“My life and outlook has improved 100%. SPODA is a wonderful organisation without their help I would be struggling emotionally."


About us

Board of Trustees

  John Siddall                –  Chair
  Anita Webster            –   Vice Chair
  Adrian Evans              –   Treasurer
  Nicky Loftus                -    Secretary
  Matt Gould                  –    Trustee Member
  John Wallhead           –    Trustee Member
  Richard O'Connor      –    Trustee Member
  Max Farquar               -    Trustee Member


SPODA Team
  Dot Inger           –  Project Co-ordinator
  Mary Pope        –  Grandparent Support Worker
  Pat Wilkes        –  Support Worker (North Derbyshire)
  Chris McEvoy   –  Support Worker (South Derbyshire)  
  Gill Thacker      -   Support Worker  
  Nicky Loftus      –  Head of Finance
  Tracy Gorman   –  Project Support Officer

Professor Richard Velleman  –  Patron 


SPODA is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered No: 6542296 (England & Wales)

Registered Charity No. 1099104




“We have been educated in all aspects of drugs and their effects together with being given overdose resuscitation training”



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