Our team

The team here are Active Gloucestershire are pulled together from a variety of backgrounds, all with the same ambition – to ensure that the people in Gloucestershire benefit from a more active lifestyle, and to live happy and healthy lives.

Our team is committed to supporting people to get active through the we can move social movement, whether that means supporting the sport and physical activity workforce through training and events, supporting with funding, setting up community projects that support people to get active or running campaigns that inspire, connect and enable people to move more. 

The team are always happy to help and you can get in contact with us using the buttons below.

  • Tom Beasley

    Tom Beasley

    Chief Executive Officer

    01452 393602

  • Kirsty Dunleavy-Harris

    Kirsty Dunleavy-Harris

    Deputy Chief Executive Officer

    01452 393618

  • Tom Hall

    Tom Hall

    Strategic Manager (Extended Workforce)

    01452 393609

  • Sarah Haden-Godwin

    Sarah Haden-Godwin

    Director of People and Partnerships

    01452 393605

  • Richard Fishlock

    Richard Fishlock

    Physical Activity Specialist Strategic Lead for Facilities and Active Environments

    01452 393619

  • Chris Davis

    Chris Davis

    Physical Activity Specialist Strategic Lead for Health & Active Ageing

    01452 393611

  • Nicky Harverson

    Nicky Harverson

    Physical Activity Specialist Strategic Lead for Children and Young People

    01452 393607

  • Lizzie Homer

    Lizzie Homer

    Head of Communications and Marketing

    01452 393616

  • Louise Silver

    Louise Silver

    Operations Manager

    01452 393610

  • Geetha Dean

    Geetha Dean

    Senior Executive Support Officer

    01452 393612

  • Ben Langworthy

    Ben Langworthy

    Senior Project Officer – Active Ageing & Disability

    01452 393613

  • Lisi Cottam

    Lisi Cottam

    Active Children Lead

    01452 393601

  • Matt Williams

    Matt Williams

    Senior Project Officer – Place and Inclusion

    01452 393600

  • Lisa Kankowski

    Lisa Kankowski

    Sport Welfare Officer

    01452 393617

  • Guy Stirling-Lee

    Guy Stirling-Lee

    Active Lives Coordinator

    01452 393608

  • Rob Toomer

    Rob Toomer

    Senior Project Officer – Programme Support

    01452 393606

  • Tom Handley

    Tom Handley

    Digital Communications Officer

    01452 937461

  • Ida Pöschel

    Ida Pöschel

    Senior Project Officer – Health & Disability

    01452 393603

  • Michael Thurlow

    Michael Thurlow

    Strategic Lead for Place Programmes

    01452 224477

  • We’ve joined the Breathe Culture Pledge

    We’re proud to say that we have joined the Breathe Culture Pledge: A promise to put your people first, invest in their success, super-charge employee engagement – and ultimately drive your business forward.

    Our people are key to our success and by creating a progressive, supportive and inclusive culture, we can help them grow and achieve great things.

    Putting People First | Active Gloucestershire


  • Our Board

    Our board of trustees are also Directors and are responsible for the overall governance and administration of the charity

  • About us | Active Gloucestershire

    About us

    We are part of a national network of Active Partnerships operating across England. At our essence we are about driving positive change

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    The latest updates and news articles from the Active Gloucestershire team

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