ABOUT US - MEET our TRUSTEES

Lindsay is a retired mixed-practice veterinarian and long-time farmer. Having worked in Australia for 20 years he sold his veterinary practice and farm moving to Colwall in 2013.

Along with his wife Jane he runs a smallholding, and equine livery at Brookmead, next to COG’s Lugg’s Mill Orchard. He has been working to improve the biodiversity at Brookmead having planted over  80 orchard trees and 3000 hedge plants in the past 5 years.

Lindsay is particularly interested in the wildlife value of orchards, as well as creating wildflower meadows in COG orchards and at Brookmead.

Andy is a Chartered Accountant and has been working at one of the ‘Big 4’ accountancy firms for over 30 years.  He moved to Colwall in 2023 with his wife Melanie, having previously lived on the other side of the Malvern Hills a little east of Worcester.  Andy is very interested in improving biodiversity and the environment, and is trying to increase the amount of wildflowers and pollinators in the small orchard at the bottom of his garden.

Andy became a trustee in October 2024 and is COG’s Treasurer.  He is also a Trustee of the Wye and Usk Foundation.

 Clive is a retired Chemical Engineer and design safety specialist. He worked as a consultant for most of his career, wandering the world advising on the safety of process plant design.  He was the author of several design safety guides, ran training courses and towards the end of his career, taught at university. 

He has lived in the Colwall area since 1994 and was a founder member of COG with an allotment.  He was however absent for five years working in Australia 

He is the owner of a smallholding in Bosbury with his wife Kath.  They look after the flock of 65 rare-breed sheep that regularly graze the Village Garden and Lugg’s Mill.  Clive and Kath are both interested in, and supportive of, the current developments in regenerative agriculture, particularly wildflower meadows, hedge creation and supporting pollinators.  He specialises in digging holes for hedge plants (1,000 this year) and is regularly to be found planting oak trees anywhere he can find a suitable spot. 

Jilly moved to Colwall in 2019 and  became a trustee of COG shortly afterwards. Her  previous home was at Canon Frome Court, a farming community half an hour west of Colwall. 

Her interest in, and love of, orcharding goes back to her childhood; where she had two orchards as part of the market garden her mother ran. As an adult she learnt to prune fruit trees and began helping friends with the care of their orchards. At Canon Frome Court she took the lead on caring for the 250+ fruit trees on the estate and gained a lot of experience in the care of trained fruit - espaliers and the like. During that time she undertook the training to become an Orchard Champion. 

She has retired from both her professional roles; midwife and yoga teacher. 

As a COG trustee she leads on our Orchard Liaison Service with local orchard owners, and does a lot of the hands-on pruning in COG’s orchards, private gardens and other orchards in the area. She is working with the Down’s Light Railway Trust in the partnership we are developing to care for, and enhance, the orchard alongside the railway. 

  Chris was born in Hereford where he started his working career as a Fire Fighter for Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service for over 33 years, which culminated in him leading the Fire Service Community and Technical Fire Safety Department as Group Manager. 

His interests include working with a local Wildlife Trust, and as a Driver on a Heritage Steam Railway.

He regularly attends the Colwall Orchard Group Friday volunteer sessions. 

Chris is also the joint lead on Health & Safety Issues.

Jenny is a university lecturer in law. She moved to Colwall in 2021 and immediately joined COG. She has a deep love of the outdoors and a keen interest in protecting and restoring the natural environment. Jenny volunteered for the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust prior to moving to Colwall and now volunteers with COG whenever she can, fitting this around her work and family life. 

As a COT Trustee Jenny hopes to support the valuable work of the Trust in restoring traditional orchards and making space for nature in the process. 

Pam joined the board of trustees in 2017. She has been involved in voluntary sector for a number of years, particularly concerned with improving the environment. She was a board member and orchard volunteer (representing COG) on the Three Counties Traditional Orchard Project (TCTOP) from 2014-18. Before moving to the Malvern Hills area,  Pam lived and worked in Central Europe for ten years managing sustainable development projects in the Carpathian mountains, mostly delivered through community engagement and facilitating policy processes.