Hannah Peile has been appointed as farm business advisor for H&H Land & Estates.
A graduate of UClan (Myerscough College) with a BSC (Hons) degree in agriculture – livestock technology, Hannah is FACTS qualified and BASIS registered, and she joins H&H Land & Estates with a range of career experience in the agricultural sector, most recently working as a nutrition agronomist and farm account manager with Origin Fertilisers.
In her new role, Hannah will support the company’s professional staff and clients across the North of England in general farm business advice, with a special focus on soil surveys and soil management reports, nutrient management plans, and SFI and other environmental farming subsidy applications.
H&H Land & Estates director, Helen Russell said: “This is a particularly challenging time for the farming sector, and Hannah has all the credentials to be able to support our staff and our clients with the advice and the understanding they need to make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes for a successful farming future.”
Living with her husband Stuart and their two children on a dairy farm, and having grown up on her family’s dairy farm near Wigton, Hannah said: “I think that experience gives me a great grounding for this position, and my work in farm account management has added nearly 20 years of experience dealing with clients right across the whole farming sector.”
New chief officer for carers charity
Carer Support West Cumbria, which provides advice and support for unpaid Carers has a new chief officer, Sharon Sewell.
After 20 years service with Allerdale Borough Council, working in the democratic services team, Sharon has joined the charity, which is based at Lakeland Business Park in Cockermouth.
Sharon, of Workington, has a legal background and was was looking for a new challenge.
Sharon said: “I joined the Samaritans and completed counselling training and I was looking for an opportunity on the Cumbria Council for Voluntary Services website when I saw Carer Support West Cumbria was looking for a new CEO.
“I have always worked in the public sector, however this role enables me to be more hands on. This is what I was looking for – an opportunity to make a difference in my own community.”
Carer Support West Cumbria provides support to carers who look after a family member, relative, friend or neighbour who could not manage without their help in Allerdale and Copeland.
Senior partner set to retire from Cumbrian accountancy firm
A senior partner at an established accountancy firm will leave a lasting legacy as she retires at the end of this month.
Pauline Jackson was appointed Saint & Co’s first tax partner in 2007 and she has significantly developed the company’s tax department in the 25 years since starting with the firm.
She said: “I have loved every minute of my time with Saint & Co, and I can honestly say that I’ve never woken up and not wanted to go into work.
“I’ve got the loveliest clients and associates, and I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of people who have sent letters and messages wishing me well and asking me to pop in to see them when I’m passing.
“That has just been the nicest feeling knowing that I’ve made some lifelong friends through my work, and this sums up the Saint & Co ethos of forging strong relationships to ensure our clients are receiving the best service possible.
“Being made the company’s first tax partner was the pinnacle of my career which I had been working so hard towards, and for the firm to recognise my experience and expertise to further grow the business was the highlight.”
Pauline started her accountancy journey in her home city of Liverpool before her husband Ray’s career in retail saw them relocate to York, where she qualified as a chartered certified accountant.
A move to Dumfries saw Pauline start to specialise more in tax while working for Manson & Partners, and she gained her chartered tax advisor qualification.
An opportunity arose to join Saint & Co originally working three days a week, which progressed to a full-time position and then becoming the company’s first tax partner.
Life hasn’t been without its challenges for Pauline, especially when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes aged 18 while at university.
She said: “I honestly thought it was the end of life as I knew it, and I thought I’d never be able to eat out or go clubbing ever again. However, I was determined that it wouldn’t hold me back.
“Forty five years later I am still having an average of five injections a day and, while I do have to be careful what I eat and drink, it hasn’t stopped me doing zip wires in Cuba, canoeing up the Gambia and I am doing a sea trek helmet dive in St Maarten during a cruise in the Caribbean we have booked.”
On retiring, Pauline will spend time with her three grandchildren and enjoy travelling.
Lynne Walker celebrates 25 years with Lake District Calvert Trust
A Cumbrian woman has celebrated 25 years as assistant housekeeper at the Lake District Calvert Trust.
Her parents arrived in Cumbria from Liverpool by bike, to work as wardens at a local youth hostel and Lynne was born in the 1950s.
As a baby, Lynne suffered a rare reaction to a vaccine. Resulting delays getting to hospital due to Cumbrian geography left Lynne with learning difficulties.
With no provision in the county Lynne’s parents chose to return to Liverpool to give Lynne the educational support she needed but all school holidays were spent in Threlkeld.
On completing her education, Lynne entered the workplace. Working first in housekeeping in a Liverpool care home, Lynne subsequently worked for Barclays in the staff kitchen and then at Winniecott Poodle Parlour where she groomed Ken Dodd’s two poodles!
But the lure of the Lakes was strong and in the 1990s, Lynne and her parents found themselves back in Threlkeld permanently.
Lynne first saw the Calvert housekeeping position advertised in the Keswick Reminder and applied. She started work on August 26 1998 at what is now the Calvert Lakes site at Bassenthwaite.
The head housekeeper took Lynne under her wing and supported and nurtured her.
Lynne’s brother Ian said: “As a family we are delighted to be able to celebrate 25 years of Lynne’s employment at the Calvert Trust.
“It began amazingly for Lynne back in 1998 with such empathetic and supportive work colleagues. Her confidence grew noticeably immediately and, for Lynne, this has continued to this day. Calvert Lakes and the wider Trust play a massive role in her personal life and development.
“Lynne’s parents would have been overjoyed to see the foundations that were laid by them with regard to her education and the move back to the Lake District, having resulted in Lynne’s remarkable achievement at Calvert Lakes.”
