Meet the team –

together we can make a difference.

  • Theresa Halliday

  • Theresa Halliday

    Project Manager

    Theresa heads up the Project from our town-centre office at the Baptist Church. She has many years experience in the caring sector having previously worked for The British Red Cross and The Dorothy Kerin Trust. 

  • Jane Hobden

  • Jane Hobden

    Postural Stability instructor

    Before training as a specialist instructor with Later Life, Jane worked in the Rehabilitation unit at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. Jane is the only instructor in Tunbridge Wells who is currently qualified in the provision of therapeutic exercise for reducing the risk of falls and fractures in older people. Her qualification is supported by the Dept. of Health and has ‘Endorsed Training Status’ with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.

  • Elizabeth Hills

  • Elizabeth Hills

    Volunteer Co-ordinator

    Elizabeth is a local minister’s wife from Bidborough and has a background in teaching and pastoral care.

GNP Volunteers

Volunteers-at-BBQ

Good Neighbour Project volunteers are a committed group of men and women from the Tunbridge Wells churches who give up a few hours each week to offer neighbourly support to older people in their community.

Although not professionals, our volunteers do receive ongoing training covering many aspects of caring such as:

  • Confidentiality
  • Listening skills
  • Adult Abuse Awareness

Our volunteers also attend information workshops on other local services and charities available to older people in Tunbridge Wells, so they are better equipped to help clients access what is ‘out there’ for them.

All our volunteers are police checked (holding an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau disclosure) and are monitored by the office