FRIENDS OF HORSEY SEALS - Key Persons
Albert Ward General Secretary. Friends Scheme, Membership Secretary, Finance Charity and Governance Issues, Archives
David Vyse Vice-Chair. Warden Coordinator, Enquiries, Press & Media, Site Management, Seal Rescues, Events, RSPCA liaison
Job Titles:
- Recruitment Coordinator, Press & Media, IT, Social Media, Warden & Training Administration
Born in Newcastle-on-Tyne. After school I nursed, was a WRAF Officer for 7 years and co-owned a residential riding business on Dartmoor. I then trained as a journalist, writing articles for national magazines before landing a job on BBC Radio as a newsreader, war correspondent (1 st Gulf war 1991) and program producer. I transferred to BBC TV as a reporter, news producer, and finally forward planning producer for BBC Look East. Retired after 25 years. My helicopter pilot husband got a job in Florida, where I worked for the Advanced Public Affairs Team of the American Red Cross, travelling to major disasters all over the US. I also volunteered for a scheme protecting loggerhead turtles. In 2015 we returned to live in Norfolk, and shortly afterwards I became a seal warden which I love.
Peter Ansell Chairman. Site Management, Seal Rescues, PR & Press Enquiries, Education
Job Titles:
- Head of Seal Counting Team, FoHS Rescue Team Member. Warden Mentor
I was born in Spalding in Lincolnshire and from an early age I was involved with animals, helping out on a local farm and rearing abandoned lambs. I have worked in retail for 37 years mainly as a Bakery Manager and Regional trainer. I am a trained Rescue diver and have been lucky enough to have travelled around the world diving. I have always had a soft spot for Norfolk and have had many holidays here before deciding to bite the bullet and move here in 2019. I said for years that all I want to do is go to Norfolk and count seal's and now that's what I do and more. I am also a member of the FoHS rescue Team. And I love it.!
Job Titles:
- Treasurer, Finance, Fund Raising, Seal Rescues
I have been a warden and self-proclaimed seal bore with FoHS for more than 6 years. A period volunteering with Oxfam as a bookkeeper led to a bookkeeping qualification and I have been the FoHS Treasurer for 4 years now. My working background has been quite varied, ranging from working on a ticket desk with British Airways to assessing for Social care with Norfolk County Council. Currently I work for Norfolk Wildlife Trust at their Head Office in Norwich. Things I love about wardening: the gorgeous pups who have more than their fair share of cuteness and talking to visitors who can't believe the amazing wildlife spectacle before them. Things I hate about wardening: horizontal rain and people who don't care about the wellbeing of the seals.