Graham has worked in Ellesmere Port for several years, firstly as Operations Director but for the last three years as Managing Director of Greif UK. Greif is a long established company in Ellesmere Port and a valued supporter of Bridge Community Farms.

Francis Ball FRSA: Francis forged a long and successful career in retail, holding various executive and board level positions at Marks and Spencer, Littlewoods, Costco Wholesale where he was UK MD. Since retiring from Costco in 2006, he has acted as Chairman of The Hub Co Ltd and Monitor Marketing Ltd, advisor to Roundhouse Financial Services Llp, and Director Chesmait Ltd. He is also Chairman of Bridge Community Farms CIC and a member of the Council for the University of Chester. Francis was Chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors from 2006 to 2010 and is an active member of Business Network in Chester and London.

Iain's passion for agriculture when he studied at Reaseheath, before going on to manage his own organic farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In 2008 he returned to Reasehealth as a lecturer and now heads up agriculture at the college with a team of over 20 staff and over 400 students annually.

Victoria is a solicitor at Knights LLP in Chester. She is passionate about this project as her mum worked in a job centre whilst she was growing up, and is aware of some of the issues people face when looking to find a job. Victoria has been involved with Bridge Community Farms from the start and is really keen to see sustainable jobs created for long term unemployed local people. She wants to help the farm develop and for it to provide the local community with a place to learn, explore new activities, get fresh air and have fun.

Chris has been farming all his life having grown up on a farm near Chester. He gained his National Diploma in Agriculture from Harper Adams Agricultural College. Having owned and managed a dairy farm for 40 years he now rears beef and grows cereals.

Hazel is passionate about lifelong learning and the power it has to change people’s lives. She has worked across many areas of education and training, with all age groups, as a practicing teacher and lecturer and in senior management and consultancy roles in education. She has extensive experience in community education, skills for work and training. Hazel has a keen interest in plants both professionally, as a qualified botanist, and personally, as a lifelong gardener. Hazel’s aim is to involve the whole community, children, adults and families in all aspects of Bridge Community Farms; planting, growing, selling, cooking and eating our produce, and, of course, enjoying learning and sharing knowledge with each other.

After a successful career in publishing, Linda now runs the Brian Kennedy Trust, a small grant-making trust that believes children and young people should be given every opportunity to live a fulfilling childhood and build a thriving future. The trust supports opportunities that improve the lives of children and their families by working in partnership with charitable and public sector organisations.

Paul is a 'big 4' trained Chartered Accountant and brings a wealth of experience across many different industries and sizes of organisations. This includes the role of finance director for a variety of small and medium enterprises.