Reverend Stephen Harrison 

I am Rev Stephen Harrison and am delighted to be connected to Bream Primary School due to my role as the Vicar of St James, Bream. My wife Olivia and I arrived in Bream in 2023 and love the local community and the wider Forest of Dean. We emigrated from South Africa in 2017 and have enjoyed settling into life in the United Kingdom. We have two grown children, the younger one just finishing university and the older one works for the Guide Dogs for the Blind. Olivia and I enjoy camping, walks with the dog and cycling.  

Danielle Brotherston

I started my career in financial services, training as an actuary and later moving into senior leadership roles across investments, financial advice and proposition development. In those roles, I sat on and chaired senior committees and regularly presented to boards, contributing to strategy and governance discussions. After many years leading teams and shaping direction, I set up my own consultancy.

I now work with business owners to help them grow their business, plan their strategy and develop strong leadership teams. I also act as a Board adviser. Alongside this, I have built businesses myself, including an award-winning brewery and a Christmas shop. This means I understand what it really takes to run and grow a business, as well as the importance of clear strategy and strong governance in larger organisations.

I am married with two young children and also serve as a LAC member at Newnham St. Peter’s School. I would like to contribute practical experience, balanced judgement and a long-term view to support the school and its wider community.

Ian Whitburn

I have had a varied career path has included everything from the Civil Service and Post Office to managing bingo clubs and then managing sales teams in various locations, leading to my move to the Forest of Dean in 1998. Since branching out on my own I have built several small businesses, and I now run a small business based in Coleford. Alongside this, I am a trombone player and in my younger days played in pit orchestras for shows and in dance bands in my hometown of Plymouth. I now conduct a local brass band as well as leading and playing in a Gloucester based big band. Having always had an interest in politics, I first became a District Councillor on the Forest of Dean District Council in 2011 as an Independent, representing Mitcheldean. In 2019 I was again elected as an Independent to represent Coleford, I was re-elected to this position in 2023.