meet the team

The Lincolnshire Cerebral Palsy Society are a members based organisation headed by a dedicated team of trustees.  We have Annual General Meetings to elect officers and make decisions, all members are welcome to attend these meetings.
 
Please take a moment to learn a bit about our team:

Sue Lawson

Trustee and Chairperson
Sue's parents, Edna and Ken Coulbeck, were heavily involved in the Lincolnshire Cerebral Palsy Society after their son, Richard, was diagnosed aged two in 1959. As such Sue has grown up with the Society. Edna and Ken were both very active committee members, and over the years both held the position of Chair of the Society. After her mother passed away in 2017, Sue has been dedicated to keeping the charity running in memory of her family.
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​Carrie Jensen 

Trustee, Treasurer & Secretary
​Carrie Jensen is a chartered accountant at Forrester Boyd and specialises in the Charity and Academy sector. Carrie has worked professionally with many charities and is looking forward to bringing this experience to the Lincolnshire Cerebral Palsy Society. 

Brenda Dickinson

Trustee and Deputy Chairperson
Brenda became involved with the Society in 1949 after her young son, Mark, was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. She remembers how little support there had been in those days when she and her husband would have to drive their son to Sheffield and back weekly as there was nowhere else to get physio in their area. She is proud of the Society's work to open a Child Development Centre in Grimsby, and would like to see more provision for older people with Cerebral Palsy in Lincolnshire.

Phillip Norton ​

Helen Jefferson

​Ashton turner

Trustee and Chairperson
Phillip Norton is an award winning journalist from Grimsby. Having started his career as a trainee at the Grimsby Telegraph, Phillip has worked as a video journalist and correspondent for BBC Look North and the national BBC News since 2005. He is a familiar face on television screens reporting news from across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, winning numerous accolades including O2, Prix Circom and the prestigious Royal Television Society awards in his career so far.

​His professional role brings many advantages to the charity, providing help and advice with publicity, media relations, print, video and editing skills. He was first introduced to the Lincolnshire Cerebral Palsy Society through supporters Bridge McFarland, and indeed his first role with the charity was to host its relaunch event in Cleethorpes in 2018. After learning about the incredible work the organisation carries out, Phillip was delighted to be asked to become a trustee and help the charity with its future success.​

Trustee
Helen first approached the Society with her son Callum who has spastic quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. The Society provided assistance where the NHS could not, in acquiring a lycra suit which has helped Callum gain more core stability.  Helen has around 15 years medical experience as a nurse and is also a qualified teacher, putting her in the unique position of being able to provide advice and support from a mum's perspective on any number of challenges that you may face.

Charity Patron
Ashton is from Alford in Lincolnshire and plays his club golf at Kenwick Park in Louth. Having turned pro in 2016, he is currently on the PGA Europro Tour and in 2018 competed in the 147th Open, but his route to becoming professional was unlike many of his competitors.
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Ashton was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at a very young age. His Ataxia was discovered following a bad fall that resulted in a fractured skull when he was just a one-year-old. Doctors told his parents that he might never walk properly and that intense physiotherapy sessions would be needed. That is when the decision was made for Ashton to take up golf as a means of sports therapy. By the age of six his condition was unnoticeable and since then his golfing career has gone from strength to strength!