Friends of the Elderly

"Friends of the Elderly has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting the huge social changes of the 20th Century. It was established in 1905 as The Church Army League of Friends of the Poor, following an appeal by Wilson Carlile, founder of the Church Army, for volunteers to “befriend poor families”. The initial group consisted largely of young Society ladies and a few professional men, with Princess Marie-Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, a grand daughter of Queen Victoria, as a very active President, a post she retained until her death in 1956."

People

Accessed September 2011:

• Royal Patron - Her Majesty The Queen
• President - HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Vice Presidents

• Robin Aisher OBE
• Roderic Bullough
• Lady Elizabeth Cavendish CVO
• Lady Gingell
• Sir John Milne (Chairman Emeritus)
• Rear Admiral Anthony Wheatley CB

Patrons

• The Most Revd and Rt Hon the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
• The Rt Hon Baroness Boothroyd OM PC
• Professor Dawn Brooker
• Dame Diana Farnham DCVO
• Baroness Sally Greengross OBE
• The Hon Mrs McAulay

Governing Council of Trustees

• Chairman - Kerry Rubie
• Vice-Chairman - Simon Dawes, Virginia Pendock
• David R Brazier
• Martin Burdes
• Mark Cardale
• Simon Dawes
• Viscount Devonport
• Suzanne Goodband
• Susan Hudson
• Virginia Pendock
• Philip Robinson
• Max van der Schalk
• Sandra Taylor
• Patricia Wright
• Noni de Zoete

Contact

URL: http://www.fote.org.uk

Resources and articles

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