Board Members
Simon Starr, Director | Sport Nottinghamshire | CSP | |||
Ted Cantle | IdEA | Government | |||
Pete Goodings | England Squash and Racketball | National Governing Bodies of Sport | |||
Ricky Stevenson | Nottinghamshire Football Association | National Governing Bodies of Sport | |||
Sue Connor | Nottinghamshire County Council | Education | |||
| NHS Nottinghamshire County | Health | |||
Stephen Jackson | Nottingham Trent University | Higher & Further Education | |||
Ilana Freestone | Sport England | Sport | |||
Steve Bradley | Nottinghamshire County Council | Local Authority Advisor | |||
Hugh White | Nottingham City Council | Local Authority Advisor | |||
 He has over 20 years of sports development experience. His previous roles include Head of Leisure and Tourism at South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire, Assistant Director (Leisure) at Broxtowe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, and Development Officer for the Sports Council for Wales, where he worked with local authorities, governing bodies and clubs. Simon set up the Junior section of Keyworth Rugby Club and was selected as one of the coaches for the Notts/Lincs/Derbys U16 Rugby Tour to Australia in 2006. | |||||||||
 Ted Cantle, CBE, is Associate Director of the IDeA, the Improvement and Development Agency, and oversees the Agency's work on sustainability. In August 2001, he was appointed by the Home Secretary to chair the Community Cohesion Review Team. The Government subsequently adopted the concept of 'community cohesion' and Ted was asked to chair the panel advising ministers on implementation. He was the Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council (1990 - 2001) and had Chief Officer experience in Leicester City Council (1988 - 1990) and Wakefield MDC (1979 - 1983). He was Under Secretary at the AMA (1983 - 1988) and has worked for Manchester City Council. Ted chaired the Government's Construction Task Force from 1998 to 2002 and now chairs the Industry steering group of INREB. He also chairs a Charity, Sustainability First. Ted is a member of the Environment Agency Board and chairs their Urban Advisory Group. He is an adviser to Carlton Television on diversity issues and a visiting professor at the Nottingham Business School. Ted was awarded the CBE in 2004 for his work on community cohesion and services to local government. | |||||||||
 Steve Bradley's sports development background ranges from leisure centre management to community development. Formerly head of sport for Nottinghamshire County Council, managing a team of 35 staff, he took up his present position as Assistant Director for Leisure & Culture around 2 years ago. Passionate about equality of opportunity, Steve is a volunteer director of CP Sport and the English Federation of Disability Sport. He was also the co-founder of NASD - the National Association for Sports Development. Out of the office, Steve plays golf off eight and is a keen artist, photographer and guitarist. | |||||||||
 Stephen Jackson is Chief Financial and Operations Officer for Nottingham Trent University and a member of the University's Board of Governors. Prior to this role, he was on the Board of easyCar as Finance Director and Company Secretary. Stephen qualified as an accountant in 1975 and joined Bass plc in the same year. In 1983, he was appointed as Finance Director of Crest Hotels: Continent of Europe and from 1986 was part of a small team that acquired Holiday Inn for Bass. He then became Chief Financial Officer for Holiday Inn: Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 1991, Stephen moved to Hong Kong as Chief Financial Officer and Head of IT for Holiday Inn: Asia Pacific. In 1996, he was seconded as acting Managing Director to establish new businesses in South Africa for Bass's leisure subsidiary. In 1997, Stephen joined the Board of John Ryan Company (a US design and consulting firm with operations in over 30 countries) as Executive Vice-President and Global Chief Financial Officer. | |||||||||
Sue Connor has been employed by Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) as Advisory Teacher for PE and Sport since 1996 and before that taught physical education in secondary schools in Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire. She manages the PE and Sport Service within the Children and Young Peoples Service. This involves supporting schools and other partners to provide high quality physical education and school sport learning experiences. The main areas of work include coordinating the elements of the PESSCL strategy, managing the diverse CPD programme and working with partners across the county and nationally to ensure that PE and Sport has an impact on all young people within the county. Between 1991 and 1996 Sue also managed the Champion Coaching programme for NCC and have taught at Nottingham Trent and Loughborough Universities. She is also a national tutor for Youth Sport Trust and Sportscoach UK. Her main sporting interest has always been netball, having been a player, coach, tutor, tutor trainer and member of the board of directors. Having 'retired' from playing netball, Sue now spends more time playing tennis and swimming and is heavily involved in a volunteer capacity in numerous sports. Sue is passionate about physical activity being accessible to everyone but particularly for those young people who have the greatest need. | |||||||||
  Pete Goodings is the East Midlands Regional Manager for England Squash & Racketball. He has held the position for 2 years and utilises his background as a Professional Squash Coach and ex-England International Over-35 player to great effect whilst networking in his job which focuses around increasing participation in both sports and assisting clubs & venues to improve their provision for juniors and seniors alike as well as exploring funding opportunities to improve their facilities. Pete spent 15 years in the Royal Air Force as a Physical Training Instructor from 1989-2004 and in that time served in the Gulf War. In 2004 he started his own Personal Training business and went on to become Jason Vale's (The Juicemaster) Personal Trainer at his detox health retreats in Pete is a steadfast family man but outside of his home life his main passion is all sports, more specifically Squash (as well as a weakness for Motorsports) and his claim to fame is that he taught himself to tightrope walk in just 2 weeks! Ricky Stevenson currently employed as County Development Manager for Nottinghamshire Football Association (past 4 years). Ricky has always worked in Nottinghamshire, previously as Disability Officer for Nottinghamshire County Council, as Youth Games Manager and Sports Development Officer for Mansfield District Council.
A former sportsman, Hugh has previous experience in the commercial sector at Nottingham Forest Football Club, whilst within the public sector, he has developed an extensive range of experience managing a diverse set of services, including Parks and Open Spaces, Heritage Sites, Arts and Events, Leisure Centres and delivering major sporting events within the City. He is currently Director of Sport, Leisure & Parks which includes responsibilities for all the City's Parks and Open Spaces (over 20% of Nottingham is made up of accessible Open and Green Spaces) and is also leading the City's £20 million Leisure Centre Transformation Programme and major sporting development activities. As a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Hugh has combined many of the principles of marketing to working with the voluntary sector and directing private sector support into community initiatives. Having had practical experience of community development at 'grass roots' level his strategic role is now focused on customer satisfaction and major service improvements. Born in Nottingham, Hugh was educated at Cheltenham College and then studied in the North East before returning to his home City to develop his career. He has a passion for the City and for developing community involvement in all aspects of Cultural Services.
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