Graduates of the Elders Company who volunteer to support the Elders programme and shape its development
Elders Leaders contribute to the life of our Theatre as well as the wider city region by developing their own artistic projects and supporting their peers to take part.
Leaders assist with the smooth-running of Elders Mondays, host their own creative sessions – Elders Mondays Inspire – and also take the lead on our innovative creative phone project We’ll Be in Touch.
We are delighted to introduce you to this year’s Elders Leaders 23/24.
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Anne Sarge
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Anne Sarge
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Bill Connor
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Bill Connor
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Carmen Wood-Hope
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Carmen Wood-Hope
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Catherine Foulkes
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Catherine Foulkes
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Christine Ovens
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Christine Ovens
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Colin Blackledge
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Colin Blackledge
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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David Weston
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
David Weston
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Dudley Newell
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Dudley Newell
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Enid Saunders
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Enid Saunders
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Estelle Longmore
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Estelle Longmore
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Gill Bassam
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Gill Bassam
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Graham Gillis
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Graham Gillis
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Helen Varey
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Helen Varey
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Jackie Corr
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Jackie Corr
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Jacquie Long
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Jacquie Long
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Jean Wood
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Jean Wood
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Kinisha Morgan-Williams
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Kinisha Morgan-Williams
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Linda Martin
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Linda Martin
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Lorraine Reynolds
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Lorraine Reynolds
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Milly Doregos
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Milly Doregos
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Pat Russell
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Pat Russell
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Paul Green
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Paul Green
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Sandy Parkinson
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Sandy Parkinson
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Stephen Brown
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Stephen Brown
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Tony Cocker
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Tony Cocker
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Tracy Pimlott
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Tracy Pimlott
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Valerie (Phil) Phillips
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Valerie (Phil) Phillips
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Xincai Tan
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Xincai Tan
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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David Weston
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
David Weston
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Dudley Newell
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Dudley Newell
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Enid Saunders
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Enid Saunders
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Estelle Longmore
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Estelle Longmore
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Gill Bassam
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Gill Bassam
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Graham Gillis
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Graham Gillis
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Helen Varey
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Helen Varey
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Jackie Corr
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Jackie Corr
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Jacquie Long
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Jacquie Long
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Jean Wood
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Jean Wood
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Kinisha Morgan-Williams
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Kinisha Morgan-Williams
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Linda Martin
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Linda Martin
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Lorraine Reynolds
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Lorraine Reynolds
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Milly Doregos
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Milly Doregos
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Pat Russell
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Pat Russell
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Paul Green
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Paul Green
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Sandy Parkinson
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Sandy Parkinson
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Stephen Brown
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Stephen Brown
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Tony Cocker
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Tony Cocker
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Tracy Pimlott
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Tracy Pimlott
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Valerie (Phil) Phillips
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Valerie (Phil) Phillips
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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Xincai Tan
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
Xincai Tan
Elders Leaders 2023-2024
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We'll Be in Touch
The project We’ll Be In Touch, paired Elders Leaders with Together Dementia Support members. Leaders telephoned their partner once a week for a month. During each call, the Leaders shared a piece of text (a poem, song lyric or verse from Shakespeare), invited a conversation about it and then posed a series of questions which led to the creation of a brand new poem.
We’ll Be In Touch was developed in response to the pandemic. The project began in January 2021 following a partnership between the Royal Exchange Theatre and Together Dementia Support, supported by Small Things. There have since been a further three rounds of the project involving 25 participants from Together Dementia Support and 16 Elders Leaders.
We’ll Be In Touch has so far led to the creation of a poetry anthology, a podcast and a short documentary film . However, due to the pandemic restrictions, no one had managed to meet in person until now. Further rounds of We’ll Be In Touch are planned throughout 2023 for older people at risk of loneliness and isolation.