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Oliver

Department: Staff
  Oliver joined the team as a bike mechanic to work on our Bikes without Barriers programme for adults. Oliver likes supporting people learning about bike maintenance as well as working out solutions when reconditioning bikes.
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Alice Too

Department: Volunteers
  Alice joined HDSF cycling in October 2024 and quickly decided that she wanted to try every activity we can offer and more.  Alice’s super power is speaking to people, so her volunteering role progressed very naturally, supporting events so…
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Simon

Department: Trustees
  Having recently retired from over 35 years in the music industry, Simon was looking for a trustee role with a charity he felt made a real difference. Simon brings finance skills as a qualified accountant and his business acumen…
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Will S

Department: Staff
Will works with HDSF when home from University.  Will spends a lot of time with our Paralympic Roadshow team as well as supporting other activities and events.
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Lucas

Department: Staff
Lucas joined the team to work in the holidays when he is not at college.  Lucas is a firm favourite with children at our ever popular doughnutting sessions, competing with Charlie in the longest slide each session.  Lucas is also…
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Karen

Department: Volunteers
Karen’s enthusiasm to establish appropriate activities for children with SEND who are home educated has resulted in a variety of sessions each week.  Her varied personal experience has made her an invaluable sounding board, who checks and challenges in a…
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Sue

Department: Volunteers
Sue is our amazing volunteer fundraiser Sue has worked tirelessly to identify and write grant applications for the past 3 years.  She listens to our mad ideas and formulates them into funding applications that have been incredibly successful. Without Sue…
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Stoney

Department: Staff
  Stoney is a Lead Instructor for HDSF who began life as a serial volunteer who will do anything for anyone.  We initially convinced him to join our staff team to support our sessions for people with dementia and their…
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John

Department: Staff
John is an instructor with HDSF who has decades of experience working in Herts County Council Day Services.  When retirement from HCC was mentioned, some gentle encouragement to join the HDSF team may have been applied! John’s knowledge of Day…
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Abbie

Department: Volunteers
Abbie is a volunteer with HDSF Abbie started out as a participant on our adapted cycling sessions at Stanborough Park, and quickly tried out many more activities. Abbie very quickly showed her desire to want to do more than just…
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