CHARITABLE
HIGHLIGHTS
2021:
Awarded the
OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours on 12 June, as
Founding Trustee of The Bruce Charitable Trust and as immediate
past-President of The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust
2019:
President-Elect of The Newbury & District Agricultural Society,
organisers of The Royal
County of Berkshire Show (www.berkshireshow.co.uk)
Sadly, due to Covid-19, the 2020 Show was cancelled.
2015 to Present
Liveryman – The Worshipful Company of Brewers (www.brewershall.co.uk)
and Freeman of the City of London.
2013
Paul Harris Fellowship
Awarded by The Rotary Foundation
of Rotary International "in appreciation of tangible and
significant assistance given for the furtherance of better
understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the
world".
1988 - Present:
Founding Trustee - The Bruce Trust (Reg. Charity
No. 800402) (www.brucetrust.org.uk)
Providing holidays on the Kennet & Avon Canal from 1990 to 2017
for over 25,000 disabled, disadvantaged or elderly people
together with their carers on four specially-designed,
purpose-built, wide-beam boats. In 2017, the boats were gifted
to the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, which continues to operate the
Bruce Boats thanks to the dedicated volunteers of the Bruce
Branch at Great Bedwyn.
Previous Appointments:
2011 to 2019:
President – The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust (www.katrust.org.uk)
Formed in 1951 to protect, enhance and promote the Kennet &
Avon Canal between Reading and Bath. The Trust was honoured in
2013 to receive 'The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service',
which was presented by HRH The Princess Royal.
2008-2011
Vice-President – The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust (www.katrust.org.uk)
2002-2007:
Trustee - The Grey Coat Hospital Foundation (www.gch.org.uk)
– a charitable trust established in 1698 for the provision of
education.
2002-2007
Governor – Grey Coat Hospital School (www.gch.org.uk)
A large inner-city comprehensive
school in Westminster.
2002-2007
Chairman of Governors - Queen Anne’s School, Caversham, Reading (www.qas.org.uk)
1999-2010:
Liveryman - The Worshipful Company of World Traders (www.world-traders.org) &
Freeman of the City of London
1997-2005:
Capital Appeal Committee - John Grooms Association for
Disabled People - now Livability (formerly John Grooms and The
Shaftesbury Society) (www.livability.org.uk)
Helped to raise £8m. in order to
build new, state-of-the-art homes for severely disabled people
1996-2007:
Governor - Queen Anne’s School, Caversham, Reading
(www.qas.org.uk)
Independent boarding and day
school for girls
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