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Contact us

Learn more about the GBM staff team and get in touch.

We want to hear from you!

Give the Girls’ Brigade Support Centre a ring on 01246 582322.

Send us an email using gbco@gb-ministries.org

Send snail mail to:

Girls’ Brigade Ministries,
Cliff College, Calver,
Hope Valley,
Derbyshire,
S32 3XG.

The team

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Judith Davey-Cole - CEO

judith.davey-cole@gb-ministries.org

Responsibilities include: Strategic development, legal and HR, trustee board liaison, fundraising/grant bids, strategic communications and press relations, policies and procedures, Designated Safeguarding Lead, and mission consultancy.

Diane Barber - Administration Assistant

General administration including leader registrations and changes, DBS, local group and leader service awards.

‘I am excited to be working for The Girls’ Brigade because I feel part of a very special team that supports all of our wonderful GB volunteers.’

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Eleanor Bennett - Communications and Media Manager

eleanor.bennett@gb-ministries.org

Responsibilities include: Marketing and publication design, website and social media maintenance, operational communications and external communications.

‘I love working for The Girls’ Brigade because I have the best colleagues! They know how to celebrate and put on a good spread!’

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Hope Bower - Finance Assistant

hope.bower@gb-ministries.org

Responsibilities include: Finance post, banking, census payments and invoicing, staff/volunteer expenses, and purchase/sales ledger.

‘I love working for The Girls’ Brigade because it gives my life a sense of purpose and what I enjoy most is answering the phone to our lovely volunteers, when they ring in needing help with questions and issues.’

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Jess Gill - Operations Manager

jess.gill@gb-ministries.org

Responsibilities include: Leading the operational management of GBM’s membership services and GB trading activities, as well as operational aspects of leading the staff team and oversight of the office premises.

‘I love working for The Girls’ Brigade because it gives me so many opportunities and every day is different. One day organising crisp packet recycling, the next taking young women to steward and represent GB at a Buckingham Palace garden party.’

Jayne Jones - Project and Events Administrator

jayne.jones@gb-ministries.org

Responsibilities include: Residential Events/hazardous activity registrations, Queen’s Award, Duke of Edinburgh’s manager, events co-ordination, and programme advice.

‘The more I discover about the wide ranging work of The Girls’ Brigade, the more I feel excited and privileged to be a small part of it.’

April Kilgarriff - Order Fulfillment

april.kilgarriff@gb-ministries.org

Responsibilities include: GB Trading order processing and maintaining stock records, raising GB Trading invoices, and supplier liaison.

‘I love working for The Girls’ Brigade because every day is different. Specifically, I love the variety of tasks I get to work on each day with like-minded people.’

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Carol Lowries - Growing GB Development Officer

carol.lowries@gb-ministries.org

Responsibilities include: Helping to grow our GB groups and activities, setting up of new GB groups; encouraging volunteers; and supporting GB’s network of volunteers.

‘I love working for The Girls’ Brigade because it gives me the opportunity to be part of a great team, sharing God’s love and supporting our girls and volunteers.’

Sheryl Meakin - Finance Manager

sheryl.meakin@gb-ministries.org

Responsibilities include: Financial management, end of month and end of year processes, management accounts, cashflow, budgets, audit and bank liaison, and GB Trading oversight.

‘I love working for The Girls’ Brigade because of the support and passion from the team and how that works to bring people together.’

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