Sarah Bird

Sarah has 20 years of experience working in timebanking. After setting up and running a time bank, she became passionate about the model and the way it values people for who they are and what they can do, regardless of their age, ability or background. Sarah went on to be a timebanking consultant and project manager for Timebanking UK and is now the organisations dedicated and inspiring chief executive. 

Sarah continues to develop partnerships and networks across the UK and envisages a country where people in every town and city can access a mechanism of coproduction. Sarah is constantly seeking collaboration and support to grow the timebanking movement to take the pressure off statutory health and social care services. She delivers talks, presentations and training days and is always happy to show how the timebanking model can benefit individuals, communities and organisations. 

Sarah loves her pet dogs and has recently branched out, acquiring some chickens. She loves travelling, gentle runs (she recently completed the Bath Half Marathon – remotely) and growing sunflowers.

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John Biesse

John’s role is to develop new time banks, with local communities and in partnership with other organisations who can see the potential and benefits that a time bank will offer to local people.
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Tina Simbo

Tina became a timebanking enthusiast after joining a local time bank – the Time Exchange –  in 2000, which led to a professional career in the community, voluntary and social enterprise sector. She is a founder and creative, who is passionate about the West End of Newcastle, having lived and / or worked there most of her life, after migrating to the UK as infant.

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Don MacDonald

Don MacDonald is a qualified youth & community worker and English teacher with twenty-seven years’ experience of engaging community groups in Newcastle’s Westend. He is also a performance poet, event producer and one of the new Project Coordinators for the Time Bank in Newcastle.

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James Ryan

James Ryan — TBUK Associate – IT and Insight Lead

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Matt Day

Matt Day — TBUK Associate – Somerset

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