Skip over main navigation
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
The BUILD Charity

Social, leisure and learning opportunities for people with disabilities

Contact us Donate
Menu
  • About us
    • What we do
    • Meet the team
    • Our impact
    • Jobs
  • Our Services
    • The Wednesday Club
    • Community Opportunities Programme
    • Skills for Life
    • Getaways and the BUILD Travel Service
    • Joining In
    • Become a member
    • Stories
  • Events
  • Volunteering
    • Why volunteer
    • Volunteer stories
    • Volunteering opportunities
    • Apply to volunteer
  • Support our work
    • Investing in the BUILD Charity
    • Donate
    • Raise funds for us
      • Fundraising ideas
      • Set up a fundraising page
  • News and blogs
    • News
    • Blogs
  • Admin
    • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
  • Meet the team
  1. About us
  2. Meet the team

Meet the team

We employ a small, but high quality, team of mainly part-time staff to provide co-ordination of Ground Floor, 12 Bank Street in Norwich City Centre. Around 20% of our volunteers are people with disabilities, most of whom support our weekly Wednesday Club, but are also central to our internal, and external training teams.

Chair of the Board of Trustees - Sophie Peek

Sophie is our Lead Volunteer, and Chair of the Board of Trustees. She joined the BUILD Charity team in 2010 and has continued to bring her expertise in personnel management into a number of unpaid governance roles, taking on the role of Chair at a crucial time in the Charity's history in 2016. Sophie provides leadership to the Board and line manages the Chief Executive. 

Chief Executive - James Kearns

James joined the BUILD Charity in November 2004, having been associated with it as an independent consultant for around two years previously. James leads on marketing and fundraising, development of strategy and operations, volunteer recruitment and training, staff recruitment and management and managing external relationships.

Administration Officer - Ros Carter

Ros joined the team in February 2017 and she leads on managing the charity's database of beneficiaries, volunteers and supporters, volunteer referencing, and manages the opportunities booking systems making sure that beneficiaries and volunteers get the right information at the right time to maximise their involvement in our delivery programmes.

Finance Officer - May Taylor

May joined the team in February 2019 and takes the lead on managing financial transactions coming in and going out of the organisation through fees, invoices and expense claims. She is responsible for keeping financial records and providing information to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees to enable them to ensure responsible financial management at all times.

Programme Co-ordinator (GetAways and Skills for Life) - Shona Sundhari

Shona rejoined the team in August 2019 having worked previously in an administration and development role between 2013 and 2015. Shona leads on the development and management of the GetAways and BUILD Travel Service programmes as well as the Skills for Life programmes.

Programme Co-ordinator - Wednesday Club and Community Opportunities Programme - VACANT

This role is currently vacant. They lead on the development and management of the Wednesday Club, BUILD Charity's first project launched in 1967, and still running every Wednesday evening in Norwich as a member led social club.  He/She also leads on the production of the three monthly Opportunities Programme which provides the information to support beneficiaries choices.

Lead Volunteers

Among our 80 unpaid volunteers we work closely with a team of Lead Volunteers who take primary responsibility for specific areas of the programme. They are our "Go to" people when it comes to developing different programme strands and supporting the delivery of the programme.

  • Tim Taylor (Ten Pin Tuesdays)
  • Eric Harris (Sunday Lunch Club)
  • Jamie Lamb (Saturday Swimming)
  • Hannah Riches (Sunday Cinema)
  • Chris Willett (Grow and Go)
  • Linda May (International Food Quest)
  • Ken Munro (Weekend Walkabout)
  • Sarah Harper (Fitness for Fun)
  • Carol Goodbody (Marketing, fundraising and events)

Published: 3rd January, 2020

Updated: 18th November, 2020

Author:

Location: Church House, Church Alley, Redwell Street, Norwich, NR2 4SN

Share this page
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Latest

  • It's Our Birthday and we want 54 candles on 54 cakes

    It's Our Birthday and we want 54 candles on 54 cakes

    Get your cakes and candles ready as we want 54 candles to blow out at the same time this weekend.

  • 2020 - Our year in pictures

    2020 - Our year in pictures

    2020 was not the year any of us had planned. Take a look at this short film to see how we survived, and thrived.

  • The Clubs may be closed but FUSE Nights carried on - virtually until now!

    The Clubs may be closed but FUSE Nights carried on - virtually until now!

    Whilst the Covid-19 Pandemic may have closed nightclubs, our hugely popular Fuse nights continued virtually from March until October from a garage!!

  • WE'VE MOVED OUR OFFICES

    WE'VE MOVED OUR OFFICES

    After over 25 years at Church House in central Norwich, we have moved our offices - but only just around the corner.

Most read

  • Accessibility

  • Volunteer with us

    Volunteer with us

    It's as much about you, as it is about us.

  • Privacy Policy

    PRIVACY POLICY - place holder page

  • Donate

    Donate

    Since 1967 we have been striving to make sure that having a disability is not a barrier to having friends and an active social life, of your choosing. Most of us take that for granted, we are so pleased that you have not.

  • Cookie Policy

  • "We're making a difference so people with disabilities don't have to feel different"

    By providing informed choice, and a variety of opportunities, we help people with disabilities access the kind of social life most of us take for granted.

  • 2020 - Our year in pictures

    2020 - Our year in pictures

    2020 was not the year any of us had planned. Take a look at this short film to see how we survived, and thrived.

  • Fuse Party - Norwich (To Be Confirmed)

    Fuse Party - Norwich (To Be Confirmed)

    "The best night out in Norwich for people with disabilities" - our Fuse Party Nights are back at The Waterfront for anyone, with any disability aged 16 and over. Live DJ, fully licensed bar, sound and light show from 6.30pm to 9pm Entry £5 with up to 2 carers FREE

  • Terms and Conditions

  • Fuse Party - Kings Lynn (To be confirmed)

    Fuse Party - Kings Lynn (To be confirmed)

    Probably the best night out for people with disabilities in West Norfolk, this is the place to be on the second Thursday of every month between 6.30pm and 9pm. Entry is £5 per person with up to 2 carers FREE. Over 16 years of age only.

Our impact

Our impact

Award winning impact through royal recognition Read more

Published: 3rd January, 2020

Updated: 16th November, 2020

Author:

Sign up for our newsletter

Please enter your first name
Please enter your last name
Please enter your email address Please enter a valid email address (e.g. [email protected])

Find us

Registered Office

Ground Floor 12 Bank Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 4SE

+44 (0)1603 618029
[email protected]

Links

  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

©2019 Build All rights reserved. BUILD Registered Charity 1147395