Commitee
Terry Pearson
Chairman
I am hugely honoured to be current chair and also a Trustee of this fantastic Bradford Charity which is now 135 years young and continues to provide treats for underprivileged children. As an active member of the Charity I try to bring my life skills to benefit the Club and the children it exists to assist whether as input into funding applications, or generally using my knowledge dealing with the situations life in the 21st Century throws at entities such as ours.
Raised on Holmwood in the sixties I am no stranger to the difficulties that still exist today for kids who have nowt as a result of either poor parenting, or any of the other numerous reasons why a kid is underprivileged.
Rachel Thompson
Treasurer
I am a qualified Management Accountant. I am from Hull but have lived in the Lidget Green area of Bradford for over 20 years. I studied Accountancy at Huddersfield University, whilst at University I continued my involvement with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme completing my gold award at the end of my first year, my involvement continued for a number of years after moving to Bradford.
I have been involved with the Bradford Cinderella Club since 2003, I first became involved with the Cinderella club as I wanted to help support the youngsters of Bradford to be able to take full advantage of the opportunities that are on offer from school & other organisations, whatever their background or family circumstances.
Mike Conway
Mike is no stranger to Bradford Cinderella Club who as a youngster watched his peers disappear to Morecombe for the annual holiday in the sixties.
Some sixty years later Mike is at the helm of being out and about promoting the works that this fabulous charity undertakes year in year out.
Mike can also be seen at local hospitals handing out toys to underprivileged children and running round collecting toys again which go out the Bradfords less fortunate kids.
And in his spare time, Mike can be seen on the greens and fairways of Yorkshire finest eighteen holes!
Paul Thompson
My earliest recollection of the Cinderella Club, was when I was very young and my parents called at the Hest Bank site. I remembers putting pennies into a metal box placed at the end of a long drive. That was of course for the Cinderella holiday home especially for Bradford children.
I joined the Cinderella Club committee during 1969, and was soon responsible for looking after families that lived within the areas of Allerton and Lower Grange. I also became part of a team of people who ran the summer outdoor camps in the Yorkshire Dales. That was a joint venture with the tremendous support of the staff and students of what was then known as ‘Bingley College’.
I took over the position of Honorary Secretary from the retiring secretary Irving Midgley and I held the position for nearly 40 years until I too retired when I was 65. This was not the end of my service with the club as I was asked to become one of the trustees, a position I still hold today.