Meet the Team

The Berwick Slow Food Management Committee

Berwick Slow Food group is run by a team of volunteers who make up the Management Committee, including three elected officers (Chair, Treasurer and Secretary) as well as up to eight other elected members who share various roles including a Slow Food UK Liaison member, Events Coordinator, Communications & Marketing Coordinator and the Berwick Food & Beer Festival Director/s.

 

The Management Committee is responsible for organising the annual Berwick Food & Beer Festival; putting on a programme of events (including socials occasions, talks, educational workshops and producer visits and tastings); advocating for good, clean and fair food for all in our local area; and supporting and promoting local and regional food producers.

Laura McGinlay
Chair

Laura McGinlay
Chair

Leading on our communications for Berwick Slow Food throughout
Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.

Spear head of Slow Food advocacy and education projects for Berwick Slow Food

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Mike Usher
Treasurer

Mike Usher
Treasurer

Returning to a place that has special meaning to me after many years living in Asia, I am happy to support local producers and locally sourced food and Northumberland provides so many choices to do that!

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Vacant
Secretary

Vacant
Secretary

We are currently recruiting for a Secretary - please get in touch if you are interested.

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Ray McRobbie
Festival Director

Ray McRobbie
Festival Director

Born and bred in the area with a great passion for supporting local business. 10+ years experience in hospitality has taught me a lot about good food and drink. Including running my own craft beer business for 3 years.

Festival Director alongside my wife since 2022

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Millie McRobbie
Festival Director

Millie McRobbie
Festival Director

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Laura Scruton
Events Coordinator

Laura Scruton
Events Coordinator

Laura loves food, fun and festivals and is particularly interested in health and the environment - Berwick Slow Food seemed the obvious place for her to be!

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Alison Edwards
Comms & Marketing

Alison Edwards
Comms & Marketing

Sustainable living advocate and Real Bread supporter, using her Comms & Marketing experience to support Berwick Slow Food.

Carol Alderton
Committee Member

Carol Alderton
Committee Member

I retired a few years ago from a long career in social and community work. My interest in slow food has grown from recognising the connection between poor nutrition and poor performance, particularly poor mental and physical health. I believe everyone has a right to have access to good food on a daily basis and good food knowledge.

Full roles and responsibilities of members of the Management Committee can be downloaded below:

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How To Get Involved

Join as a Member

If you are interested in the Slow Food movement and wish to support both Slow Food UK and the vibrant Berwick Slow Food group please consider joining as a member. There are Family, Individual and Concession options for membership, starting from as little as £2 per month. Simply select 'Berwick' from the Local Group drop down menu on the application form and you'll automatically be enrolled as a member of Berwick Slow Food, as well as Slow Food UK.

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Become a Berwick Slow Food Friend

If you don’t want to join as a Member, we’d love to welcome you as a Friend of Berwick Slow Food. Whilst Friends aren’t able to vote at the AGM, or access some of the other Member benefits (such as free entry to the Berwick Food & Beer Festival, and access to free or heavily discounted events in our annual programme), you can still be a valued member of our Slow Food community. Simply sign-up to our mailing list below to become a Friend.

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Berwick Slow Food sends out a quarterly e-newsletter with information about upcoming events and local, national and international Slow Food news, campaigns and initiatives. Mailing list subscribers are also first to hear about our events programme.

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Volunteer

We’re always looking for volunteers to join the Management Committee. Whilst the three Officers are elected at the AGM each year, new committee members can be co-opted at any point and so if you’re interested, please get in touch by click the button below:

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