Chair - Stephen Walker
Principal Conservation Officer for Hull City Council.
Background includes employment and volunteering work with East Riding of Yorkshire, Wateriays Council,the Theatres Trust, Canal and River Trust, York Civic Trust and Yorkshire Waterways Museum. Special interests includes retro-fitting listed buildings, post-war urban regeneration, the development of heritage legislation, historic pub interiors, military architecture and 19th century public buildings.
Other roles includes membership of the Goole Civic Society and Goole First World War Research Group.
Vice Chair - Georgina Jane Petty BA (Hons)
Georgina is a local resident, her family have owned J Petty Motors for over 60yrs in the town. Georgina celebrates 25 years as a trustee of Goole and District RSPCA in 2026. She is currently the honourary Secretary of the branch, amongst many other hats, having started volunteering at the age of 11. Chair of Friends of West Park Goole and one of the founding members of 'Together for Goole' community group.
Professionally, Georgina is a Duty Manager at Junction Goole and a former Adult Education Tutor. Her key ambitions for 2026 are to encourage all ages to volunteer and engage with events to future proof the town. She hopes to build community partnerships through ambitious, creative projects, she'd like to see West Park be part of a larger music festival celebration, a vintage exhibition of Goole through time as part of Vintage in the Park, focusing on the people who live and work in the Goole area and highlighting their stories, celebrating local achievements.