St. Joseph's Family Centre, Trustees

Richard Broadbent
Richard joined the Management Committee of St. Joseph's in 1975 and became Chairman on the retirement of Bernard Broadbent in 1987. He joined the family retail clothing business in 1973 which has branches in Warrington and Knutsford. In addition to his involvement at St. Joseph's Richard is a governor at two secondary schools, and enjoys fell walking and amateur dramatics.

Sr. Mary Whelan
Sr. Mary Whelan is the Superior General of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God, an order involved worldwide in many aspects of social care, Sr. Mary has been responsible for the training and formation of new members of that Order. From a nursing background, she has also held senior posts in financial administration within hospitals. Sr. Mary is a BACP Accredited Counsellor with specialist training in couple and relationship counselling. She has worked extensively with families, having trained in Family Therapy and mediation in the A Trustee of ‘Seasons for Growth’ , the bereavement service for children and adults, Sr. Mary is also one of the national trainers for that organisation. She was the Director of St. Joseph's Family Centre from 1997 to 2007 and continues to be a member of the Board of Trustees.

Mary Radcliffe
Mary has been a Trustee for St. Joseph’s for eighteen months. Married with one son, she lives in Thelwall. Having spent her career in modern languages teaching, management, marketing and public relations, Mary has set up her own marketing consultancy and a small property lettings business.

Mary devotes a lot of time to voluntary work and was appointed as a Magistrate on the Warrington Bench in 2000. She sits in the Youth Court and is a member of the Probation Services Panel. She has been an active volunteer for St. Rocco’s Hospice Warrington for eight years, and also volunteers at The Lowry in Salford, carrying out front-of-house duties and thoroughly enjoying the varied programme of productions. About St. Joseph’s, Mary says: “Warrington is fortunate to have in St. Joseph’s the benefit of a well-managed, warm environment that provides such a wide range of valuable services. I have been impressed by the high regard in which St. Joseph’s is held by the Magistracy and indeed all who come into contact with the Centre. I am a firm believer in the value of family life and the importance of the involvement of both parents for a child’s development, stability and happiness. I also understand, from my work in the Youth Court, that some parents need guidance and support in parenting skills and St. Josephs provides this.”

Stephen Hayes
Stephen was born and educated in Warrington until departing the Town to undertake a Law Degree in the late 1987. He returned to Stockton Heath, Warrington to practice as a Solicitor in 1994 at Fiona Bruce & Co. LLP, where he is now a partner. His practice is in the area of Family Law. Stephen was appointed to sit as a Deputy District Judge in the County Court in 2004.

St. Joseph’s approached the firm to act as Honorary Solicitors to the Centre and Stephen gladly took that post in 1999. Subsequently he served on the Management Committee and most recently as a Trustee of the Centre and Secretary to the Management Board.

He is also a member of the Altrincham Contact Centre Support Group, based at Altrincham Baptist Church.