About with Friends depend on Trustees with a range of skills and experience who ensure the charity:
- Has a clear set of goals or strategy
- Is taking action to achieve these goals
- Meets its legal and financial obligations
We are always looking to increase the number of Trustees. If you are interested, please contact us!
Our CEO
Helen Dalton-Hare BEM
Helen founded About with Friends around her kitchen table in 2002 with nine initial members and a handful of volunteers. She served on the Board of Trustees until About with Friends became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in April this year. She continues to lead the organisation as CEO and attends Board meetings in this role. Helen is from London and worked in Social Services for over 30 years. As a youth worker, she ran the London Brent PHAB Club before joining Barnet Mencap to lead a project with people with Autism and behaviours that challenged, and then moved to Harrow Mencap to lead a project integrating children and adults with learning disabilities into the community. Helen relocated to Norfolk in 1996 and was the Paston College Community Outreach Lead for students with Disabilities before starting About with Friends. She received the British Empire Medal in 2014.
Held a brown belt in judo, and has an ambition to see the world.
Our Trustees
Andy Davies
Now in his second year as a Trustee. Andy considers himself to be something of a country bumpkin. Having worked in agriculture and construction up north, he followed the trend of the city migrators and now works as the Business Development Manager for an East Anglian IT service and support provider, called Green Duck (based in Bury St. Edmunds). He is delighted to be part of the About With Friends Family.
Clemmie Gleeson
Clemmie is both a qualified counsellor and a journalist. She works with young people as a counsellor at MAP and also has a private practice for young people and adults. She has volunteered for a number of charities over the years and is looking forward to being a trustee at AWF. Clemmie is married to Tom and has two children.
Jake Harrison
Jake is a young carer. He himself is physically disabled and supports his brother J who is one of our workskills and adult leisure members this gives Jake a unique insight into the disabled community. He knows a lot about AWF, having offered support whilst working with the workskills team and he relishes the opportunity to become more involved.
Neil Foley
Neil runs a coaching and consultancy firm, advising small business owners throughout Norfolk about how to grow and expand, using a lifetime of sales and marketing experience. He has a background in financial services throughout the East and was awarded an MBA from the University of East Anglia in 2011.
Sarah Hall
Sarah is a parent enjoying her second stint as a trustee. She has a daughter A who attends AWF, she has been in our services since she was a young girl. She is now part of our transition programme and enjoys our leisure activities as well as our respite breaks. Sarah is very knowledgeable of carer’s needs and of our various services and is happy to speak to other parents to offer help and advice.
Tracey Hicks
Tracey has joined as a Trustee in the past year. A trainer in social care, she brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our board. Tracey knows our organisation and our staff team well and understands both our ethos and culture.
