Appendix 8. Development group

Paul Chatterton is from Leeds and is currently senior lecturer in Geography at the University of Leeds. He has 10 years experience of researching and managing projects in the areas of urban regeneration policy and community development. He is a trustee of a local charity (Oblong Resource Centre Ltd) as well as a former director of a local housing co-operative (Xanadu Housing Co-operative Ltd) and community centre (Leeds Social centre Ltd).

Tash Gordon works as a GP in Chapeltown. She volunteers with Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture and practises acupuncture. She has lived in a several housing cooperatives and is a founder member and former director of a Leeds based housing co-operative (Xanadu Housing Co-operative Ltd). Through her role as a Partner in a GP Practice, she has had several years of experience in running a small business.

Frances Lee is a semi retired teacher of children with special needs based in Leeds. She lives in a narrowboat but would like to live in a sustainable community. She actively campaigns and fundraises for the World Toilet Organisation which funds toilets and sanitation projects worldwide. Her current campaign is ensuring there are toilets in schools promoting both sanitation and education.

Alan Thornton works for the national charity Church Action on Poverty, for whom he is the Campaigns Officer, coordinating work with churches across Britain. He also is a founder of the Star & Shadow Cinema, which is a volunteer-run cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne. Alan is also a keen fruit grower, cyclist, campaigner and football supporter. He has been a trustee of several charities and chair of one (Newcastle Healthy City Project).

Kirsty Hughes was brought up in Doncaster. Her two years working as a Maths teacher in Eritrea led her to reflect on the importance of community. She is a trained Clinical Psychologist, specialising in Child & Family. Currently, Kirsty is caring for a new baby while remaining active locally.