Participant Advisory Group
Made up of participants on our All-Ages Service. This group exists to enable participants with disabilities to constantly shape our services. We have found many of our participants living with disability and/or health challenges cannot easily undertake trustee commitment due to need for appointments, rest, paid-support-hours and other needs, so they have chosen this as their flexible preference. Photos not supplied as several prefer not.
Meet the Trustees below:
80% have experience as carers and 20% live with a disability.
80% also part of our Volunteer Cycle-Pilot Crew
Consistently minimum 50% women
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AMY HELEY
Chairperson of Trustee Board
Awarded National Young Councillor of the Year UK in 2021 and named in ‘Top 100 women in Cycling UK’ the same year for her contribution to local government work on active travel. Amy is a former local Councillor of Brighton & Hove Council where she chaired the Environment, Transport and Sustainability committee. A great supporter of our work – we actually named one of our ‘sea containers’ of our seafront base in her honour!
BEN COFFEY
TREASURER
After a 30-year career in an airlines group, leading teams in several countries, he retired as a senior IT manager and now hugely enjoys life by the sea. Favourite pastimes are cycling, walking, photography, seeing friends and family, and baking bagels. Volunteer Cycle-Pilot since 2022.
JACKIE RYMELL
TRUSTEE
After a career in administration in Higher Education with the Universities of Brighton and Sussex, she is now enjoying various volunteering roles, including piloting with Pedal People. Happiest outdoors and away from the crowds, she loves hiking, running, cycling (of course) and swimming. Volunteer Cycle-Pilot since 2022.
BECKY HEWLETT
TRUSTEE
Recently finishing a career in telecoms and media and broadcast, she is now enjoying being outside as much as possible. She can be found mostly swimming in the sea or at Sealanes, out on her bike or walking her dog on the Downs. Joined as Volunteer Cycle-Pilot early 2025 and loving the joy that brings.
EMMA HABBA
TRUSTEE
After a career in the city that saw her working from assistant all the way up to being a Trader, she’s glad to live by the sea, enjoys running, cycling and swimming. She loves sharing “Our wonderful rides out with the elder participants. I love their enthusiasm and smiles as we go along chatting to all the people around, what a fab experience!” When not ferrying her three children around, she can be found volunteering, running a junior netball club or training for her next long run. Volunteer Cycle-Pilot since 2021.
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