The Branch Staff & Volunteers

There are currently 6 members of paid staff on The Branch Team & over 100 amazing volunteers!! The Branch team are also supported by the staff of RiverTree Trust in the day to day running of Jubilee Centre.

The Branch Team

Richard Langford

Richard Langford

Community Group Support & Food Lead

Richard is married and has two daughters.

He is passionate about kindness, togetherness, and giving a voice to the voiceless. Richard uses food to break down barriers and bring people together, to build friendships and tackle isolation.

He likes music, reading and old vehicles. He doesn’t like bananas. 

Alison Lloyd

Alison Lloyd

Manager

Alison is married to Trev & has four children & three grandchildren.

She is passionate about causing everyone to feel loved and part of something bigger, giving hope and opportunity for change to those who feel hopeless.

She loves being creative & nature. But doesn’t like liquorice, scratches on plastic or the word moist

Sebastian Mangan

Sebastian Mangan

Community Group Support & Statistician

Sebastian is passionate about making a positive change in the local community, through contributing to community projects and using data to show the positive effects our work has on people’s lives.

He loves music and cats, but not the musical cats.  

Helen Mitchell

Helen Mitchell

Community Group Support & Wellbeing lead

Helen is married to Colin and has two daughters.

She is passionate about encouraging people to realise the unique gifts they have to share with the world and helping them to nurture their wellbeing.

She loves the smell of freshly cut grass, her morning coffee, trees and playing pop songs on her ukelele. She doesn’t like rats, feeling cold or pale chips.

Charlene Novak

Charlene Novak

Community Projects & Events Co-Ordinator

Charlene is married to Gav & has four daughters.

She is passionate about working towards building a strong community, where nobody feels alone and everyone has enough.

She loves lebkuchen & her little dog Rusty.  But doesn’t like cheese & onion crisps or hair in her mouth.

Laura Stimpson

Laura Stimpson

Menopause Support Tackling the Taboo

Laura is married to Matt and has two daughters.

She’s passionate about making sure people feel comfortable talking about menopause & that they have access to support and the best information to help them advocate for themselves and make informed choices.

She loves family days out, singing, tulips, cheese, chocolate and playing games.  

She doesn’t like hot summer days and coffee.