Our Team

Trustees'

The new Board of Trustees' took on their roles in September 2018, determined to improve the building, make it sustainable and re launch it as The Orchard Centre. The Charity aims remain the same, to support the local youth population and wider community. The Directors' continue to be involved with all local events and lead on many initiatives within the town.

All of the Trustees' are volunteers who give up many hours each week to support The Orchard Centre. They all have the same ethos : a town needs a supportive community, it is vital for people to feel part of their town and that they are supported and encouraged to make it the best they can. Recently, we started an initiative called 'Shaping My Community' and again, local organisations and individuals are working with us to find solutions to issues that are raised by residents and businesses alike. We have great links with the Town Council, Cornwall Council, the Police and many local businesses who have supported us and enabled us to proceed with our plans for the buildilng, at a pace we thought impossible. Please feel free to contact us on the email addresses below should you have an enquiry or wish to know more about the Charity and the building.

Patricia Orridge

Director (Managing)

Pat comes from a background in Project Management, Adult Social Care and Youth activities, with many years supporting and volunteering for Charities. Pat brings a variety of skills to the Charity and is a hands on Chairman, who paints, gardens and clears blocked toilets......she is the driving force behind the promotion of the Charity and its day to day running as well as the main person in planning the upgrading of the building and securing new tenants. We are proud to call them our 'Orchard Business Community' and the Charity and building is now widely known as The Orchard Centre.

Pat is a Trustee of The Launceston Youth Project who operate out of the bulding and is a committed supporter of local youth as well as the wider community. She also mentors young people for a charity and has been a local School Governor. Pat is the Volunteer Area Co ordinator for Duke of Edinburgh's Awards across the whole of North Cornwall running an Open Awards Centre mainly for excluded, home schooled or disadvantaged children to enable them to take part, but they also welcome mainstream pupils who may prefer to join a smaller group with additional support. Pat wholy supports the Charity Articles of supporting youth and the wider community and mental health is a high priority to her. She is heavily involved in the current support to the unemployent issues and socially isolated people, you will find her running the new Community Cafe most Sundays. With everyone rightly concerned about the mental health of people, we are please to say we host ManDownCornwall who run a support group fortnightly.

chair@orchardcentre.org

Paula Bullen

Director (Secretary)

Paula works at Launceston College and is a Town Councillor. She has recently joined us initially as part of our support network, being involved in the town can bring a large degree of knowledge and information around funding opportunities and also raises our profile at meetings. Paula is also interested in supporting the youth club that is hosted here. Paula stepped up as Secretary in 2023

secretary@orchardcentre.org

Margaret Young

Director (Vice Chairman)

Margaret has been a friend to the Youth Club for many years. Our Community Hall is named in her honour for the contribution she has made supporting them.

She hosts the Youth Council for the Town Council, is a school governor, trustee of other local organisations and our Ex Mayor. Margaret was a home economics teacher and Assistant Head at Launceston College, and remains a Town Councillor.

Margaret brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the team covering important local initiatives and opportunities. There are not many who have their local town more at heart than her.

Vacancy

Director

Trustee Support Group

Carol Whibley

Carol is a local village resident, who has taken a great interest in supporting The Orchard Centre from when the new Board took over. Carol has cleaned, gardened and generally supported the other Trustees' and often attends meetings that invovles the Charity in many town initiatives. Her local knowledge has proved to be a huge asset on many occasions and as a member of this committee, oversees the outside areas of the building and supports the trustees in all aspects.

Ewan Murray

Ewan is the Tourist Information Manager and sits on many committee's within the town. He is a valued member of the Town Band and has worked with Pat our Chairman, closely in the past as they are jointly involved in many local initiatives. Ewan has been a great support since the new trustees took on the charity.

Chris Theobald

Facilities Manager. Chris has been a supporter and volunteer at the Orchard Centre for 2 years. He has recently taken on the volunteer role of Facilities Manager, supporting Pat the Chairman with many tasks from maintenance to assisting with lettings.

Pam Miners - Cleaner

Everyone needs a Pam! Amazing cleaner who just gets on with things and takes such pride in her work. It is like having a very kind fairy about the place as she often perfoms a 'random act of kindness' that we discover as she never mentions them.

Our Lovely Tenants - The Orchard Business Community without them being so supportive and understanding of our aims, The Orchard Centre would not be so alive or have such wonderful vibes.

The Kensey Centre - Debbie Dingle / All Woman Beauty - Clare Barriball / Peredur Trust,/ Step into Learning and many others who run courses and activities from time to time.

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