Meet The Team

I initially came to live and work in Northallerton in 1985, being a junior doctor at the Friarage Hospital. Having completed my training on the General Practice training scheme I became a GP in rural South Australia before returning to Northallerton in March 1989. I became a GP partner at the Mayford House Surgery in Northallerton from that date until my retirement in October 2016. For a number of years I was also a medical director of the Hambleton and Richmondshire Primary Care Trust. Both of our children were born at the Friarage, and we regard the hospital as an important local service and resource.

I joined the Board of Trustees in 2021 as I believe strongly in organisations which have a direct impact on the health and wellbeing of local communities.  In my home village I help to maintain our community garden to benefit people and wildlife, and I organise events and activities which bring the community together.

I have worked in the charity sector for over 20 years, and I have worked for a variety of charities of all sizes and in a range of sectors.  In 2019 I set up my own business supporting small charities in the areas of finance, governance and operations.

In my spare time I love walking in our beautiful Yorkshire Dales. I am learning to play the Irish whistle, and I find painting with water colours very relaxing.

Born 1955 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, I spent most of my working life in the Midlands before taking early retirement and relocating to Northallerton. My former careers include pharmaceuticals as a Medical Representative for CIBA-GEIGY a large multinational; visiting General Practitioners, hospital consultants, retail and hospital pharmacists. I have 15 years NHS experience as a registered Biomedical Scientist specialising in Haematology and Blood Transfusion. My interests include being a Member of the National Trust and attending Steam engine rallies. I was appointed a Trustee of The Friends in 2016 and I volunteer in the Hospital Shop.

Hi, I’m Lyn. I am married to John and have three children and 4 grandchildren. I live in Northallerton and worked at the Friarage Hospital for 21 years. My interests and hobbies include spending time with my grandchildren and supporting them in all their many and varied activities, cake decorating, genealogy and reading historical novels, particularly the Plantagenet and Tudor period. I am a member of Northallerton Rotary Club supporting its projects in Nepal. I joined the Board of Trustees for the Friends of the Friarage in October 2015 and am responsible for arranging Events and helping with Fund Raising.

I have lived locally for 18 years and worked at the Friarage Hospital for 14 of those, seeing many changes to the organisation in that time. I maintain my connection with the Friarage by volunteering in the Friends Shop on a weekly basis. I am proud of the friendly, caring and efficient service our hospital provides for the local and wider community in North Yorkshire. I am concerned about any erosion of services at our local hospital and want to assist in preventing further losses and at the same time do all that is practicable to enhance current services and facilities through the assistance that the Friends of the Friarage can provide.

I am a former primary school headteacher, with a career before that including being employed overseas supporting agricultural developments in Somalia and Papua New Guinea. I recently took early retirement from headteaching and was thrilled to be appointed as Administrator to the Friends in September 2019. I love travelling, canalling, theatre, walking, poetry and am currently learning piano but best of all, we love visiting our two children who live at different ends of the country.