Trustees
Mike Collis
Mike has lived in Kings Worthy with his family for over 20 years.
He is a retired Assistant Principal and mathematics teacher who taught for 26 years at The Sixth Form College, Farnborough.
Mike is a keen golfer, football supporter and walker and is delighted to support The Watercress Way and help produce a coherent circular walk using historic railway routes.
Jackie Porter
Jackie Porter has lived in the area for over 30 years, and is a county councillor and charity trustee. She been involved in several outdoor projects working collaboratively with other partners.
Jackie worked with residents on the Worthys Millenium Mosaic, and most recently, the Morn Hill Bench in Winchester, which commemorates Winchester’s role as hosts to millions of soldiers in the Great War.
Jackie is keen to see if public goodwill can achieve this new long distance path with access for all: something that feels currently like a bureaucratic challenge!
Kay Mead
Kay has lived in Kings Worthy with her family for over 30 years while working as a teacher and now running the family accountancy business with her husband.
She supports The Watercress Way by serving as Treasurer and is delighted to support the charity’s goals, in particular, making the paths as accessible as possible for walkers of all ages and abilities.
She is learning a huge amount about the ecology and history of the area from her fellow Trustees and applauds the work underway to share this knowledge with users of the route.
Jim Thompson
Jim Thompson lives in Alresford and has been employed in ecology and countryside management for most of his working life.
Now retired, he works as a volunteer for the South Downs National Park.
He is keen to see the Watercress Way develop into a first class route for informal recreation in the countryside whilst maintaining and enhancing its value as an ecological, historical and landscape feature.
Clive Cook
For the past 30 years Clive has worked for the Ordnance Survey, the National Mapping organisation, and so brings a wealth of cartographic experience to the task of helping create this wonderful new named path.
A Parish Councillor for Wonston, he and his family have lived in Hampshire for the last 11 years, the last four of which have been in Stoke Charity.
A keen walker, Clive enjoys photography, the British landscape and the flora and fauna to be found within it, and so could not be more pleased to be involved in this exciting project to create ‘The Watercress Way’
Stephen Jeffery
Stephen was born in Winchester and still lives in Hampshire.
Currently employed in Sales and Marketing he hopes to bring some of his knowledge to help promote the Watercress Way.
He is a keen railway enthusiast and an active volunteer on the Mid Hants Railway, the Watercress Line, where he carries out many duties from working in the T Junction Kiosk to working on the Watercress Belle dining train.
He also enjoys walking, photography, discovering industrial heritage and of course visiting steam railways.
Tony Langridge
Tony is a keen off road cyclist and walker who has lived in Winchester and Sutton Scotney for 30 years.
He is a Chartered Surveyor specialising in land acquisition and development with a background and experience from both the private and public sectors.
Kim Adams
Kim has been a Geography Teacher for 39 years, mostly in Hampshire sixth forms, but is now retired. She is still involved in writing and examining A levels and is also a trustee for the Field Studies Council.
Kim has a passion for the outdoors and is a keen dog walker. She has lived literally next door to the old railway line for over 35 years and is enjoying being involved in creating a route along it which will give joy to so many others.
Emma Banks
Emma relocated to Alresford with her family in 2018, after a period of time living and working in Australia. She has worked in the museum and heritage sector for over fifteen years, specialising in community projects.
Emma enjoys walking, is an avid reader and is looking forward to finding out more about the local area through being part of the Watercress Way team.
Chris Brunskill
Chris has lived in Winchester and Sutton Scotney for several years with his family. During this time he has enjoyed exploring and discovering the Hampshire countryside. He is an engineer by training and has worked for many years in collaborative projects.
He enjoys volunteering work to contribute back to and help grow communities with shared interests. He is excited to work with the Watercress Way team to help continue to develop and improve the route for everyone.
Could you be a Trustee?
The Watercress Way (registered charity 1167675) seeks new trustees.
The charity has been in existence for nearly 4 years. We have negotiated with land owners, local authorities and the South Downs National Park to establish a circular marathon length walking trail, using disused railway lines and historic rights of way NE of Winchester.
Cyclists and horse riders can use much of the route, with alternative sections and loops.
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