Supporting Bucks For More Than 30 Years

Dr Ann Watson was involved with the Charity from the start. Ann recently retired as Consultant Haematologist but has continued as Chair of the Charity.

Paul finished his career in banking at the end of 2021, having worked for numerous financial institutions in a variety of management roles both in London and Oxford over 43 years.

He is currently involved in supporting a number of local charities including Medical Detection Dogs, Age UK and Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio.

Dr Nick Bates recently retired as Consultant Oncologist based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and was directly involved in the work of the CCHU.

Dr Helen Eagleton is a Consultant Haematologist for the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and directly involved in the work of the CCHU.

Dr Andy Theobald was involved with the Charity as a General Practitioner from the start.

Andy worked within the CCHU as well as in local practice and continues to work within the health services locally.

Dr Joe Browning was appointed in 2018 as a consultant haematologist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. He originally studied medicine at the University of Oxford and then completed his specialist haematology training on the Oxford rotation.

Joe works at the Cancer Care and Haematology Unit as well as the Sunrise Unit at High Wycombe Hospital. He lives with his wife and two young children in Buckinghamshire.

Marie Pennell is a highly qualified nurse, having gained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Cancer and Palliative Care at Oxford Brookes University in 2006. She later gained qualifications in haemato-Oncology and stem cell transplant at the University of West London.

Marie has worked in chemotherapy nursing at both the Cancer Care and Haematology Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and at the Sunrise Chemotherapy Day Unit, High Wycombe Hospital. From 2010 she has been a haematology clinical nurse specialist at Stoke Mandeville.

Marie, aged 64, is married with three children. She is a trustee of a charity that supports orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda.

Mike Snell is a corporate communications specialist with more than 40 years’ experience in journalism, public relations and public affairs internationally. Until he retired in 2013 Mike was head of external affairs for the UK arm of the Spanish construction and resources business FCC.

For 14 years he was a director of a not-for-profit organisation distributing cash to qualifying community projects across England, Scotland and Wales.

Aged 72, Mike is married with two grown-up sons and lives in Stone, near Aylesbury. He is also the official photographer for Aylesbury United Football Club!

Susan Harman has provided quiet and effective administrative support to the Charity for many years.

Chris Lowe, of Camfield Chapman Lowe, audits and prepares the CCHF accounts for submission to the Charity Commission, a service generously provided at no cost.

Richard Atfield recently retired following 30 years in the NHS and 15 years in higher education. Richard is a Visiting Fellow at Hertfordshire Business School and was a Trustee of the charity from 2016 to 2021.

Sir David served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2018 to 2019. Between 2010 and 2016, he was Minister of State for Europe holding the position for the entirety of David Cameron's premiership - a longer period than any of his predecessors. Theresa May appointed him to the Cabinet for the first time in June 2016, where he held a number of roles including Leader of the House of Commons, and the joint title of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

Sir David is currently Chair of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the world’s oldest and the UK’s leading defence and security think tank. 

Sir David is married to Helen, a school teacher, and they have four grown-up sons.

A special mention must be made of June Wilson OBE who was a Trustee from the foundation of the Charity until her death in 2020.

She was the driving force behind its formation and her vision and indefatigable energy were vital for the success of the CCHF and the building of the Cancer Care and Haematology Unit.

For many years we were honoured and privileged to have Lord Carrington KG as our Patron until his sad death in 2018.

For the Conservative Government he served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, and Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982.

Lord Carrington played a major role in negotiating the Lancaster House Agreement that ended the racial conflict in the former Rhodesia and enabled the creation of Zimbabwe.  He was Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988.

Lord Carrington was Chairman of the General Electric Company (GEC) from 1983 to 1984.

CCHF joins Aylesbury United Football Club as Charity Partner for the 21/22 season. 

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