"The Children's Burns Trust gives relief to children and families who have already suffered appalling burns injuries and the associated trauma. It also assists with the programme of preventative education. I am pleased to endorse this Trust as Patron and wish it every success in furthering its work."
"As a small child, I pulled a pot of boiling soup over myself and received severe burns over my entire body. Regardless of the scar on my left arm I went about achieving my ambition to be an actress. Being aware of the pain and trauma involved with such burns and how they can occur, I strongly believe that prevention by the way of education cannot be valued too highly."
Brian was the Commissioner and Chief Executive of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority from 1991 – 2003. He also held the position of President of the Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Association from 1999 -2000. Brian is currently the President of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection and has been a trustee of CBT since 2003.
Marina is Chairman of the St Nicholas Fund and Trustee of the Children’s Hospital Trust fund based at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, she is also Patron of the Chelsea and Westminster Paediatric Surgery Ball. Marina is a Magistrate in the City of Westminster Local Justice Area and is a Trustee of numerous charities; she has been a Trustee of CBT since 2006.
Alan (Andy) is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy, he worked in Local Government for 35 years before taking early retirement in 2001. Prior to this Andy was the Director of Finance and Information Technology for the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and advisor to the Association of Metropolitan Authories and Local Government Association.
Consultant paediatrician from 1965, now retired. Pursued career at Hillingdon, Mount Vernon and Brompton Hospitals. In 1987, appointed examiner in paediatrics for the Royal College of Physicians and senior examiner in 1992 and 1994. In 1994, he started the Milupa Newborn Hearing Unit at Hillingdon Hospital to diagnose hearing loss at birth, which is now universally accepted. He was president of the paediatric section of the Royal Society of Medicine in 1997 and again in 2004. He was Senior Hon. Treasurer of the Royal Society of Medicine from 20002 to 2004. He remains a member of the paediatric council of the RSM at present.
Ken initially trained in London and continued to become a trainee surgeon in a number of burns and plastic surgery units in the UK, including East Grinstead. Since 1996 he has worked as a Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeon in Manchester and is - Director of the Manchester Burns Services. He has served as Chairman of the British Burns Association and is a member of the prevention committee of various national and international bodies.
Simon was educated at City of London School and Trinity College Cambridge. Since 1993 he has been a partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP specialising in tax planning, heritage charities, philanthropy and matters relating to wills, trusts and co-ownership of property. Simon sits on the Executive Committee of the Charity Law Association and is the Chair of the European Association for Planned Giving.
