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A message from our Board: Appointment of our new Chair

1st June 2026

A message from our Trustees…

This year’s Annual General Meeting hold particular significance for our charity as we prepare to offer our heartfelt thanks and say farewell to Patricia Broadfoot, who has served as our Chair since 2017. Patricia will be stepping down at the end of term, in line with our Consitution.

Following the 2025 AGM, our Board of Trustees undertook a process to to find our new Chair — Simon Murray was selected as the candidate by our Trustees.

With our 2026 AGM taking place in a few weeks’ time, we have published a statement about Simon and to recommend his appointment to members as our next Chair:

Read the statement

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We warmly invite you to join us at our Annual General Meeting, taking place online at 2pm on Wednesday 24 June 2026:

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