Team
Meet our Team
Meet our Team
Rob Hunt and Erika Blaxland-de Lange manage Pericles. They look after all the strategy and operations, service delivery, regulatory compliance, finances and HR, administration and outreach and help to keep everything running smoothly.
House Coordinators and Workshop Leaders are responsible for coordinating all operational, planning and delivery aspects of the residential homes or workshop activities. Service users, support staff, specialist staff and volunteers all come under their remit.
Volunteers from England and overseas offer valuable support and are a big part of our thriving community.
Students, Residents and Families offer us invaluable feedback to help shape the service.
Pericles Theatre Company are responsible for coordinating all planning, fundraising, rehearsals and performances. Our students are very involved with the theatre group, alongside professional actors, musicians and our theatre production team. They do this in liaison with the wider organisations.
Cafe Team are responsible for all the planning, ordering, cooking and serving for our cafe in Sharpthorne Village. Our students are also involved in the work at our cafe and are very much a part of the team.
Friends of Pericles is made up of supportive family members, parents, and those with a connection to the organisation. They help support our strategic aims in practical ways such as organising and attending events, additional fundraising, networking and acting as ambassadors informally on behalf of the organisation.
Structure and Meetings: To run well, we have to have a clear structure. We hold regular meetings to ensure to communication and make decisions.
Core group meets weekly
Workshop leaders and management meet monthly
Volunteer team meets monthly
House meeting weekly
Students, team, parents and carers meet termly
We are delighted to have and very grateful for the support of our sponsors including: the Community Initiative Fund of West Sussex County Council - Garfield Weston Foundation - Hermes Trust - Mansell McTaggart - Mid Sussex District Council - Rotary East Grinstead - Soroptimist International East Grinstead - Sussex Community Foundation