Chris Cotterill, centre instructor. Chris joined the team after working at Abernethy, a outdoor centre group in Scotland. Chris is in his second year, is a keen sailor who loves the outdoors. When not outdoors he enjoys all things I.T. He holds a RYA dinghy instructors ticket, safety boat qualification and a GNAS Archery award.

Bethany Cross , centre instructor. Bethany has just done her A-levels in Art, Textiles and Psychology and is hoping to study Costume Construction after her gap year. Bethany loves the outdoor, particularly sunny sailing and she holds a GNAS Archery Award and is working towards her Dinghy Instructors.

Elayna Dush, centre instructor. Elayna joins the team from the US where is has recently studied Psychology & Exercise Science. She is taking a year out before starting graduate school for Psychology. Elayna loves the outdoors having grown up around the Great Lakes. She can sail, shoot a bow and climb with the best of them.

Andrew Eastham,
operations director /principal. Andrew ensures that courses and group programmes go to plan. He's I/C of all the centre's activities programme and its development. He's an RYA Coach/Assessor, Powerboat Trainer, First Aid Trainer and holds an ECC Climbing Wall & GNAS Archery Supervisor Award.

David Hillyer, centre director. David leads the staff team and looks after the running of the trust. David's priorities are admin, financial management, safety procedures, legislation, development, projects and fund raising. He's a magistrate, and in his spare time chairs a local respite care trust.

Mary Hope, administrator. Mary works in the office and looks after the booking admin, correspondence, accounting and lots more. She and her family, who live in Tollesbury, have been involved with FACT for 20 years.

Ruth Morley, assistant cook. Ruth is taking time out with a gap-year with FACT to do some serious cooking, which she loves to do -- especially baking cakes! After her gap year she plans to study social work at University in Plymouth.

Kevin Nash, assistant chief instructor. Kevin studied computer science before starting out in the I.T world, but he has hung up his keyboard to work in the great outdoors. Kevin is a keen cyclist and canoeist as well as enjoying sailing, archery & climbing. He holds an RYA Dinghy Senior Instructor & Safety Boat award as well as a GNAS Archery award.

Julia Reeve, deputy administrator. Julia works in the office with Mary on the booking admin, correspondence and lots more. Julia has recently joined the team having previously studied Biblical Studies & Christian Ministry in Scotland.

Jon Salmon, lead instructor . Jon joined us after graduating from Brunel after studying mechanical engineering. He loves anything outdoors, particularly sailing, cycling and climbing. Jon holds a dinghy senior instructors & a powerboat instructors award as well as being qualified in archery & climbing instructor. When not enjoying the activities, Jon take a lead on Trinity maintenance.

Judith Stagg , centre instructor. Judith is taking a gap year after her A-Levels in English, RE & PE. After her gap year she is going to Canterbury to study primary education. Judith has been sailing for many years and is well on her way to becoming a Dinghy Instructor and holds a GNAS Archery Award.

Anna White, lead instructor. A full time member of the team, Anna joined FACT after completing a political and social sciences degree at Bangor Uni. She's a keen environmentalist and heads up the educational & youth work elements of our programme. Anna is a qualified RYA dinghy & powerboat instructor, safety boat driver, archery (GNAS) & climbing instructor.

Jack Whiting, centre instructor. Jack is taking a gap year before going on to study Ocean Yachting at Plymouth University. Jack is never more at home then when he is in a boat and enjoys most adventurous activities. Jack is a qualified RYA Dinghy Instructor & safety boat driver and hold a GNAS Archery Award.

Mark Woodyard, head chef. There's more to FACT than messing about in boats, oh yes. We do pukka grub – and lots of it! Mark, an experienced chef with a degree in hospitality studies, is the man who makes it happen.

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