Allen Lane Foundation       

 Clare Morpurgo is a daughter of Allen Lane. She was awarded a Montessori Diploma in 1966 and a B.Ed. from Exeter University in 1977. She is married to Michael Morpurgo and has two sons, a daughter and six grand-children. She is the co-founder, with Michael Morpurgo, of Farms for City Children which set up its first farm in Devon in 1976. The charity now has two more farms, in Wales and Gloucestershire.

 Christine Teale is a daughter of Allen Lane and was one of the founding Trustees. She studied for a degree in Fine Art and was later apprenticed to a maker of natural wools and dyes for textile repairers. She pursued her own work with textiles while bringing up four daughters.  She recently retired as a director of a children’s mail order book club and lives in London.

 Zoë Teale is a grand-daughter of Allen Lane. She studied English at Oxford and Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics. She has taught in both India and Japan, travelled widely in Asia and worked as a Research Assistant at South Bank University. In the past she has worked as a volunteer for various institutions including Oxfam’s Education Unit and the Commonwealth Institute. She has had one novel published and at present works full time as a writer. She lives in Oxford and has two young children.

 Fredrica Teale is a grand-daughter of Allen lane.  She studied Archaeology at Durham University followed by Opera at Birkbeck. She previously worked as a part-time photographer and gallery assistant in West London. She currently helps Hampstead Garden Opera with their publicity and lives near Winchester with her husband and two sons. 

 Lea Morpurgo is a great grand-daughter of Allen Lane.  She is currently studying at Durham University and is the newest member of the family to join Trustees.

Guy Dehn is a history graduate (from Bristol) and then went from the Bar to public service work. After six years as legal officer to the National Consumer Council, he set up Public Concern at Work - the whistleblower’s charity. He lives in North London with his partner and step daughter.

John Hughes is a retired stockbroker.  He spent the latter part of his career as Managing Director of the asset management division of Albert E.Sharp in Birmingham.  He is a trustee of Berrow Cottage Homes, an almshouse in Warwickshire, and of the AW.60 Charitable Trust.  He lives in Solihull with his wife and has two grown-up children.

 Juliet Walker has a degree in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics and is an editor/journalist covering many subjects but with a bias towards environmental and associated issues. She contributes to a wide number of international publications. She is a co-author of ’Total Health’. Since 1980 she has been a member of the International Council and Executive of Survival International (for tribal peoples).

 Jane Walsh has a degree in Philosophy from London University and also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.  After the birth of her two children (one with Down’s Syndrome) she studied homeopathy and practices as a Registered member of the Society of Homeopaths near her home in Powys.  She was one of the founder Directors of Presteigne Vocational Workshops offering training and work for people of mixed abilities.

Tim Cutts joined the Foundation as Executive Secretary in December 2007. He was previously External Funding Officer at Bradford Council working in the Department of Culture, Tourism & Sport; Statutory and Trust Fundraising Manager for three years and Senior Grants Worker for two years at the Coalfields Regeneration Trust; Business Support Development Manager in the European Secretariat Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber. He is a Yorkshire Panel member and sits on the Board of WREN. He lives in Sheffield with his partner and two children.

 Gill Aconley is the Grants Officer. She joined the Foundation when it moved to York in October 2001. After secretarial training she worked in London and Manchester, latterly for a corporate charitable project at Granada Television. She moved back to York where she lives with her partner and three children.

 Ann Thornill works part-time for the Foundation as Secretary/Personal Assistant. She has been with the Foundation since 2006, and had previously worked for the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and been a senior PA at Nestle.