STAFF
Emma Banks (Youth Worker)
Emma has been a professional youth worker for around 20 years. She has worked in urban and rural communities, delivering a wide range of open provision youth clubs, targeted work, working in schools and within the community. Most of her experience is in the Cumbria area, although she has also worked in Lancashire and Devon.
Charlotte Boardman (Youth Support Worker)
Charlotte joined KEY over the summer and has loved working with the young people as part of our HAF project. Her background is in journalism, and she previously spent 14 years working for the BBC. Charlotte has been working in local schools over the last couple of years, supporting KS2 pupils. She is now retraining in youth work, with a special interest in young people’s mental health and neurodivergent learning.
Rosie Brown (Administrator)
Rosie is new to the KEY team and is looking forward to helping the organisation run as smoothly as possible.
TRUSTEES
Gregory Tagney (Acting Chair and Safeguarding)
Greg is a retired civil engineer who lives in Storth. He joined the trustees in 2017. His previous experience with youth work is limited to coaching junior rugby players and fell runners, but he is also an active volunteer when needed at our youth club/café.
Derek Ridgway (Treasurer)
Derek started his working life training to be an accountant but gave it up and joined the Police Service. On retirement from the Police Service after 30yrs, he worked for the Probation Service for 11 years. On full retirement he moved to the local area.
Derek has been involved with charities all his adult life and is currently involved in the finance of four other charities and as chair of one other.
Hilary Fordham
Hilary started as a Trustee at KEY in April 2023 after she had finished work in the NHS, where she worked for over 30 years, firstly as a radiographer and then as a manager. Hilary was born in Essex but has worked and lived in several parts of the country. She will be chairing the Operations Group as part of her Trustee role at KEY.
Judith Rigg
Judith was brought up in North London and attended the London School of Theology. Judith worked as a civil servant and in residential childcare before moving to Milnthorpe. During this time, Judith was involved in St Thomas’ church in Milnthorpe running Sunday school and youth clubs. Judith continued to work within social services and special education, and latterly training and working as a probation officer in Blackpool and Preston. Judith retired to Arnside, and returned to being an active member of St Thomas, and secretary to Milnthorpe PCC.
Andrew Skinner
Andrew is a retired hospital doctor with a lot of work done in education and training within health care. He is a member of Storth Church, and this has led to two church positions in safeguarding, and now he is bringing these skills to KEY. Andrew is originally from the East Midlands and has worked in York, Merseyside and Teesside, he has lived in Storth for about 10 years.
Paul Thompson
