Louise Marsh - Founder

  Gill was born and grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne and has two children. The North East is a special place and holds many equally special memories for Gill who moved to Stamford in 2016.

Prior to joining the Evergreen Care Trust that year, Gill worked for many years in HR and administration in a variety of roles, including: project management, shipbuilding, recruitment, architectural design and social housing sectors. "The most memorable period of employment would definitely be whilst working in the shipbuilding industry when I spent a lot of time at the Headquarters offices both in Newcastle and London".

Gill enjoys quality time with family, extended family in Stamford and the friends she has made since arriving here. Gill still has family in the North East and visits regularly.

After 33 years as a commissioned officer in the RAF and five as the senior administrator at a

local GP surgery, Bob was looking for a voluntary role during retirement. In May of 2012, he

found it by becoming Evergreen’s volunteer Advocacy Lead. Over the next five years heand his team of volunteer advocates supported an average of 100 members a year during interviews and assessments, and any situation where they might benefit from non-judgemental support and guidance. Over the course of the past seven years, Bob has been involved in many of the free, wide ranging, volunteer-led services that Evergreen provides for the elderly in our community. 

But whilst ‘free’, these services nevertheless cost money to administer, so Bob has, for the past

few years, taken on the role of Friends of Evergreen Lead. Evergreen Friends are those who

are supportive of our aims and generously donate a regular sum of money that enable us to continue to provide these much valued and practical services.

Favourite season - "Early Summer before the warmer weather makes my garden look tired and untidy."

How do you like your tea/coffee?  "Morning coffee and afternoon tea with a little milk, and preferably accompanied by a chocolate biscuit!"

Favourite quote - "Yesterday is past, I have no guarantee about tomorrow, so if I’m not appreciating what is happening right now, then I’m missing the point."

Nick spent most of his early years growing up in Germany. He attended the University of Reading where he gained a Bachelor of Science degree and is a graduate of the AllTech Advanced Management program that runs in conjunction with University College Dublin - Michael Smurfit School of Business, Ireland.

Nick enjoys being part of the Board of Trustees and supporting the teams that do so much good work in the community.

favourite season? "Summer, I like being warm and miss that most about living in California"

How do you like your tea/coffee? "With a lot of milk"

What is your favourite quote? "Adapt or die. Change is constant, you need to keep an open mind to it."

Roland came to Stamford in 2016 to be closer to his family.  He and his wife quickly became involved as volunteers with Evergreen, firstly as Befrienders and then as helpers in various fundraising events and social groups.  In 2022 he did a sponsored bike ride from Stamford to Norwich to raise funds for Evergreen. Roland joined the Board of Trustees early 2024.

Roland started his working life in the commercial sector and has held senior management roles in the bus industry.  From there he moved into the voluntary sector working for Mencap in its residential  and family support services. His last role was manager of a disability charity in West Sussex.

Included in the list of Roland's interests are: historic houses and buildings, railway history, cycling, gardening, an eclectic range of music, and travel.