John Ellis – Chairman

John has spent a life time involved in Charities; one of his first memories is collecting with his parents for the local Philanthropic Society as a young child.

He went on to be Chair of a National Charity after being involved with The Samaritans, Round Table, Rotary and other local organisations.

Professionally he has held a number of senior positions in both the public and private sector.

When not involved with Charities John has been deeply involved with sport as a participant, official and administrator.

Richard Whitbread

Richard Whitbread is a qualified accountant who spent eight years in the bus industry as part of his career working in various business management roles until his retirement in 2014.

He remains a member of the Chartered Institute of Transport and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

He has had a lifelong interest in surface transport and currently addresses some of the issues related to the legal aspects of the yelabus operation.

Paul Morel

Paul is an accountant by training and spent a large part of his career working for an American multi-national corporation as their European Finance Director across a number of countries to streamline efficiencies and increase profitability.

He subsequently set up his own Company delivering business efficiencies and easier ways of working for clients such as the BBC, British Gas, BT, Cable & Wireless and a number of smaller companies specialising in Governance, Programme Management and Business Change.

Paul was born in Sandhurst but lived in Yateley for many years where his grandparents were long term residents of Cricket Hill for generations. He now lives in Sandhurst and is a big advocate of day care support where a close relative with dementia received daily care and support and saw first- hand how transport, drivers and care staff brought joy to sufferers and a welcome relief to relatives.

Paul’s interests are now in property renovation, travel and family.

Bill Hill

Bill spent 29 years working in the food industry in various sales and marketing roles. He worked at a number of companies including United Biscuits, Merrydown Cider and Associated British Foods.

Bill was UK and International Sales Director at Ryvita before moving into consultancy.

In 2010 Bill made a dramatic career change and retrained to become a Primary School Teacher. After a year at Winchester University he joined Oaklands Junior School in Crowthorne. Bill retired in July 2019.

Whilst working in the food industry he worked with a small children’s eye cancer charity called CHECT. He helped the charity recruit its first full time employee and was involved in developing a number of HR policies.

Bill and his wife are keen travellers both internationally and in their Romahome camper van. They have three children, two grandchildren and a dog. Bill has lived in Yateley since 1988.

Gill Hennell

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Maureen Ayres

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Tony Spencer

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Margaret Claydon

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