About Us

Stephen Munday has worked for his whole professional career in school education. This includes being the Principal of Comberton Village College near Cambridge and Chief Executive of The Cam Academy Trust based in Cambridgeshire. He has also acted as an advisor to the Department for Education and been President of the Chartered College of Teaching.

In 2013, he was awarded a CBE for services to education. He enjoys sport and is a Director on the board of the Charitable Foundation of Cambridge United. He is also Chair of Trustees of
Kickstart Coffee charity. This now involves him visiting Uganda fairly regularly. He is a member of the Free Church in Linton.

Alasdair serves as a trustee and treasurer for Beacon Youth Trust. He’s actively involved in Linton Free Church and runs a local engineering business.

Having volunteered at several youth clubs over the years, including with Beacon Youth Trust, he cares deeply about helping young people thrive in the community. He lives in the village with his wife and three children. 

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Michael is associate priest at St Mary’s Church, Linton and also Rural Dean of Granta. For almost 40 years he was a secondary school teacher and until recently an Army chaplain serving the Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force.

He assists with the children and youth work at St Mary’s and is a Trustee of the Beacon Youth Trust.

David’s working life was spent in teaching, becoming an assistant head in a senior school before retiring to Linton.

Since then he has been Church warden at St Mary’s and is the current editor of the Linton News.

Dan has lived in Linton for over 20 years with his wife and two daughters, both of whom have attended local schools. He works in Cambridge, where he leads a team of engineers.

Outside of work, Dan enjoys walking and running in the local countryside and is passionate about supporting the community he has called home for many years.

Gareth started working for Romsey Mill in October 2023 as the Lead youth development worker for East Cambridge, covering Abbey, Romsey, and Coleridge area.

In October 2024 Gareth started working 3 days a week with Beacon Youth Trust in Linton.

He has 26 years of experience working with young people in the community and has qualifications in youth work, Mentoring, Football coaching and Special Educational Needs. He worked in a variety of community settings including mobile youth provision, mentoring in schools, and working with colleges and football Teams.

He loves watching England playing football and rugby when he has some spare time.

Becky has been involved with Beacon Youth Trust since 2019 in a volunteering capacity and in a paid role since 2023. She has worked with young people in education since 1999 and really enjoys seeking to make a positive difference in their lives.

As a Youth Development Worker Becky loves to see the young people develop in confidence and self esteem through one to one mentoring, small group activities and just general conversation. Becky likes drawing alongside them and chatting whilst we’re cooking food, playing games like pool or table tennis or going out on group outings. Becky says that she think she learns just as much from them as I hope they learn from us!

Sophie grew up in Linton and began her journey with The Beacon Trust as a volunteer at the youth drop-in, which later developed into a working role. 

She enjoys mentoring young people and helping create a welcoming, supportive space where they feel comfortable and valued, often getting creative through craft and cooking activities.

Alongside youth work, Sophie runs a pizza business based in Linton.  She is a keen runner, horse rider, loves all things textiles, and has a strong sense of adventure and passion for travel.

Paul volunteers at Beacon because he values community and the difference it can make in people’s lives.

He’s grateful for the positive influence of BYTrust and enjoys giving something back through practical support, particularly in connection with LVC.

He believes small acts of kindness and consistency can go a long way.