Representing ITHAAD Community Development Association

Mr Malik arrived in the UK in the early 1960s after graduating in Pakistan.  He worked for a company called Smith & Nephew as a shift manager for 25 years until the production was moved to Birmingham.  Mr Malik then worked for a local firm as a manager before working as a Business Development Officer with the Local Authority; he was involved with the Racial Equality Council and was elected Vice Chairman.

Mr Malik is currently involved with a local charitable organisation called Ithaad. He is a member of the Board of Governance for Nelson & Colne College and has been involved with the BME pact in Accrington.

Representing Burnley and Pendle mencap

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Representing Pendle Disability Forum

The Forum looks at planning and access issues for disabled people in Pendle.

Howard Eccles

Representing Gannow Community Association

Representing Burnley Lions

Individual member and representing Belmont Community Centre

John worked in the the waterworks industry for 35 years, retiring in August 1990.  He worked in what is now East Lancashire Voluntary Sector Resource Centre from 1974 to 1988.  He became involved in voluntary work in 1995 with Crossroads, until September 2003 and was appointed their Treasurer in October 1997.

Elected as CVS Trustee in September 2001 and took over the position of Treasurer following the untimely death of Roger Brock in November 2001.

Other interests are crown green bowling in summer and snooker in winter.

Individual Member

John is an ex Sales Director of a large refrigeration company so brings a business perspective to CVS.  Now long retired he has been involved for eight years as Vice Chair of the now disbanded Community Health Council.  He has also served on Burnley Borough Council and been with CVS for about ten years, serving for a year as Chairman.  John is a member of both the CVS Finance and Carers sub-committees.

Individual Member

John McManus MA is a former journalist, TV producer and university lecturer. He was a councillor in Rossendale for 9 years and leader of the council for two. He has worked as a volunteer for  a number of community organisations in East Lancashire and Salford since 1985.  He has been a trustee of BPRCVS since 2003.

Representing Victim Support

Margaret is a Brierfield resident and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in community development; she continues to be active within the local community.   Margaret also chairs the Pendle Domestic Violence Forum.

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Representing Pendle Pakistan Welfare Association

Individual member

Phil was born 1943 and brought up in Stalybridge.  He married Sheila in 1967 and has two daughters and three grandchildren.  Phil started work as an apprentice electrical fitter at Hartshead Power Station (now demolished) in 1958.  Member of Stalybridge Borough Council for the two years before local government re-organisation brought Tameside into being.  In 1972 became the Branch Secretary for the Bury and Rossendale branches of the GMB Trade Union.  Moved to Rossendale in 1977 and became a GMB Regional Organiser two years later.  Through GMB, among other duties, served as a member of the Civil Engineering Construction Conciliation Board and the Construction Industry Training Board for seventeen years.   A member of the Local Appeals Tribunal for about twenty years form 1972.   Accepted voluntary early retirement in 1995.  Graduated from Bolton Institute in 1999 - B.Sc. in Psychology with Philosophy.  Became a part-time Tutor at Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale, in 2000.  Retired from Hopwood Hall in 2008.  While in Stalybridge was a member of the Stalybridge Council of Churches, being president in 1976.  A member of Haslingden Council of Churches, following move to Rossendale, and President in 1981.  Through membership of Edgeside Baptist Church served as President of the Rossendale Sunday School Union for three years up to 2005.  A Governor of Tor View School for twenty-two years from about 1980.  A Governor of Balladen  Community Primary School since 2004.  Joined Trustees of Parents in Pain in 1995 and was Chair from 1998 to 2009.  A Trustee of BPRCVS since the beginning of 1999 - becoming Chair in 2001. Served as Chair, or Vice-chair, from 2001 to date.

Individual Member 

Susan Hughes JP., DL was appointed a Trustee of the Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service in 2008.

Susan has been involved with the Voluntary Sector since 1963 when she joined the Council for Social Service, since when she has held several local and County positions.  She was appointed a Magistrate in 1976 and became Chairman of the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Bench retiring from the Bench in 2008.   She was a Volunteer with the Citizens’ Advice Bureau in Burnley and Pendle for 40 years, becoming a Deputy Manager and latterly Chairman of the Pendle District Trustee Board.  She was a member of the Lancashire Probation Committee and Board for 18 years and latterly was Chairman of the Retired Associates’ Group.

Other appointments include: Member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal since 1982; Independent Chairman of Lancashire Social Services Reviews since 1998; Trustee of Emmaus Burnley and Chairman of the Social Enterprise Development Sub-Committee since 2008, and Honorary President of 352 Burnley Squadron of the Air Training Corps.

She was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire in 2004 and served on The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund Panel for 6 years.  She has recently retired after 7 years as the founder Chairman of the Lancashire Panel for The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Individual Member

Walter D Park MBE is Chairman of the Board of Lancashire LINk

An “Expert by Experience” with CQC (Care Quality Commission) and is supported by Age Concern/Help the Aged.  A member of Burnley Older Peoples Forum; he is interested in the health and wellbeing of older people, participating in several exercise classes locally.

He has connections with individuals and local groups concerned with LGBT issues.  He is an active member of local interest groups, PACT, Howard Street Community Garden and Neighbourhood Watch

He has a BA (Hons) degree in Health Studies (Health Promotion) and a PhD in cognitive studies.  He was awarded an MBE in the 2006 New Year’s Honours List for “Services to the community in Lancashire”.