Board of Trustees

Iwan Borszcz

Chair of Trustees

Peter Marriott

Treasurer

Nabeel Nasir

Trustee

Norman Patterson

Trustee

David Forster

Trustee

Jane Fisher

Trustee

Nigel Partington

Trustee

After retiring from over 35 years in the Insurance industry, I was looking for an opportunity to give some time to a community oriented cause. I saw a vacancy in 2019 for a Chair of Trustees at 40degreez which I learned provided youth services within its community centre in town. Trying to fill Janet Maines’s shoes after her 14 years as chair wasn’t easy but I soon learned that the work carried out by the youth workers and volunteers was delivering something very special and motivational. In spite of all the challenges in securing funding and continuing to ‘keep things going’ , seeing the sometimes significant positive changes in young people’s lives that we work with has been the major driver and incentive to continue building on the work that the charity has been doing for 35 years. I often tell people that one of the greatest gifts you can give is your time and to do so within 40degreez continues to be a privilege.

Sarah Benton

Trustee

Peter's blurb

I became a trustee of 40 Degreez because my son joined the organisation several years ago to help support young people, who were finding the world a confusing and complicated place and were struggling to make sense of it. He went to school with a lot of young people who he found needed support in this area and thought he could contribute to their success and development moving into adulthood. Helping at the the charity gave him a huge sense of satisfaction and confidence to work in the support worker sector. A career path he finds very rewarding. The charity and its staff can and do change young lives for the better and I am proud in some small way to be part of it.