be became Deputy Diocesan Secretary in the Diocese of Chelmsford, and has been Diocesan Secretary in Bath and Wells since 1988. He is a trustee of various charities, including the Bishop's Palace Trust, in Wells. Andrew Duff
Most recently re-elected: 2011 Term remaining: 3 years Andrew Duff has over 30 years experience in tourism and heritage marking and project planning at regional, national and international levels. His main role these days is as Development Officer for Inspired North East, inspirednortheast.org.uk, working with local churches to help them achieve a sustainable future for historic church buildings and to improve access, present their stories and welcome visitors. He has previously worked for VisitBritain, the European Travel Commission, the Churches Conservation Trust and various roles in tourism and heritage marking in the North East of England. He is also Marketing Officer (pro bono) for Alnwick International Music Festival, and looks after the CTA website churchestourism.info His own website is at netvibes.com/duffandrew Jo Hibbard First elected: AGM 2009 Jo has been appointed as Methodist Heritage Officer in a new initiative designed to enrich the mission and life of the Church through greater engagement with Methodist heritage sites, including the homes of the Wesleys and their many outdoor preaching places, as well notable historic chapels. Jo worked initially in the museum service and then in the development and publication of educational resources for both commercial and charitable organisations. Prior to joining Methodist Heritage, she was Development Manager for Coventry Cathedral, leading on tourism, marketing and PR, and events. Jo worships at Woodside Avenue Methodist Church in Coventry, where she is a worship leader. However, her faith was nurtured in the Anglican Church and she was educated at a Roman Catholic convent school, so she is grateful for, and proud of, the inter-denominational experience she brings, which has fostered a commitment to ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue. David Long
Most recently re-elected: 2008 Term remaining: 2 years David Long worked for the Church Commissioners holding various administrative posts including Houses and Bishoprics Officer. He was seconded to the Archbishop of Canterbury to organise the Lambeth Conference 1998 and following this he was appointed the Administrative Secretary to the Commission on the Royal Peculiars. He is currently the Deputy Director of the Arthur Rank Centre, a registered charity supported by the national churches, The Royal Agricultural Society of England and The Rank Foundation to serve the rural community and its churches. David also acts as The National Administrator for Hidden Britain, an economic regeneration initiative through community based tourism. The Very Reverend Geoffrey Marshall
Most recently re-elected: 2011 Term remaining: 3 years Geoffrey Marshall was born in North Wales in 1948; he returned there as Rector of Wrexham in 2002. He was installed as Dean of Brecon on 13 September 2008. Many of the intervening years he spent in Derbyshire, first at school, then as Vicar of parishes in Belper and Derby, then as Sub Dean of the Cathedral. His tourism experience has been first as a leader of pilgrimages to the Middle East and elsewhere twice a year for nearly 30 years. Then his years at Wrexham, where his main parish church is the largest in Wales, saw him much involved in the creation of the Open Church Network, for which he successfully obtained thousands of pounds of European funding through the Welsh Assembly. His aim has always been to attract tourists, then to turn tourists into pilgrims and pilgrims into disciples. The Reverend Canon Philip Norwood First elected: AGM 2005 Most recently re-elected: 2011 Term remaining: 3 years After 40 years in parish ministry both in town and country parishes, Philip has retired to Leicestershire and is active in encouraging open churches. His experience particularly at Spalding in Lincolnshire and at Blakeney, Cley and other parishes in a North Norfolk group has confirmed the value of welcoming visitors to churches, revealing the many opportunities available to church people when they commit themselves to a ministry of welcome. Philip has also led a number of pilgrimages to Greece, Jordan, Turkey, and the Holy Land and is concerned to encourage people to broaden their spiritual horizons in pilgrimage journeys. Stuart Popple: Treasurer First elected: AGM 2010 Most recently re-elected: Term remaining: 2 years
Roy Thompson First appointed: 2008 Most recently re-elected: AGM 2011 Term remaining: 3 years A member of General Synod of the Church of England since 2000, representing the Diocese of York, Roy is an elected member of the Church Buildings Council (previously known as the Council for the Care of Churches). He has introduced 3 successful Private Members Motions on Church Buildings, the most recent on “Sacred Britain”, supporting CTA and CCT. He is a Churchwarden and a member of the Churches Regional Council for Yorkshire and the Humber Culture Task Force, where he has done much to encourage church buildings development. After a lifetime in Marketing in the Building Industry, Roy is currently carrying out market research in the education construction sector. Seconded Trustees: Ben Greener
First appointed: 2011 Term remaining: 3 years Historic Buildings Officer, Cathedral and Church Buildings Division, The Church of England Rebecca Payne
Term remaining: 3 years
Becky Payne studied archaeology at Durham University and then spent several years ‘ digging’ her way round the world. She joined English Heritage full-time in 1987 curating scheduled ancient monuments records followed by 4 years administrating English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund Joint Repairs Grants for Places of Worship in London. After a secondment in the Human Resources Department, Becky then took on the role of Trade Union Side Chair for 5 years. Becky joined the Cathedral and Church Buildings Division, Church of England in 2003 helping to produce the 2004 report Building Faith in our Future which celebrated the contribution, churches and the volunteers who look after them, make to their communities. This was followed by 6 years as Policy Officer promoting the potential of church buildings as a resource for the whole community and working in partnership with government at all levels, with the community and voluntary sector and with other specialist bodies, eg. tourism and heritage and Post Office Ltd. to realise that potential and sustain these achievements for the future. Becky left the Church of England in January 2011 and has since been volunteering at the Heritage Alliance for two days a week as the Places of Worship Development Officer and undertaking short research projects (paid) on various aspects of sustaining historic places of worship.
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