About us
The need for Sid Valley Help was identified by the Sidmouth Health & Care Forum in 2017 and it was set up by local residents and registered as a charity in 2019.
Sid Valley HELP is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered in England no. 1181458. Our entry on the Charities Commission website is available HERE.
To donate to us please go to the Donations page and to volunteer there is more information on the Volunteer page.
Sid Valley Help Management Group
Di Fuller - Trustee & Vice-Chair
After a career as a teacher and a senior manager in further education, Di moved to Sidmouth in 2006 and worked as an educational consultant to schools and colleges until retiring in 2011. Di was chair of the GP's Practice Patient Participation Group for five years and until 2020 she chaired the Sidmouth Health & Care Forum which brings together NHS, Social Services and voluntary sector organisations. Di set up the local Wellbeing and Health Action Team and she is the Voluntary Sector Representative for Sidmouth.
Keith Gillanders - Trustee & Chair
Keith has background in engineering and economics and worked for engineering firms and for PricewaterhouseCoopers management consultants in London. He moved to Exeter in 2000 and joined Regen to develop renewable energy projects. Keith has lived in Sidmouth since 2012 and he is also a trustee of Sidmouth Hospice at Home.
Andrew Hardy - Trustee
Andy was born in Derbyshire and after a career as a Chartered Surveyor in London and the home counties Andy retired and moved to Sidmouth. He is a crew member of the Sidmouth Lifeboat and has spent time as a volunteer with the Sid Valley Foodbank and the Talking Newspaper. Andy enjoys walking, cycling and playing golf, table tennis and walking football.
Ron Peppin - Trustee
Ron worked in the telecoms industry in London for 42 years before moving to Sidmouth in 2014. As well as being a Trustee he answers the phone calls and emails to the Sid Valley Help Helpline. Ron is also Treasurer of the Sid Valley Food Bank and Secretary of the St Francis Church Parochial Church Council.
Janet Campbell Young - Trustee
Jan spent all her working life in or involved with the NHS as a pharmacist, manager and recently as a leadership and career development coach. She moved to East Devon in 2010 and on retirement in 2014 became a Trustee and Chair of Home-Start Exeter East and Mid Devon until 2022. She is also the Secretary of Honiton Memory Café and is a volunteer at Kennaway House.
Hazel Nelson - Trustee and treasurer
Hazel worked in the NHS as a clinical psychologist before moving down to Devon on her retirement. Prior to taking on the role of treasurer for SVH she was the treasurer for Sidmouth Quaker Meeting. She has been a trustee of Citizens Advice East Devon and is now a trustee of Sidlife, a charity that supports independent living in the elderly, and Sidmouth Voluntary Services.
Charles King - Trustee
Charles spent the majority of his career operating pubs and restaurants in London, then as a Bursar in the education sector, with a final ten-year period as a business consultant in the charity sector. He has been an Advisor with Citizens Advice, and having moved to Sidmouth after 5 years in Uplyme, is involved in voluntary work with Gateway and the SVP, helping the elderly, lonely and homeless.
Celia Hardill - Volunteer Manager
Celia has worked in care and nursing since 2007 and is a registered nurse. During her career she worked for charities and for limited companies and has held senior management positions in large care home companies.
Sid Valley Help Volunteers
We have over 30 wonderful volunteers at present supporting vulnerable households with shopping etc and providing our befriending service. They also host our drop-in social sessions and help with fund-raising. We are indebted to our past and present volunteers for their time and dedication.
