Trustee & Current Chair

My name is Jeff Fowler and I am current chair of Lichfield Arts.

I have been actively involved in Lichfield Arts for over 25 years.

I have been on the management committee before, holding the office of chair and been the licensee for the bar as well as working as a volunteer covering all the roles that exist.

Trustee

My name is John Percival and I am the Trustee responsible for Outreach.

I have been working in the arts and education sector for the last 13 years and have been supporting Lichfield Arts in various capacities for over 5 years.

Trustee

My name is Rob Tilston and I am a trustee of Lichfield Arts with responsibility for looking after the bar – a subject dear to my heart.

I have been a volunteer for 15 years or more and have been a trustee since 2005 including a stint as chair for two years.

My wife Liz is also a volunteer.

Trustee / Vice chair

I became a Trustee of Lichfield Arts in October 2013, and am now Vice Chair.

As well as assisting the Chair in steering the organisation’s overall development and operation I am the trustee responsible for Fuse and regularly assist with income generation.

I have a passion for music and the arts, and play guitar and compose/record original music with my band Maximum 90.

Trustee

My name is Les G Smith

I hold the lead on Networking and Sponsorship.

I have responsibility for finding and encouraging individuals and organisations who would be interested in supporting Lichfield Arts.

I have a passion for singer songwriters and always want to encourage new talent to thrive.

I've lived in Lichfield for 5 years

Trustee

My name is Tim Perks. I’m a trustee of Lichfield Arts and currently responsible for the organisation’s marketing.

I have been actively involved in Lichfield Arts for over 17 years and have been on the management committee for over 10.

I have held the office of vice-chair and chair and I was the Fuse festival director for 3 years.

I have worked as a volunteer at many Lichfield Arts events.

I am a graphic designer in my professional life and in other free time play guitar in a blues and soul band, The Sleaze Brothers.

Trustee

My name is Rob Morris and I’ve been a volunteer with Lichfield Arts since 1995. In 2013 I was privileged to be invited to become a trustee.

Alongside other roles, I oversee and contribute towards the upkeep and development of the Lichfield Arts websites and provide IT help and support.

Since 2007 I’ve been involved in the planning and presentation of the Fuse Festival.

I also volunteer at many of the concerts and events throughout the year covering roles from glass washer to chief steward.

Trustee / Vice President

I have been associated with Lichfield Arts for over fourteen years, ten of them as Assistant Director.

I am a trustee and have been Vice President since 2015.

I serve on the Funding Group and I am Chair of the L2F Committee. I am also a trustee of Wildfire Folk and co-founder and ‘captain’ of Lichfield Lighthouse Company.

You will also see me as MC or Chief Steward at many of our concerts and events.

Trustee / President

My name is Brian Pretty and I first volunteered in the 80’s to run the bar, and was appointed administrator then director in 90’s.

Besides formulating the artistic programme I introduced the Real Ale, Jazz & Blues Festival in 1990, followed by beer festivals. I was founding director of Fuse for 11 years before finally retiring in 2011.

I'm currently co-director of Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival and assist in running Lichfield Jazz.

Trustee / Treasurer

Hi, my name’s Duncan Rippon and I’ve been a Trustee and Treasurer at Lichfield Arts since 2012.

I studied Ecomomics at Newcastle University before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant at a major international firm of Accountants. This was followed by many years working in industry.

My musical tastes are many and varied and, for my sins, I support Sunderland FC.