Les has been a resident of Valley Park for 23 years and has worked as a front line recruiter until his recent retirement,  He was consistently one of Gattaca’s top performers and in his last full time year produced more revenue than anyone else, winning their award for Consultant of the Year.

He holds the Diploma in Recruitment Practice, the highest qualification in recruitment. He has also been a member of the REC’s Technology Exec Committee (ultimately as the Chair) for the last fourteen years, where he helped to bring about changes to government policy over security clearance, tax law and immigration. At the REC’s National awards in 2010, he was awarded the Eileen Simpson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Recruitment and two years later was awarded one of the first five honorary fellowships of the IRP, the highest individual honour in recruitment.

Awaiting biog.

James is a long time resident of Valley Park, originally moving to the area in 1994.

James moved back to Valley Park in Late 2019, just before COVID lockdowns, and started volunteering with VPCA shortly after.

He works as a Process Automations Engineer and is an amateur filmmaker in his spare time.

I grew up in Winchester and lived in Chandlers Ford for 17 years prior to moving to Valley Park in 1992. Since retirement I have become involved in the local community working as a volunteer with VPCA. I'm part of the Community Kettle Team serving cakes and drinks and washing up on a Tuesday morning and I am a volunteer for many other events too.

I enjoy reading (day to day affairs, history and fiction), sudoku's, painting and hill walking. I can often be seen walking in the Valley Park area in shorts whatever the weather or the time of year. 

I moved from Chandlers Ford to Valley Park 33 years ago.I became involved in VPCA 3 years ago when the Warm Hub came into being, before evolving into the Community Kettle. As I result of this I became a volunteer and can usually be found behind the hatch serving drinks and cakes to parents at our events for children.

I retired from nursing in 2017 and enjoy reading, art, knitting, sewing, suguru's and walking (preferably somewhere hilly).

I started working for VPCA in early 2020 and am responsible for the Community Centre, Website, Bookings, Accounts, and the Valley Park Voice. This part-time role is both challenging and rewarding and I have really enjoyed becoming part of the Valley Park community.

My family and I moved to the local area in 2015 and I started working at the Community Centre in 2022.  I love organising events for all ages and take joy at bringing members of the local community together.  You'll often find me walking around the woods with my dog Pixie.