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This site is work in progress, please be patient with us. We are consolidating the site from historical fragments whilst adding new features that better match our senior demographic.

Our Team

Mary Davies

Chair

I joined the OPC in February 2019. I have worked in social care and health all my adult life, and have knowledge & experience of how these services operate for older people, and of areas of unmet need.

Brighton

Cllr Ty Galvin

Vice Chair

Councillor Ty Galvin represents the Labour Party for the Hanover & Elm Grove ward in Brighton. He has been serving since May 2023 and is involved in various committees (cmt), including the Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Planning Committee.

Michael Creedy

Treasurer

Michael Creedy is a community activist based in Brighton. He is involved in various environmental and housing projects and has been an outreach officer for the Brighton Peace & Environment Centre. Michael is also a key contact for the Brighton and Hove Older People's Council, where he works to ensure that older people are recognized for their valuable contributions and have fair access to services and opportunities

Brighton

Sara Fulford

Joint Secretary

I have a background working in and managing adult social care services, but I have never learned so much as I have as an older person myself with mobility issues, and as a carer for family members needing services! Unconscious, and sometimes overt, ageism remains rife , even amongst policy makers. I am determined to see it reduced through the work, and raising voices of, older people, hence happy to be joint secretary for the OPC.

Brighton

Bernadette Kent

Joint Secretary

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Mo Marsh

Joint Secretary

Mo has been a councillor since 1995. She balances her civic life, passionately representing the residents of Moulsecoomb and Bevendean, with her family life, spending time with her daughter and grandchildren and indulging her love of the arts and culture.

Brighton

Val Cane

Joint Secretary

Former science teacher,Val Cane is a trustee at The Brighton Trust, a charity organization dedicated to supporting various community initiatives in Brighton. She has been serving as a trustee since June 2017 and is actively involved in the management and admin of the charity's work.

Brighton

Cllr. Theresa Mackey

Joint Secretary

Cllr. Theresa Mackey represents the Labour Party for the Kemptown ward in Brighton. She has been serving since May 2024 and is involved in various committees, including the Audit, Standards & General Purposes cmt and the Health Overview & Scrutiny cmt.

Brighton

Angela Stretton

Joint Secretary

Angela Stretton is a representative for the Older People's Council (OPC) in Brighton & Hove. She actively ensures that the concerns and needs of older people are heard and addressed in various council meetings and initiatives

Brighton

Cllr. Kerry Pickett

Co-optee

Councillor Kerry Pickett represents the Green Party for the Preston Park ward in Brighton. She has been serving since May 2023 and is involved in various committees.

Brighton

Doug Thompson

Executive

I contribute to digital leadership and brand development - that is creating this website, making sure you can find it quickly with Google and that you are able to read it if your eyes are not so good – Accessibility

Brighton