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I joined the charity firstly in 1977 when I left college as a newly qualified chef, and worked my way up to domestic bursar looking after the day to day running of Rippledown. I left in 1981 to have a family. Since then I have gained experience in various areas of catering and was lucky enough to get a degree in International culinary arts and management in London and a teaching certificate at a local university. I was also proud to accept a second-place in the country award at the House of Lords in 2001 for the Lord Oxfuird’s Awards for Excellence.

My main role is as a catering manager helping to provide home cooked food for the children who stay at Rippledown on our outdoor learning schools, looking after dietary requirements, allergies and liaising with schools. I also help to manage catering in the Pines Garden Tearooms and The Pines Calyx catering for parties, weddings, conferences and events.

I am a keen walker and love gardening in my spare time, growing my own fruit and vegetables on an allotment, sharing the fruit to go in the cakes at the tearooms. My other interests are reading, various crafts and singing with the local rock choir.