Trustees

Meet our dedicated team of Trustees

Our board of Trustees are responsible for the overall control and strategic direction of Cherry Trees. They meet quarterly to discuss , decide and review our strategy and policies and receive reports and updates from senior managers. Our Trustees are a volunteer team of dedicated professionals which include a G.P, Lawyer, successful Business owners, Marketing and Finance specialists, along with a parent.

Many of the Trustees have a personal connection with children and young adults with disabilities, which combined with their invaluable professionals expertise, creates a very strong board that leads the strategy of the charity.

Adrian Thompson

Honorary Treasurer & Trustee Read more

Mark Clement

Chair of Trustees Read more

Ann Taylor

Vice Chair of Trustees Read more

Clare Colborne-Baber

Trustee Read more

Simon Runton

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Deborah Powlesland

Company Secretary Read more

Mike Evans

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Latest

CHERRY TREE'S MONTHLY SURREY ADVERTISER COLUMN - 6

Families so often tell us one of the reasons they need our charities help is because of interrupted nights sleep linked to their child's sporadic or restless sleeping habits. In this months column Debbie Boulter reflects on sleep-less nights in her own home, whilst research conducted in wider society looks at disability and sleeping habits. Read on for more in our November column....

2020 BINGO!

'Hit the floor...' 74 ... Join Cherry Trees for our Bingo night being hosted at Top Golf Addlestone, a family friendly venue and evening out.

CHERRY TREES MONTHLY SURREY ADVERTISER COLUMN - 5

Cherry Trees primary aim is to prevent family break-up, knowing that the provision of respite care for children with disabilities can give their families a little time out from caring too. But charities like ours are not in abundance across the UK which means for many families there is no break from caring. We've joined a campaign to re-address a major absence in support services for families with a child with a disability.

HATS OFF TO JILL

Cherry Trees respite stays are more in demand than ever. We are trusted by the families who drop their children off with us because of the quality of care we offer and that's because of our caring staff. One of our team has reached a significant work mile-stone - read on to see her achievement.

Why we’re here

Cherry Trees is here to provide respite care to families for their children with disabilities and we support every child's stay with voluntary income to ensure this happens.

Volunteer for us

2019 is a big year for our charity with increasing numbers of families coming to us for support, a calendar of exciting events and work on raising our profile underway. We have six new volunteering opportunities we need help with - could it be you ? Our volunteers are the lifeblood of Cherry Trees and without their tremendous support and our donors Cherry Trees would not exist. Voluntary support enables us to keep investing in our respite care which families so desperately come to us for.