Richard Foxwell
Richard is the Chair of Wellmoor and a Trustee of Wellmoor’s parent charity, Moretonhampstead Development Trust (MDT). His main role in Wellmoor is the development of new health and wellbeing initiatives and applying for funding to support their development and delivery. He also has a range of professional contacts within the NHS, and jointly chairs the Eastern Local Care Partnership’s Unpaid Carers Steering Committee.
Outside of his role with MDT/Wellmoor, Richard and his wife Andrea have quite an extensive family to keep them occupied - four children and eight grandchildren!
Little known fact about Richard: He is a railway enthusiast!
Camilla Rooney
Camilla is the Wellmoor Coordinator, a behind the scenes role overseeing the Wellmoor team, making sure everything runs smoothly and planning for exciting future projects. Camilla started working with Wellmoor in 2017, only a few months after moving to Moreton! She says it has been a wonderful experience getting to live and work in this community, which she loves with a passion, and watching Wellmoor grow and flourish.
Outside of work Camilla has two small children who require lots of fresh air and exercise so you may often see them around town on various outings.
Little known fact about Camilla: Along with crocheting, her other main hobby is trying to understand particle physics!
Katie Taylor
Katie is a Project Manager with Wellmoor, working on projects that extend Wellmoor’s reach beyond Moretonhampstead. These projects include providing Strength & Balance classes within communities across Devon to reduce the risk of falls, and designing virtual music and dance content for use in care homes across the country. Katie started volunteering with Wellmoor during the 2020 lockdown, and has loved watching the organisation help more and more people.
Outside of work, Katie enjoys yoga, meditation, baking and spending time in nature.
Little known fact about Katie: She was born 4 months early!
Torie Hitchings
Torie is a Project manager with Wellmoor; she joined the team in January 2023. Her role is to manage a few projects including the Friendly Fridays and Day Trippers – she loves to see people enjoying the social aspects of these projects and the difference they are making to local people's wellbeing, who may be feeling socially and geographically isolated.
Torie lives locally in Christow, and the outdoors and art are her two main passions and are central to her own wellbeing. She can often be spotted running or walking with her Collie dog at the reservoirs or on Dartmoor!
Little known fact about Torie: She volunteered teaching Tibetan monks in Nepal!
Penny Westlake
Penny is a Project Support Officer with Wellmoor. She has over 20 years of experience in community learning and a strong local knowledge, having lived on the Western edge of Dartmoor all my life. She is passionate about Family Learning in educational settings and she enjoys seeing the difference that positive support from a community makes.
She is looking forward to being involved with the projects and learning about the community allotment. She is only growing flowers at the moment so is seeking some top veggie growing tips!
Outside of work she loves to use her e-bike and spend time with family and friends. She has two collie dogs called Merlin and Pippi, who are never tired but are great fun!
Little known fact about Penny: She is happiest when baking and loves experimenting with local dried wild flowers for decoration!
Billie East
Billie is Wellmoor’s Comms Coordinator. She loves helping people know what Wellmoor offers in the local community, keeping everyone up to date with the latest happenings via social media and email newsletters. Billie has a masters degree in Arts Management and loves learning about the ways in which community art projects can improve mental wellbeing.
Outside of work she loves watching old movies, embroidery and spending time with her fiancé.
Little known fact about Billie: She also works for Green Hill Arts in Moretonhampstead as their Arts Officer!