Yesterday those in Tier 3 were looking forward to getting junior volleyball training up and running, after the Christmas break, Beach facilities were getting ready to once again welcome players back on to the sand. Following the announcement from the Prime Minister last night all plans are once again put on hold as a country we enter another period of lockdown.

Although this has stopped volleyball across the country, with the increase in the number of cases of COVID and the pressure being put on the NHS, this outcome was almost inevitable.

So rather than using our energy to be negative about the situation, the Foundation are using the next few weeks to do something positive.

We will be starting a recruitment campaign in the next 2 weeks to look for individuals to join our Board of Trustees.

The Foundation currently has 8 trustees -

Simone Turner our chair, is the Engagement lead for Deltatre bring a wealth of experience from the world of design and IT.

Adrian Stores is our Vice Chair, a freelance Commercial and Marketing Director.

Greg Brown, bringing a wealth of knowledge in compliance.

Sue Storey CEO of Volleyball England and with a background in facility management and safety.

Steve Matthews the Sports Partnership Manager for the Genius Sports Group, Moving sport in to the next generation through technology.

Ian Wall now retired but with years of experience in sales and marketing.

Steve Williams Head of IT Strategy at BUPA Global and the Foundation Treasurer.

Janet Inman - previous CEO at Volleyball England and Lincolnshire Sport now retired and acting as Company Secretary.

The Foundation would like to increase its diversity, bringing in young members, representatives from Sitting and Beach Volleyball and representatives from out BAME community.

The Board will offer support and training if you have never been a Board member before, we will provide a detailed induction to ensure you understand the role and responsibility that goes with it.

We will be advertising the posts in the next 2 weeks - if you are interested and would like to know more please feel free to contact us on foundation@volleyballengland.org

We look forward to hearing from you.