The Charity, Friends of North Lodge Park Cromer, is run by a board of trustees who look after the daily operations of the charity and ensure that it remains sustainable and relevant.
Meet our Trustees:
Jim Bond, Co-Chair
Qualified architect with over 40 years experience, working in both local authority and private practice, with over 20 years self-employed. Projects include residential, community, education and commercial; village halls including initial scheme proposals and costings for grant applications; designing soft and hard landscaping proposals for public domain spaces. Jim is a hands-on architect undertaking self-build houses and extensions. He is Chairman of Cromer in Bloom, providing ‘greening’ of otherwise neglected areas throughout the town, and public gardens. Former Cromer Town Council Councillor and New Year’s Day Fireworks Committee Chairman.
Wheelchair user due to accident 6 years ago, giving a greater understanding of access issues.
Steve Baker, Co-Chair and Treasurer
Born and raised in Cromer -his family has resided and participated in the life of the town since early nineteenth century. Steve worked in the leisure, tourism and communities sector of local government, in Surrey, Gloucester and Lincolnshire before returning to Cromer in 1989 to work for the District Council, during which time he oversaw a number of projects including the Cromer Seafront Scheme and North Walsham Swimming Pool. He later changed career direction to work for the local probation service as their partnership and contract management before retiring in 2019.
He has a wide set of cultural interests (sadly, he says for most of them he has limited ability) but has a special love of sport (spectating and participating) and especially enjoys following the roller coaster fortunes of Norwich City.
Jill Bond
Valerie McCampling
My name is Val McCampling and I was a nurse before I had to retire due to disabilities. I joined the Friends of North Lodge Park because the Park holds fond childhood memories of sailing my wooden boat on the boating lake. I used to bake gluten free cakes for the café when it was run by FoNLP and still bake for other places in the town. I enjoy gardening and being outside on my allotment. My husband, Nigel, and I are members of FoNLP’s volunteer gardeners who meet twice each week to look after the flower beds in the Park and we also help with various events in the Park. I enjoy being out on my mobility scooter with my little dog Lucky. I am very deaf and my walking is limited at times but I don’t let these things stop me from taking part.