Illuminate employs a school’s worker coordinator, and supports a gap year worker. The wider team is made up of several volunteers from our supporting churches.
Name: Ruthie
Job: I work for Illuminate as their School’s Work Co-ordinator.
Favourite Food: Too many favourites to choose one favourite, hot cross buns, home made soup, chip barm with mushy peas, mum’s recipe ginger cake, toad in the hole, mashed potato, roast potatoes, gammon and pineapple....
Favourite TV Program: Come Dine With Me
Favourite Football team:Ipswich Town
My ideal day will be spent…long lie in, big fry up, walk in the country or trip to the beach with friends, followed by a good rom com.
Name: Betsabe Gorospe
Job: Gap year worker in Illuminate
Family: Single and I have a sister in Mexico
Favourite TV Program: Law and Order,CSI, With out a trace, Antiques Road show, etc
Church you go to: Littleover Methodist Church
Random fact: I used to play flag football in Mexico ( American Football for girls)
Ideal day: Visit to a theme Park with lots of rollercoasters
Our board of trustees is made up of a representative of each of our supporting churches, plus a chair person, secretary and treasurer.
âIan Worrall (Chair and minister of Methodist Church)
Name: Ian Worrall (Rev)
Job: Methodist Minister
Family: Married to Sue (teacher at Griffield), 3 children, Sam, Hannah & Naomi and granddaughter Ava
Helps in: Chairman of the Trustees. Assemblies at Wren Park/ Classroom talks at Griffield.
Random fact Still competing at athletics. County Record holder for 100m & Long Jump for over 40’s!
Favourite Food: Fresh figs! But anything that uses good fresh ingredients, ideally organic
Ideal day:.Watching the athletic finals at 2012 Olympics with my family
âAnn Vincent (secretary)
Name: Ann Vincent
Job: Lab Technician at Littleover Community School
Family: Married with 2 kids and 1 grandson
Helps in: BTG St Peters, Griffe, special assemblies, adventure clubs
Favourite TV Program: Time Team, CSI, etc
Church you go to: St. Andrews
Random fact: I'm a non identical twin
Ideal day: Walking in the countryside, preferably visiting a waterfall
âTerry Wood (treasurer)
âAnn Nadin (the Haven)
Name: Ann Nadin
Job: Teacher
Family: 3 sons (all married), 6 grandchildren
Helps in: I’m a trustee, assemblies, Wren Park Bridge the Gap and in the prayer group
Favourite Food: Cheese
Random fact: Was a county hockey player.
Ideal day: With Grandchildren in the countryside picnic, etc
âMaria Peacock (Baptist Church)
âHelen Williams (Littleover Methodist)
Name: Helen Williams
Job: Physiotherapist.
Family: Married with 2 teenage daughters
Helps in: Trustee, Ruthie’s supervisor, occasionally help at Adventure Clubs
Favourite TV Program: X Factor
Ideal day: Beside a pool in the sun with a good book
We have several enthustiastic volunteers from our supporting churches, that came in to the schools with us:
âSid Kumar (The Haven )
âBernie Burton
âBruce Kilgow
âKym Tansley
Name: Kym Tansley
Job: Carpenter
Family: 3 children, 1 grand child and one on way.
Helps in: As Trustee and Schools assemblies
Favourite TV Program: Inspector Morse
Favourite Football Team: …Derby County FC
My ideal day would be spend: with the Lord, looking out to a windswept sea
âJohn Lee (New Mount)
Name:John Lee
Job:Youth Worker for Interact Youth project and Newmount Methodist Church.
Family: I have been married for just over 3 years to my Awesome Geeky wife Julia – and we have the coolest, cutest son in the world called Elijah – he was born in March 2008! He is currently experimenting with what you can eat – apparently everything!
Helps in: St Peters, Derby Moor, Derby High and anywhere else!
Favourite Football team: Underoath – they are a band! (Sorry!)
More info:I have been a Christian for 6 years, and in youthwork for 10,currently studying part time towards a degree in Theology, love playing Bass and Guitar.
âJoanna Pellereau (St. Peter´s)
Name: Joanna Pellereau
Job: Children’s and youth Worker at St. Peter’s Church.
Family:I have a husband, Ben, He’s fab
Helps in: St Peter’s (occasionally)
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Favourite TV Program: Star Trek
Random Fact: Joanna has 385 friends on facebook
âJoy Pomroy(LMC)
Name: Joy Pomroy
Family: Married with 2 teenage sons
Helps in: Gayton
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Church you go to: Littleover Methodist Church
My ideal day would be spent..... By the sea
âGeorge Wik (Littleover Methodist Church)
Name: George Wik
Job: Youth Worker
Helps in: St Peters, LCS
Favourite Food: Deep fried pizza n chips
Favourite TV Program: 24
Favourite Football team: Rangers (Scotland), Everton (England)
Random Fact: My grandfather was Norwegian
My ideal day would be spent.....in an exotic location with lots of sunshine, my girlfriend, good food and entertainment
âGodfrey Nicholson.
Name: Godfrey Nicholson
Job: Minister at Newmount Methodist Church
Family: Married to Lynda, with a daughter and a son.
Helps in: St Peter’s, Carlyle, Gayton
Favourite TV Program: Countdown
Favourite Football Team: …as qualified referee (at lower level) I have to be neutral!!