Board of Trustees

"Although Wood Street Mission is over 130 years old our core service offering practical help to families in need remains as relevant today as throughout the last two centuries. Our small team of trustees, staff and volunteers work incredibly hard to respond to the thousands of requests for help each year. Yet we would be unable to help these families without the generous support of local businesses and professional firms, charitable trusts, schools and nurseries, colleges and universities, churches and the many hundreds of individual supporters who provide much needed donations of finance, goods and their expertise."

Michael Evans

Michael Evans - Chairman

Educated at Kings School, Macclesfield and Bristol University.

Chartered Accountant, he was Senior Partner, North West at PricewaterhouseCoopers until his retirement in 1999.

He is a member of the Board of Manchester Metropolitan University and City College, Chairman of Multimedia Marketing, Honorary Treasurer of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society and a Committee Member of Stockport Cerebral Palsy Society.

Married with three sons, his interests include walking, gardening and DIY.

Involved with Wood Street Mission for over 35 years and has been Chairman for 25 years, bringing a wealth of experience of involvement from within the voluntary sector as well as his accounting expertise.

Mrs Joyce Burgess - Committee Member

Born and educated in Manchester, trained in medical laboratory sciences at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Married Peter in 1958, she has 2 daughters and 4 grandsons.

Has a long standing connection with WSM since living on Deansgate, Manchester during World War II.

Voluntary work includes being a sidesman and children's church leader at St Ann's Church, St Ann's Square, Manchester; Friend of Manchester Camerata; member of St Ann's Music Society; steward for Alderley Edge Music festival; life member of the National Ice Skating Association and Vice President and past Chairman of Altrincham Ice Dance and Figure Skating Club.

Interests include visiting National Trust sites and spending time with her grandchildren.

Charles Hadfield - Committee Member

Educated at Magdalen College School in Brackley, Northants.

Previously a partner at WH Robinson & Co he is now sole principal of Charles Hadfield & Co, a Chartered Commercial Property Surveyors.

Other involvements within the voluntary sector include being Chairman of the Manchester Salford and District NSPCC, Vice President of the St James's Club, Trustee of Hale Conservative Club and Honorary Secretary of the 1925 Club.

Married with two daughters, his interests include industrial archaeology, walking and travelling.

Mrs Muriel Shingler - Committee Member

Educated at Birley Street Secondary Modern School. Holds Certificates in Personnel Practice, Training and Development and Counselling Skills.

Employed with UMIST and now The University of Manchester from 1972 to present as a Graduate School Administrator.

Has been involved with Wood Street Mission for over 25 years and co-ordinates many fundraising activities and appeals at the university where Wood Street Mission has been their adopted charity since 1975.

Married with 1 son and 3 grandchildren and lives in Middleton, Manchester. Her hobbies include walking, reading, tap and jazz dancing and keeping fit at a local health club.

Philip Webb - Committee Member

Educated at Altrincham Grammar School.

Chairman of Admiral Leasing PLC and Director of Butterfly Holdings PLC.

Voluntary work includes staging the Brass and Beatles Annual Charity Concert, and is an active member of the Rotary Club of Manchester and the St James's Club.

Interests include golf, rotary activities and especially spending time with his grandchild.

Married with one son and one daughter.