Sally Lewis

Vice-Chair of Trustees

Sally works full-time for Adult Education in Gloucestershire, which is part of Gloucestershire County Council, as a Learning Co-ordinator. She has worked in Further Education and Adult and Community Education for 30 years.

Sally's role, until recently, has involved setting up community learning classes across The Cotswolds and Tewkesbury. Partnership working in local communities is central to her work and Sally now manages the Community Learning Partnerships county-wide, as well as being based in The Gloucester Pods (Children and Families Team, Social Care) to signpost and support parents into learning, volunteering, and work.

Sally has been a GRCC Trustee since 2014 and has lived in Gloucestershire all her life. She is married to a farmer who farms a family farm at Elmstone Hardwicke. Sally has a strong personal and professional interest in rural life, access to services, and social inclusion in rural areas.

As part of the county-wide Tackling Mental Health Stigma group, Sally is on a sub group promoting this work to farmers, others involved in agriculture and vets. This has led to a successful promotion at the Countywide Young Farmer's Rally, being invited to take part on a discussion in the NFU Tent at Three Counties Show around mental health, and also visiting various Young Farmers' Clubs to promote tackling mental health stigma with a presentation at Club meetings.