The Team
Roger Keen - Chair Trustee
Jane Macpherson - Project Development Manager
Jane Macpherson - Project Development Manager
Roger was born in Cheddar and aged 14 lost his father and grandmother in the 1973 Swiss air crash. He is hoping to organise a memorial in 2023 to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. Roger is married to Janet. Formally a Sedgemoor district councillor, Roger is also a doting grandfather to the grandchildren and his favourite hobby is planning how to spoil them.
Jane Macpherson - Project Development Manager
Jane Macpherson - Project Development Manager
Jane Macpherson - Project Development Manager
Jane brings a wealth of experience to the Hub from working within the charitable sector participating in voluntary work projects across the UK.
Her current role, working within the community, is to support the growth of the Hub. She finds it incredibly rewarding and the opportunity it offers to learn from, and about, the remarkable people
Jane brings a wealth of experience to the Hub from working within the charitable sector participating in voluntary work projects across the UK.
Her current role, working within the community, is to support the growth of the Hub. She finds it incredibly rewarding and the opportunity it offers to learn from, and about, the remarkable people who live in the area.
In her free time, she enjoys the theatre, cinema and travel.
Janet Keen - Trustee
Mandy Porter - Hub Supervisor
Mandy Porter - Hub Supervisor
Janet was a Sedgemoor District Councillor for Highbridge and a cabinet member with a portfolio of Communities and Wellbeing. Janet is married to Roger. She is blessed with one son, a lovely daughter-in-law and three incredible grandchildren. Her priority message is that the family is first, second and always.
Mandy Porter - Hub Supervisor
Mandy Porter - Hub Supervisor
Mandy Porter - Hub Supervisor
Mandy is the hub supervisor and in charge of all the catering, cleaning and food supply services.
She has a wealth of experience in hospitality and cooking, in many different venues.
In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, cooking and spending time with her grandchildren.
Achievements
2024 Prince of Wales Award
Highbridge’s Morland Hub team ‘incredibly proud’ to be highly commended for award
The team at Morland Community Hub say they are ‘incredibly proud’ to have been highly commended for a prestigious Royal award. The 2024 Prince of Wales Award is sponsored by the Duchy of Cornwall and the Royal Bath & West of England Society.
Jane Macpherson, Development Manager and Tony Cradock, Trustee, received the award from Viscount Falmouth, President of the Royal Bath & West Society, pictured below.
The competition offers community projects in Bristol, BANES, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire or Gloucestershire the chance to win a prize of £1,000 along with the prestige that the endorsement brings.
Jane told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “This year the Morland Community Hub in Highbridge is incredibly proud to have received the Highly Commended award for its many years of outstanding work within the local community.”
Somerset Medal
The dedication and immense efforts throughout the coronavirus pandemic from the team at Morland Hall was recognised and nominated by its community for the Somerset Medal.
Somerset County Council launched this initiative to honour and thank the many unsung heroes who played a part in keeping Somerset and its people going throughout the challenging time.
SCC were inundated with nominations of an extremely high quality and faced a very difficult decision to determine who should be awarded the Medal.
Morland Hall was successful and was awarded the Somerset Medal in recognition of their outstanding contributions.