Suzanne has over three decades of experience of working in the music industry.

As well as day to day experience of an extensive network of bookers, festivals and small and large music venues across the UK and internationally, Suzanne runs a popular and well used recording and rehearsal studio here on the river in Charlton.

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For the last 17 years Suzanne has volunteered as a school governor, in three separate schools locally, and until recently served as a trustee for a South East London music charity for children. Suzanne has worked on campaigns for the Love Hope Strength Charity, Nordoff Robbins and recently organised music tours to support the work of Trussell, the food bank charity.

Tim King is a Creative Director who’s spent 12 years crafting ideas for brands including Guinness, Currys, Ford, LEGO, and Netflix with London’s top creative agencies.

 

Away from advertising, he illustrates life as it happens - from the sweat and chaos of Sziget Festival’s mosh pits to the quiet resilience of Chelsea & Westminster’s Covid wards.

 

His self-published book, 'Drawn On Real Life', smashed its Kickstarter goal, was featured on ITV News, and his work has hung at the Saatchi Gallery as well as on local walls that mean just as much.

Matt is Director of Firecrest Consulting with over 25 years’ experience leading projects for major brands and cultural institutions such as NBC, Match.com and Yahoo. Matt has honed a specialism for historical and heritage-driven large-scale digital initiatives, notably leading on the delivery of Lives of the First World War with Imperial War Museums.

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As a senior consultant, Matt's work has helped museums, archives, and academic bodies bring history to life through innovative digital platforms. He has a passion for meaningful storytelling - an interest that extends into his personal life where he often volunteers to be the official photographer, ensuring today's community events become part of the social record for future generations.

Multi award winning local business owner of The Village Greengrocer in Charlton, Bee is a popular local figure advocating for the economic regeneration of Charlton at a local level. Barden has an MBA in International Business, practical small business experience in catering and food as well as being an accomplished local and international musician.

Bee has practical experience in teaching business, sales and marketing which in practice has put Charlton Village on the map, with The Village Greengrocer a popular filming and location venue.

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Bee's passion for community, sustainability and improving our local economy, which has further shaped the Village Greengrocers to what it is now.

Paul has been working in information technology for over 20 years and is starting to get the hang of it. Working for a major philanthropic charity, Paul currently manages teams in the UK and East Africa, maintaining the technical estate and delivering a range of IT solutions, allowing the programmes and grant-makers to work efficiently and innovatively.

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A Charlton resident since he had hair, Paul has been involved in more community projects than his wife would like. A founder member of the Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival, now in its 7th year, Paul also co-created the Valley Hill Hub, a residents' group for the streets between the Valley and Maryon Wilson Park. More pertinently, Paul was Chair of the Save the White Swan group prior to the successful takeover by the owners of The Pelton Arms, fronting the campaign including on Radio 5 Live, and then doing his best to make the pub profitable (‘every pint a victory’) until the pub’s sad closure years later.

Annie is a charity professional specialising in social enterprise incubation with thirty years of grassroots community development. Annie founded the Big Red Bus Club, the family wellbeing charity in Charlton Park, saving the popular under fives provision from council closure and turning into the much loved local charity it is today. Annie is currently a Director of The Big Red Kick, supporting women led non profit enterprise creation across Greenwich.

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Annie is most often found in Charlton Park, walking her dog, and was the inaugural recipient of the Stephen Lawrence Women of the Year Award.

Michael is a lawyer with over a decade of experience and is a partner at an international law firm. His professional practice is dedicated to the financing and development of first-of-a-kind climate projects, with a focus on greenhouse gas reduction and removal. He is qualified to practice law in England and Wales and also in New York.

 

For White Swan Music and Arts, Michael maintains the society’s governance and leads all legal workstreams related to the acquisition of The White Swan. 

 

Michael is a real ale enthusiast and a dedicated member of CAMRA, so the prospect of a good pub coming back into use is not purely altruistic!

Anna is a journalist who worked for many years at publications including the Financial Times and The Independent. At the FT she helped launch the careers of many youngsters starting out on internships and she was also a mentor for the Social Mobility Foundation. Since leaving full-time work at the end of last year she has trained as a reading coach for the Adult Literacy Fund. 
 

Anna has lived in Charlton for four decades and for most of that time has been a familiar sight walking generations of her dogs around the local parks and commons. For nearly 20 years she was also a familiar sight teaching at the Riding for the Disabled school in Charlton Park and exercising the group’s horses.

Nick has spent 30 years building brands and driving growth in telecoms and technology, with a career built on taking on much bigger rivals and winning. He's led marketing and commercial teams at Virgin Media and BT, before spending the last decade or so in challenger businesses —  most recently six years as Chief Marketing Officer of rural broadband provider Gigaclear.
 

A long-time music fan and enthusiastic (if completely uneducated!) gallery-goer, Nick brings his commercial experience to the board to help White Swan build the membership, partnerships and sustainability it needs to thrive for the long term.