Lord Low of Dalston CBE
Colin Low, a law scholar and former chair of the RNIB, has been a lifelong campaigner for the rights of blind and disabled people, especially in the field of education.
Lord Low says, “Everyone in society is of value no matter what their age, ability or background. Timebanking helps people realise their self-worth, building local support networks helping to address the social care crisis and end loneliness. Timebanking UK provide the resources needed to set up and run time banks in communities and I’m pleased to support their vision and mission.”
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Ian Clark
Ian is a retired management consultant (FCIMC) and fundraising director (FCIF). He has served as a Trustee of several national charities, generally focused on financial, fundraising and governance matters. He mentors a variety of small charities, helping them to grow and become more effective in a sustainable manner.
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Alison Paule
Alison is the Director of Paxton Green Time Bank, London for over 17 years. She specialises in: Co-production, Mental Health and Community Well Being, Networking, Time Banking, Community Currencies, Fundraising, Policy / best practice development.
Martin Simon
Martin Simon has worked in the public, private and voluntary sectors and is a passionate advocate for participation, mutuality and social justice. He introduced Timebanking to the UK, was the founder of Fair Shares and Chief Executive of Timebanking UK. He is recognised internationally as a pioneer of ‘co-production’ and has been a long time supporter of active citizenship and community led solutions. He is the author of ‘Your Money or Your Life: time for both’, ‘On Becoming a Time Broker’, ‘A Bridge to Tomorrow’ and ‘Bowling Together’. His report for the NHS, ‘A Fair Share of Health Care’, is the definitive examination of the relationship between social networks and health and wellbeing.
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Craig Ryan
Craig is a freelance journalist, copywriter and researcher, writing mainly about government, economic policy, work, the NHS and Europe. He is also a partner at Lexographic, which provides expert communications services to trade unions, charities and small businesses, and editor of Healthcare Manager magazine. As well as being a trustee of Timebanking UK, Craig is treasurer of Stroud Valley School Parent Teachers Association and chair of Stroud branch Labour Party.