The CORE team

Sam

Sam Round
Project Manager

 Sam is a Calverton resident who has been involved with CORE for over 20 years, either as a learner gaining qualifications, trustee or volunteer. Sam has many years of customer service and sales experience. She is highly motivated to serve her community and takes great pride in providing an excellent service in her work. She is used to managing a team and has previously worked in the charity sector and worked with volunteers. She has positive ideas to take the charity forward and is excited about fulfilling her role as Project Manager. 

Becky

Becky Lord
Assistant Project Manager

​Becky has been involved with CORE for 3 years, both as a valued past trustee and then as a friendly volunteer who is well respected in the local community. Becky’s background is mainly in education where she had a successful teaching career and role as a senior leader and manager. Becky has worked in various industries, including forming and successfully running a training school within the brewing industry for Heineken UK. Becky is passionate about giving back to the local community and enjoys thinking creatively and driving forward new initiatives

Norm

Norman Lord
Chairman of Trustees

​Norman Lord is a local semi-retired business man. He has worked within the brewery industry for the past 35 years and has run his own successful service company for the last 25 years.  Norman is a local lad who has supported the CORE in recent years and takes a keen interest in the local community. He was delighted to have been elected as the new Chairman in Oct 2020 and is looking forward to helping CORE overcome the challenges of Covid-19 and continue with another successful chapter.

The CORE Centre, located in the heart of Calverton, Nottinghamshire, was established in 1994, originally under the name of Oasis, in response to needs of the Calverton community following the pit closure of 1993. Since then, our aims have been to develop local people’s employability, life skills and to enhance the life of the community through training, advice and other services.

The CORE Centre is a charity, registered with the Charity Commission No 1079864 since 16 March 2000.

Overall management responsibility is held by the Board of Trustees which works closely with the Project Manager and her assistant.

Board of Trustees
The CORE Centre has an active Board of Trustees responsible for the overall management of the organisation which clearly sets out its objects, management rules and procedures. Members are appointed on the basis of their knowledge and involvement with The CORE Centre and Calverton community and surrounding areas.

The current committee draws on the experiences of a majority of members who represent the community, users, volunteers and representatives from partners. The Trustees have a wide range of skills and knowledge, including the local MP. Mark Spencer MP is The CORE Centre's Honorary Patron.
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The Current Board of Trustees:
Norman Lord - Chairman
Chris Peck – Treasurer
​Val Robinson 
Eva Atkin
Pat Bosworth
​Linda Watson
​Mark Spencer - Honorary Patron
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