Founded in Oxford by Paul Hawgood in January 1982, Archway has been helping to relieve the distress associated with loneliness, its causes and impact. Archway’s inspiration and values are derived from the Christian faith but we are committed to serving those hurt by loneliness irrespective of religion, culture, gender identity or personal circumstances.
As a small staff team working with a committed Board of Trustees and a team of over 80 volunteers we achieve our goals through our core mission and values:
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Working with compassion
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Conveying hope
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Respecting the potential and value of each person
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Working towards sustainable solutions
Who We Are
Staff Team
Archway's skilled and experienced Staff team fulfill a range of roles, and all work part-time to maintain and develop our vital services to alleviate the pain and distress of loneliness and its associated impact on physical and mental health.
Lesley Bourne
Social Group Leader (18 hrs)
Victoria Challenger
Social Group Leader (21 hrs)
Jacqueline Cole
Finance & Office Administrator (24 hrs)
Nita Fisher
Services Support Worker - Individual Support & Training Assistant (18 hrs)
Angelo Fernandes
Chief Executive Officer (32 hrs)
Anna Hinton
Volunteer Manager (24 hrs)
Alison Lee
Services Support Worker (6 hrs)
Louise Longson
Chief Operating Officer (28 hrs)
Conrad Westmaas
Promotions & Communications Co-ordinator (25 hrs)
Friends
Our Friends – with a capital F! - are individuals aged over 18 years who have given their consent to be referred, or have referred themselves, to Archway and are actively engaging with our services. They have self-identified as lonely and/or socially isolated.
Volunteers are the amazing, dedicated and compassionate team who take on support roles to enable us to provide our Individual Support and Supportive Social Group services (including Transport).
They are all trained & DBS checked.
Volunteers
Ros Alstead OBE
Chris Booty
Lynne Davies-Craine
Charlotte Gelder
Priyanka Jha
Tessa Rea
Penny Smith – Treasurer
Chris Taft – Chair
Anne Tarrasenko –Secretary
James Tweed
Alastair Turnbull
Trustees
Sir Tony Baldry
Sir Hugo Brunner
The Right Revd Dr Steven Croft
- the Bishop of Oxford
Mrs Felicity Dick DL
Mr Jeremy Irons
Lindsay Mackie
Mike Wooldridge OBE
Patrons
We have signed the Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Charter to support a more inclusive County.
The Charter was created by the Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Partnership,
a group of over 100 organisations working together to share knowledge, expertise and resources to address some of our greatest challenges.