A view from Finings Wood across the valley
About us
Finings Wood Community Group is a limited company registered in the UK with the company number of RS009264
We are also registered and regulated by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority),
governed by the Co-operative and Community Benefits Act. Reg number 9264
We are also registered and regulated by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority),
governed by the Co-operative and Community Benefits Act. Reg number 9264
All of our committee are volunteers from Lane End village and surrounds and bring a wealth
of experience and passion to the team and to this cause.
We also have volunteers who are fantastic in their support and knowledge. Come and join us!
of experience and passion to the team and to this cause.
We also have volunteers who are fantastic in their support and knowledge. Come and join us!
Officers of our group
Alastair Broom
Chairman and Trustee
Alastair has lived in Lane End since 2006 so admits to being a 'newcomer'! He was a Director of Hamptons International before launching Garageflex, a business providing storage solutions to private garages throughout the country. Alastair sold Garageflex in December 2021 but stays on as a part time consultant. "On becoming involved with the opportunity to purchase Finings Wood", Alastair says: "I see this as a wonderful, once in a lifetime opportunity for the village and the people who live here." Alastair also is a keen sportsman, allotment holder, and grandfather to four grandchildren. |
Matthew Corder
Secretary and Trustee
Matt is a relative newcomer to Lane End, having moved here in 2021 to be close to his daughter and family. Since then, he has enjoyed participating in local life, joining Lane End Conservation Group, The National Trust’s Chiltern Rangers and now our group too. Now retired, Matthews career was in landscape architecture, first in local government, then in private practice. Much of his work has included a strong emphasis on habitat creation, particularly in the context of reclaiming derelict and degraded land. Matt has also co-written two books, ‘Natural Economy’ and Environmental Economy’ which outline a naturalistic approach to the design and management of open spaces in the urban environment. Matt says "I am very pleased to be able to continue conserving natural habitats by helping in the bid to buy Finings Wood for the village." |
Andrew Daw
Treasurer and Trustee
Andrew has lived in Lane End since 2016. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1982 and worked in both professional practice and industry until 2020, when he changed direction to become a postgraduate student of history at Oxford University. He has worked for businesses and clients globally, specialising in corporate finance, restructuring and turning round heavily indebted companies. Andrew is a trustee of Marlow Sports Club and treasurer of Marlow Hockey Club, and after a 33-year rest from the game turns out in goal regularly for the 6th XI. He has been known to cycle to Italy and follow Arsenal over much of the UK and Europe. |
Rest of our Trustees
Tim Grout-Smith
Tim has lived in Lane End since 1976, on returning from Australia where he was a cadet journalist with the ABC. He had a brief stint on the Bucks Free Press and then worked for the BBC World Service for 25 years, as a journalist and producer, reporting for the BBC from some thirty countries, and in later years training reporters and environmental groups in Ukraine under several EU-funded projects. He also spent six months with the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol. He is a keen environmentalist and was a warden for the BBOWT reserve at Swain’s Wood, looking after its rare orchids, and has carried out surveys for the British Trust for Ornithology for many years. Finings Wood has been the backdrop of family life for his children and now grandchildren for nearly fifty years. |
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Wonderful volunteers
No group or organisation can survive without a team of volunteers behind the scenes supporting the committee.
We would like to thank and name just some of our supporters who are ever growing!
We would like to thank and name just some of our supporters who are ever growing!
Special thanks go to the following people for critical input and support:
Dr Jill Eyres, Alex Nelms, Pauline Thomas, Trevor Mansfield, Ken Edwards, Stewart George, Ed and Will Lacey, Richard Wetenhall, Gary and Helen Anderson. William Dunn, Pauline Cavell-Northam, Margaret Adnitt, Donald Macleod, Louise Meakes, Ken Hanson, Buckinghamshire Councillor Zahir Mohammed, Dr Tim Harrison from the botanical society of Britain and Ireland , Nick Marriner from the Chiltern Conservation Board. John Morris previously from the Chiltern Conservation board, Mike Morley from Penn and Tylers Green Common Wood.
Thanks also to John Clegg, the agent selling Finings Wood who remains sympathetic to the aims and aspirations of the Finings Wood Community Group during this critical fund raising period.
In memoriam also to two friends: Bryan Edgeley and our friend and founder Paul Thomas
To all supporters who have spurred us on, pledged money, suggested ideas and attended meetings, thank you and please don't stop spreading the message of Finings Wood Community Group. It`s a big hill to climb and we need your support.
New volunteers always welcome
Legal Support
We would be so grateful of any local legal expert who could assist us pro bono with certain questions we have. Please contact our Chairman Alastair Broom using our contact us page
Fundraising Team
Caroline and Katy welcomes any fundraising volunteers who might bring ideas and themselves to help support our cause.
Please use our contact us page to volunteer.
We would be so grateful of any local legal expert who could assist us pro bono with certain questions we have. Please contact our Chairman Alastair Broom using our contact us page
Fundraising Team
Caroline and Katy welcomes any fundraising volunteers who might bring ideas and themselves to help support our cause.
Please use our contact us page to volunteer.