Meet the Team

The Board of Trustees believe strongly in the work of the School and are continually seeking to help and provide additional facilities and resources.

Col. Mike Bowden MBE- President 

Commissioned in the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1958 and served a total of 37 years including three tours (14 years) in airborne forces and active service in five theatres of war.Appointed British representative on Commission for Formation of Armed Forces in Angola and then retired in 1992 and trained as carpenter and joiner.He was appointed as governor with responsibility for premises at Rowdeford School in 1996; Created Rowdeford Charity Trust in 2001; and received the award of the High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 2008 for services to the local community. He was awarded the MBE that year for services to special educational needs.

Now, having retired as a governor of the School, he remains honorary President of the Charity and also of the hugely successful Rowdeford Garden Fair.

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Jonathan Grew: Chairman 

'I became involved in the Trust over a decade ago for two main reasons; one I had a son, Jeremy, who was going to go to Rowdeford School and also that I have had a considerable amount of fund raising experience.
The school is lucky to have fantastic grounds but little money for capital projects from the school’s budget. There was an opportunity to do so much for the fabric of the school and I am pleased to say with a lot of help from many people the Trust has raised over one million pounds to improve the school buildings and the outside environment of the school grounds. We have one final major project which is to refurbish the old school farm buildings and build an outdoor learning centre.'

Jonny Grew had a Wiltshire based computer business for over twenty years until 2014. He has been Chairman of the Governors of Rowdeford School and is Vice Chairman of the Wessex Children’s Hospice Trust which runs Naomi House Children’s Hospice and Jack’s Place in Sutton Scotney, Hampshire. He now spends most of his time on the family property business with his son.

 

 

 

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Maggie Moore

'I am really proud of my involvement in the planning, funding and building of the Rowdeford Arts Centre Project'

Maggie Moore's background is in Hotel Management and catering. More recently she ran the tourist information centres in Marlborough, Avebury and Devizes and has been a trustee since 2008. 

Maggie is a keen sailor and gardener. 

 

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 Richard Fry 

Richard is a retired solicitor and senior partner of a long established nine partner Swindon legal practice. He is an active member of the Rotary and has been for some 27 years. He was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship in 2014. 

 

 

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Tim Card

Tim is a busy local Devizes businessman.

Somehow outside of his business Tim is a keen steam and traction engine enthusiast and is a keen collector of many historic engines.

 

 

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Neil Patterson 

Neil is a local solicitor working within commercial and residential development, commercial landlord and tenant work.

Neil has a keen interest in sport, music and film.

 

 

 

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 Anthony Cohen - Treasurer

 

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 Terry Kemp - Secretary