Cross Rhythms Board of Trustees

Charity registration number 1069357
Company Registration 3485699

The current Board of Trustees are as follows:

Alan Barker JP A Managing Director of Base Systems Limited in Preston Lancashire - Vehicle equipment Car audio, tracking, security car phone kits and for Business and Home CCTV and Access Control. He also serves as a Magistrate at the Preston City Courts. Alan has been a trustee since the foundation day as a registered charity. His role is Chairman and functions to ensure the balance of the board and each member having a specialist function to fulfil government requirements and our business plan goals. He also helps grow the existing strong relations between the executive and trustees.

John Bowles From Suffolk and works in the energy industry. Used his expertise to develop the trust and company registration and served as the company secretary before joining the board as a trustee. His specialist area is to maintain the filing of requirements to the Charity Commission and Inland Revenue and the procedures for the trust to consider. Risk assessments, health and safety and other practical issues are his specialist tasks.

Rob Andrews A partner in a firm of solicitors Andrews Law based in Bridgnorth with a specialist role in Commercial law. A strong supporter of Cross Rhythms following his own “personal connection”. Following this, became more involved, in particular helping to develop the strategy for other groups to broadcast on FM starting with 'Cross Rhythms Plymouth'. The board have been looking to appoint a solicitor to give the board the best legal considerations at meetings and we are now delighted that Rob is with us as a trustee who now has the responsibility for all legal issues.

Chris Cole The former Chief Executive of Cross Rhythms and now the Regional Director for God TV. As the founding visionary for Cross Rhythms his involvement and input is sought after and his role will be to continue the development of CR with collaborations with like-minded Christian groups, organisations and individual supporters.

Consultants To The Board

Martin Scott A leader from the Pioneer Church stream with a heart to help the church reach those outside the Church. Martin is particularly focussed on the church engaging with the marketplace and has much to offer the CR community radio model. He also has strong connections to leadership within the church Community of Stoke on Trent, and is well versed in the complexities of connecting church and wider community.

Tony Fitzgerald Founder of Church Of The Nations stream of churches (over 1000 worldwide), Tony has been a contributor to Cross Rhythms as both a festival speaker and a trustee since 1991. With a strong understanding of the Father Heart of God his contribution to the board of strong mature spiritual insight has been, and continues to be, vitally important to the steering of the CR ship!