Trustees

Stacey retired after working in commercial sales and admin at several companies around Scarborough. Enjoying the company of others, she was already a volunteer at Saint Catherine’s and Newby & Scalby Library before joining Mates as Secretary, and then Treasurer. Using her skills to help promote us, she also enjoys crafting with Mates.

Alan, a founder member of Scarborough Mates, is retired and married with 3 children and 7 grandchildren. His hobbies include cycling, ceramics and Scarborough Mates.

Derek grew up in Leeds and, apart from a few years in the south he had lived and worked entirely in West Yorkshire until moving to the Scarborough area in 2021. Almost immediately he became involved with Scarborough Mates. His previous skills transferred seamlessly to Scarborough Mates and are used in connection with members’ welfare, for which he holds overall responsibility.

Brian is a retired railway signal engineer who was born and raised in Scarborough. He is married with a fully-fledged daughter, a granddaughter, and a dog. Apart from Mates, he volunteers at a local nature reserve where he principally looks after the cameras. Other interests include model railways, local history and local wildlife.

John spent his working life in customer accounts and credit control. He has one son and two granddaughters. One is still at university; the other has graduated with a first class honours degree in psychology. He has been a volunteer with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for 45 years. This included 35 years as crew and the rest as a fundraiser. For this service he was presented with the British Empire Medal by King Charles in 2025. he also volunteers for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway working in Whitby booking office.

Judy retired from the NHS in 2013. She has a husband, two grown up children, 2 dogs, a cat, and 3 hens. Hobbies include reading, creative writing (short stories and poetry), and pottering about at her allotment. As well as being a Trustee at Scarborough Mates she is also a Trustee at a local community library.