Trustees

Cllr. Mrs Jacqui Jones

Chairman - elected annuallly by the Trustees

Jacqui Jones is an East Staffs Borough Councillor for Needwood Ward. A few years ago she retired from her position as Practice Manager at a firm of solicitors, after working there for over 20 years. Jacqui has been involved with Relate as a Trustee and Chairman, a Trustee for Women’s Refuge and she has been a School Governor. She has two grown up children and is now enjoying spending time with her three young grandchildren. Any spare time is spent working in her garden, at the cinema, on theatre trips and reading.

Cllr. Mr John Moffat

Dunstall Parish Council Nominee

John has lived in Dunstall for 36 years, and has served on the Parish Council for over 30 years. Before the consolidation into the Barton and Dunstall Key Trust, he was a Trustee of the William Key Charity for over 10 years, and is also currently a Trustee of the Henry Warford Charity and a member of Burton Rotary Club. He is a Scot, was a Chartered Chemical Engineer by profession, and before retirement worked for Bass Brewers. He is married to Angela, a retired Head Teacher, who is a member of Dunstall Parochial Church Council'.

Ed Sharkey

Barton Parish Council Nominee

Ed was born and brought up in Barton and attended Infant and Junior schools and, apart from spending 6 years working on Tyneside, has lived in Barton all his life.  A retired Landscape Architect Ed has been a Parish Councillor for over 20 years and is currently PC Chairman.  He has been actively involved in the life of the community for many years.  Ed represents the Parish Council on several external organisations e.g. the Local Quarry Liaison Committees and he set up the multi-agency Barton Flood Risk Group to work to deal with all types of flood issues in and around the village.

Dr David Okoye

Co-opted Trustee

David and his wife first came to live in Barton in 2000, and have lived here continuously with their son since 2004. He joined the local GP practice – Barton Family Practice - in 2005 and their son attends the John Taylor High School. Living and working in Barton as a GP places David in a unique and privileged position in the community, one which provides detailed knowledge of local people, and an understanding and awareness of some of the difficulties they face.

Mrs Julie Skinner

Co-opted Trustee

Julie has lived in Barton since 1986 and been involved with various Community groups throughout that time. She served as Cub Scout Leader for 25 years, and has been a Guide Leader, Ranger Guide Leader and Guide District Commissioner, giving her an insight into the needs and interests of the young people of the village. She has also been actively involved in the Methodist Church as part of the leadership team. More recently, she took an active part in helping to organise the village celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee and has joined the Community Speedwatch volunteers. In her occasional spare time, her interests include patchwork and other crafts, and following the British athletics team to major championships. She is a past champion of the village Pancake Race.

Mr Ray Holder

Ex officio trustee

Born and educated in London, I moved with my parents to Burton in the mid 60’s. Worked for Barclays Bank till 1968 when I started in the new Computing Department at Ind Coope where I stayed until 1992. Moved into Recruitment and finished as an Account Manager with my main account being Toyota.  Whilst at school I spent a year with the Royal  Opera Company as a boy soprano and continued singing as a tenor with several local music companies when moving to Burton. Played cricket for Dunstall and then Ind Coope until 1992 when back issues caused me to finish and took up golf which I still play 2 / 3 times a week at Branston and have been honoured to be both Captain and President there.  I am now Church Warden at St James in Barton and am looking forward to serving on the Key Trust. 

Brian Mole

Co-opted Trustee

Brian has lived in Barton for over 30 years, married to Sherian and has 2 sons, both of whom  attended all 3 schools in the village and during that time he was a Governor of the Infants school. Brian helped to set up Barton Rovers Junior football over 25 years ago. An active member of Burton Abbey  Round Table, he has spent many years on the Round Table Christmas float. He was the Managing Director of his Independent Financial Services Company from 1981 to 2010 when he took semi-retirement. Now a keen golfer (single figure handicap!) and a Justice of the Peace,  Brian continues to take an active part in village life. .

Jonathan Cunningham

Co-opted Trustee

Jonathan has been a Barton resident for the majority of his life and attended all three Barton schools in his youth. He is married to Jennifer and has 3 sons who also attend the local schools. Jonathan was previously a parent governor at the Thomas Russel Junior School. Jonathan is a solicitor, Partner and Head of the Family Department at Moseleys Solicitors in Lichfield.

Sam Cowgill

Co-opted Trustee

I have lived in Barton for over 18 years with my husband and two sons.  I grew up in Whittington and after living and working in London and Sydney, returned to the Midlands to start my family.  My career background is in Human Resource management working primarily in corporate law firms and more recently within my husband’s Rewards and Loyalty business. I have been heavily involved in village life since moving to Barton and have been an active member of the PTA at the Infant school and as a Governor and volunteer at the Junior school. I am a proud supporter of Barton Rovers Football Club, Dunstall Cricket Club and Barton Rugby Club where I have enjoyed watching my sons play. I currently assist at Thomas Russell Junior school three mornings a week. In my free time I enjoy walking my dog around the village and the beautiful local countryside, keeping fit at Branston Health Club, socialising with friends, reading and gardening.

Susanne van Daesdonk

Co-opted Trustee

Susanne is Barton born and bred, attended all the schools in the village and has been involved in many village organisations and activities. She studied for a degree in computer science right at the start of the computer revolution and worked in the IT and outsourcing industry for over 30 years. Susanne has been a Parish Councillor since 2015 including the role of Chair, is secretary of the local RBL branch and is also a front of house volunteer at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas where she deals with all sorts of people from the young to the very old. Her ever growing Anglo-Dutch family are scattered all over the world and even her dogs are from Spain.

Revd Andy Simpson

Ex officio trustee

Revd Andy Simpson was licenced as the new Church of England Vicar of Barton and Dunstall with Tatenhill in December 2020. Prior to which he had resided in the East Riding of Yorkshire all his life. Andy had a career in financial services before he was ordained in 2009. Andy also served with the Air Training Corps as an officer with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve for over 20 years, rising to the rank of Squadron Leader, and subsequently serving as chaplain. Andy enjoys rugby union, having played regularly for his local club, and has a keen interest in classic Italian Lambretta and Vespa scooters. He has two grown-up children and two grandchildren. Andy has served as trustee on numerous charities before and will serve the Key Trust as an ex officio trustee.

Mrs Lorraine Brant

Clerk to the Trustees

Lorraine is also Barton born and bred. After attending all three village schools she joined TSB and spent the majority of her career working in the Facilities Management department in their head office in Birmingham having a daily commute from Barton. She has also been a school governor for Thomas Russell Infants and Junior Schools, a Parish Councillor and is currently a Girl Guiding Leader for both Brownies and Rangers. Once a member of Barton Ladies Hockey Club Lorraine now enjoys supporting her daughter at athletics competitions around the country in her spare time.