The Board is currently made up of a number of elected volunteer members
Pamela Barnes (re-elected 2023)
I have lived in Chorlton since 2000 and am strongly committed to seeing Chorlton prosper for the benefit of the local community and creating a vibrant area for people to live with appropriately balanced sustainable housing developments and nature. My background is in finance (I am a qualified accountant (ACCA)) and I am currently working in residential development finance for a national housing delivery organisation. I was elected to the Board by our members at the October 2020 AGM.
Chris Bates Treasurer (elected 2022)
Dominic Buckley (elected 2022)
Hazel Gibb-Shaclock (elected 2024)
I have been community minded since l was a teenager at school when l did community studies. l have been involved with the charitable community benefit society Stretford Public Hall for the last ten years since it sought to and gained ownership. We were awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. l have been involved in fundraising for various organisations over the years. l can see the benefits of co-operation between similar ventures.
I am passionate about CLT projects particularly the picture house admittedly l have a vested interest in saving this building but l am also interested in the developments at Ryebank fields.
Steve Goslyn (re-elected 2021)
I believe that we need to create more opportunities for people to influence and shape how and where they live. In the face of a climate emergency we need to build a different future with new homes and revitalised neighbourhoods that show how living in cities can be much more sustainable.
I have lived in Chorlton for around 35 years and bring a wide experience of working in housing and in the voluntary sector in and around Greater Manchester. I’m also member of a local cohousing company in Chorlton where a group of us, aged over 55, are looking at ways of taking more control over where and how we live in the future.
I want Chorlton Community Land Trust to continue to strive to reflect local aspirations, champion ideas which will help protect the environment, support the building of much needed affordable homes, reduce the need for car use, and clearly demonstrate future ways of living based on sharing precious resources and building supportive communities.
Simon Hooton Chair (re-elected 2022)
I have lived in Chorlton for over 20 years.
My background includes working in the voluntary and community sector and I have been a director of a Manchester-based economic development consultancy for the last 15 years.
I have work and personal interests in the areas of research, local development, economic growth and social value which have been used to help develop the Stayin’ Alive bid and secure local support.
Rachel ter Horst (elected 2023)
I am a Chartered Town Planner and regeneration adviser with 20 years experience of working across sectors to advise on best practice in resi-led development and neighbourhood regeneration. I lead multi-disciplinary consultancy teams in the testing and refinement of area-based strategy and planning policy, and have written residential-led masterplans and strategy for public sector clients across the North.
I have spent the last 10 years working with Homes England, housebuilders and RPs to identify development opportunities, exploring innovative strategic asset management, and promoting redevelopment to create better quality homes, working closely with local communities to explore alternative futures. I advise on meaningful local and strategic stakeholder engagement with the aim of creating liveable, healthy communities and championing best practice in Urban Design.
I am now self-employed and currently working with Hive Homes (GMCA) to deliver affordable homes across GM, and providing client-side project management for a strategic, mixed-use, coastal regeneration project.
I have lived in M32 for 20 years and recently built a ‘passivhaus’ near Longford Park for our family. Our children attend Oswald Road Primary School and Chorlton High. I am passionate about creating sustainable places and positively informing the development process for maximum local benefit.
Laurence Knott (elected 2024)
I have lived in Chorlton for four years, having previously lived here from 1995-1997, then spending 23 years in London working in town planning, regeneration and economic development.
During my time in London I was involved in a number of community-based projects in North London run by charities as both a consultant and volunteer. This including organising events, bid writing and project evaluations and I maintain links with a number of these organisations
Today I primarily work as a leadership coach and consultant, offering one to one coaching, facilitation of events and delivering training. I am heavily involved in the Future of Greater Manchester project for whom I deliver the Future Leaders leadership programme. I also have good links with officers of Manchester City Council including the Strategic Housing Team.
I am a proud member of the Chorlton community and have a strong network of friends from my University days. I’ve recently moved to Keppel Road, the heart of Chorlton which is a great little community with an active WhatsApp group. In my spare time I tend our allotment at Ivy Green, play in a Manchester themed covers band and host dinner clubs at my home with my partner Claire where we bring a range of people together and raise money for the Barnabas homeless charity.
I bring both my 30 years of professional experience and a passion for creating thriving local communities. It will be an honour to contribute to helping bring projects into fruition.
Sian Richards Secretary (re-elected 2021)
I’ve lived in Chorlton since 1981, and brought up my family here. Before retiring I worked as a software engineer, on inter urban traffic management systems. In my spare time I am involved with Carbon Co-op (reducing domestic carbon emissions), Manchester Urban CoHousing and Manchester Intergenerational Cohousing (both working to build supportive sustainable intentional communities), Walk Ride Chorlton (reducing transport carbon emissions and improving air quality) and Open Voice choir (good for the soul!), as well as Chorlton CLT.
I believe passionately that a Community Land Trust is well placed to take action against the climate emergency, working with other organisations to reduce domestic carbon emissions, to improve health, to increase biodiversity and to show what is possible when ordinary people come together to change the ‘business as usual’ mindset.
Ste Taylor Treasurer (elected 2024)
Charles Ward Treasurer (elected 2021)
I have lived in Chorlton with my family since 2007, with both of my children attending Chorlton C of E Primary School. I joined the CLT to help shape the future of our community and to make sure that we cater for everyone when new developments are under consideration.
Over the last year, I have taken up a number of other voluntary roles, including WalkRide Greater Manchester (as company secretary), the board of governors for Chorlton CofE and Greater Manchester Mutual Bank (where I help with business planning and fundraising).
I am a qualified pensions actuary and have worked large professional service firms in Manchester over the last 20 years. More recently, I have taken up a role as a professional pension scheme trustee, working with a range of different pension schemes across the North West and the Midlands.