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.

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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.

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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.