About us

LBJ Community Forum is primarily a group of local people and organisations voluntarily working together to bring support and services to the Lowedges, Batemoor and Jordanthorpe Estates as well as sharing resources to co-produce new activities and engagement opportunities.

The Board of Trustees are volunteers who steer the LBJ Forum. Each one brings expertise and experience.

They are:

• Greg Unwin (Chair) who is the retired Manager of The Terminus Initiative and PHIT, and involved in the Methodist Ministry.
• Craig Judson (Vice Chair) who is a Play & Development Manager of a charity, a Director of a Community Nursery, one of the founders of The Sheffield Play Association and a member of another Community Forum.
• Delia Montgomerie (Treasurer) a local person studying to be an accountant and wants to use her skills to help her community.
• Nicola Montgomerie (Secretary) a local person who has attended and benefitted from a number of the learning opportunities delivered by the Forum and now wants to help others.

• Lenya Mills (Trustee) a local person who also has attended our activities for children and become an active supporter and fundraiser, who wants to see her community develop.

Sadly Brenda Hemmant (Secretary and Community Centre Co-ordinator) who also volunteered to support the Elderly Housebound Lunch Club passed away in May 2018. But through her hard work and encouragement of others, four local people came forward in an Emergency General Meeting and stepped up to become Trustees. These four people offer new ideas, experiences and skills that will enable the LBJ Forum to grown and thrive.

If you would like more information about becoming a Trustee or supporting the running or governance of the LBJ Forum please get in touch, email info@lbjforum.co.uk.

The Volunteer Team are people who give their time regularly, often weekly, to help run and deliver a variety of activities and groups. The LBJ Forum is working with Time Builders to help us recruit new volunteers who also offer Time Credits to engage those that might not otherwise volunteer. To find out more about them visit their website: https://www.timebuilders.org.uk. Volunteers are offered access to online training and practical experience to help build their CV’s enabling them to also increase their employment potential.

The Centre Co-ordinator is the only employed member of the Team at LBJ Forum, Zoe is employed only part-time but also gives up additional time to volunteer for us. Zoes role is to facilitate the daily running of the Lowedges Community Centre to enable it to support groups and activities, making sure it’s welcoming, clean and set up ready for a busy day engaging the communities around us.