Trustees

Simon retired to Burton upon Stather at 59 due to a minor health issue after spending his working life involved in many and varied fields. He lived the majority of his life in Lincolnshire and has a passion for local issues.

Simon started his working life on a farm based on 1940s principles and practices which gave him insight into how things could be changed for the better. From there he worked briefly in catering and then as an agricultural contractor. This introduced Simon to all aspects of agriculture including engineering, road building, operating and plant maintenance and working as part of a tight team.

He then moved on to packaging in a manufacturing setting, and to plant and HGV mechanic - taking his class 1 licence. His transport experience led him to owning his own truck and establishing his own business. 

For the next 25 years he was involved in transport - driving trucks and transporting just about everything possible in the UK.

In 2012 he started his own van transport business - doing specialised transport  until 2020. 

Simon is now a Parish Councillor with a good understanding of how local politics works.

Peter was born in Devon where he started his 56-year career in the bus and coach industry with the local bus company. This career took him through a series of promotions to Stockport, East Sussex and Newcastle before ending up in East Yorkshire where he joined East Yorkshire Motor Services as Traffic Manager in 1980. 

Peter was a second-tier member of the management buyout team which formed EYMS Group and bought the company when the National Bus Companywas privatised. From 1997 Peter was Chairman and Chief Executive and he and his family were sole owners of EYMS. As the financial situation was becoming more difficult and at the age of 74 Peter thought it was time to retire. The company with around 700 employees and over 300 buses and  coaches was sold to the Go-Ahead Group in June 2017.

Peter's special interest has always been in public relations. He established excellent relationships with local media, local MPs and with all the local authorities in Hull, East Yorkshire and Scarborough - areas served by EYMS. Peter was instrumental in starting the East Riding Transport Partnership many years ago and remains an independent member of that Partnership since retirement.

On retirement he was also asked to join the East Riding of Yorkshire Community Transport Partnership.

Peter is also now President of the Hull Civic Society and Hull Choral Union.

Peter has lived in Elloughton since moving to the area and joined HWRA as a Trustee early in 2020.

David became a Trustee for HWRA to have the opportunity to give something back to rural communities. He has lived in rural areas most of his life and believes that, as a consequence he is aware of some of the challenges that rural and remote living presents.

He is a Chartered Management Accountant and has run his own practice with circa 500 clients for several years, having previously been in private industry. David brings invaluable knowledge, experience and skills to the Trustee Board.

David has been a resident of Beverley for 40 years, having moved to the area with the RAF after travelling the world. On retirement he was appointed as a Lecturer at Hull College.

David has been involved with uniformed youth organisations at local and regional level, as well as volunteering and holding the position of Chairman with Beverley Community Lift, a community transport operator.

David has been a trustee of HWRA for a number of years and Treasurer from 2010. He has experience regarding the issues of delivering services across a rural area through his knowledge of the East Riding of Yorkshire. David has seen the organisation through years of change and wants to ensure that “in these difficult times the charity not only survives but continues its valuable work”.

Ann lives in Crowle on the Isle of Axholme and has been a community development worker for over forty years. She has a particular specialism for working rurally, having carried out contracts for the Countryside Agency,  the Peak District Rural Deprivation Forum, Yorkshire Rural Community Council as it then was and Community First Yorkshire as it now is, for North Yorkshire County Council and in fact for predecessors of Humber and Wolds. 

She also has a particular interest in community buildings and was at one time Regional Co-ordinator for Community Matters and then an assoicate for them until they closed in 2016.  

In total contrast, she is also a trustee of a charity working with asylum seekers and refugees in Doncaster.

Alan was looking to engage with voluntary organisations following retirement. His skill set, knowledge and experience matches what is required as a trustee of HWRA. He would like to put something back into the local community that may also be of benefit nationally.

Alan brings over 30 years experience with international voluntary charities working locally to meet the community needs. As a HWRA Trustee he supports and drives the Vision, Mission and Values of HWRA through the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.

Alan understands the value of local community volunteering and how it responds to real time needs and the valuable financial, social and cultural benefits in brings to millions of people, projects and causes. As a Trustee of HWRA and through good governance, he hopes to ensure HWRA continues providing a service to meet the community needs.