The Board of Trustees are a representative body of men and women from across the NISCU areas. They bring different skills and experiences to the board, but are united by a passion that gives all children and young people across our NISCU areas the opportunity to hear about a God who cares for them.

A message from the Chair Jan 2024.

We are very pleased to say that as a charity we have been very blessed to have such a group of dedicated Trustees. Every charity needs Trustees, it cannot function without them and NISCU is no exception and whilst our Trustee board is small, we are very keen to recruit more.

So we would be very grateful if you could help us, below are three ways in which you could help.

  • Above all, pray for two or three people to come forward to help maintain an ongoing work that enjoys a lot of respect in both schools and churches alike.
  • Is it you? Prayerfully consider joining the Board of a very important, worthwhile organisation.
  • Is it a friend? Have a chat with anyone you think may be suitable for the task.

Dave Grime (Chair of Trustees) would love to hear from anyone interested in becoming a Trustee and share in the work of telling young people about Jesus, both a pleasure and a privilege. For any enquiries or comment, please email nick.klein@niscu.org.uk with a subject ‘For the attention of the trustees ‘.

Many thanks from all of the Trustee board,

David Grime

David Grime

Trustee

The current Chair of Trustees, Dave has been involved with NISCU in one way or another since the early 1980’s.
A retired Quantity Surveyor he and his wife, Sue, worship at Parr St Evangelical Church, Kendal.

Ian Harvie

Ian Harvie

Trustee

Ian lives in Whitehaven with his wife Sheila and is a member of Emmanuel Church Moor Row. He is a retired industrial chemist and a member of Emmanuel Church leadership team, and currently a trustee of the Howgill Family Centre which provides essential support services to children and their families across West Cumbria. Ian is also a trustee of Supplyline (Dream Project) Ltd, a Christian charity with links in Kenya and Nigeria. The main activity being a child sponsorship scheme at three schools in Jos, Nigeria.

Finally, he is a Niscu volunteer co-worker at Whitehaven Academy.

 

Ruth Houston

Ruth Houston

Trustee

Ruth used to be a secondary headteacher and now works as an educational consultant, coach and inspector.  She lives near Penrith and attends any one of her husband’s seven local parish churches (he is the vicar of the Inglewood Benefice north of Penrith).

Mat Ineson

Mat Ineson

Trustee

Mat now lives in London with his wife Emma. They worship at St Peters in Vauxhall. His day job is training church leaders for CPAS (Church Pastoral Aid Society). Until August 2020 he was the vicar of Holy Trinity Kendal and Crosscrake. He left Cumbria when Emma took up a new post in London. He spent his teenage years in Sedbergh where his dad was vicar in the 1980s. 

Alastair Richards

Alastair Richards

Trustee

Alastair lives in Lancaster with his wife and two children and worships at St Tees Church, Lancaster.
In his work life he is an Accountant who has worked for a number of years in the charity sector and he is currently Chief Executive Officer at North West Cancer Research.

Sue Gorman

Sue Gorman

Trustee

Sue lives in Birkby, Maryport with her husband Brian and worships at Cockermouth Christian Centre.
 
She is currently the co-ordinator for Cockermouth Linking Lives which is a befriending service for people who feel isolated and lonely.  She has worked as a Care Manager and in the Care Sector for over 20 years.