our team

Lisa will be building relationships and working in partnership to deliver community services, projects and programmes that will engage residents, enabling them to enhance their lives through the Hub’s initiatives.

Josie has worked at the Hub for many years, since the days of Bournville Community Hub through the pandemic and then in more recent years, The Bookshop on the Green. Josie will be managing the building as well as supporting events and activities at the hub.

John came to Birmingham over 30 year ago to join Birmingham’s library and archives services. Working all across the city he came to know most of the city’s communities. Through libraries, reading and information services he worked closely with adult education, youth services, reading and the arts, early learning and schools. He brings a lot of experience of community services that serve people’s expectations and aspirations. John has been a trustee of the Hub in all its manifestations since it was a derelict office, from Bournville Hub through lockdown to bookshop. He is now Chair of Trustees of The Hub on the Green. John is also an active member of the Bournville group of Amnesty International.

My involvement with Bournville Hub CIO began in 2016 when I occasionally used an office in the Hub to offer a family law mediation service. In addition, a little later, I offered free advice on family law matters to anyone who dropped in and asked for it (I am a retired family lawyer and have lived in Bournville for 37 years). This service necessarily ended with Covid, which also coincided with Bournville Hub registering as a charity. I have been a trustee since this time, initially concerned with reorientating the work and survival of the Hub over those challenging times and, later, enthusiastically involved in the recent relaunch of the Hub on the Green, from the initial planning and rebranding to the appointment of our talented, enthusiastic managers and welcoming visitors back to the building. I look forward to supporting the Hub in its exciting relaunch.

I have been a Bournville resident for over 30 years and as I reach retirement I feel it is time to give something back to Bournville, a wonderful place to live. I feel the Hub is a great community facility in the making and am excited to be part of its growth. I have a host of business skills to support the Hub especially in the financial area and the time to put them to good use supporting the team who are making the Hub tick.

Responsibilities: Greeting visitors and bringing a cheerful atmosphere to the hub Tail-wagging expertise to spread joy and happiness Offering comfort and emotional support to visitors Being an integral part of creating a warm and welcoming environment at the hub