Active Lincolnshire Welcomes New Chair of the Board and CEO

Mike Diaper, Executive Director, Children, Young People and tackling Inactivity at Sport England said:

“I am delighted that Mark and Emma are now on board at Active Lincolnshire. Too many people in Lincolnshire are inactive and missing out on all the benefit from moving and being active.  These challenges will have been heightened by Covid-19 and the lockdown.  The Active Partnership has a vital role in working with partners to find local solutions to help people build physical activity into their lives in a way which makes sense for them.”

Mark Locking commented on his appointment;

“I am very excited and proud to have been appointed as the new Chair for Active Lincolnshire and serve the county of Lincolnshire which has provided me so many opportunities in life. Exercise and physical activity play a critical role in society for young and old to develop the competencies and behaviours to be successful in life and promote good physical and mental health and well-being. This coupled with the impact physical activity and sport can have on wider health outcomes excites me to help Active Lincolnshire with their role. I am looking forward to establishing more opportunities to collaborate with partners across the county to see what collective impact we can have on activity levels within our communities.”

Emma Tatlow commented on her appointment as CEO:

“I am delighted to be working with the Active Lincolnshire team, the Board and our stakeholders to lead the physical activity agenda in the county. Together, we can increase the levels of activity across the county to support healthy lifestyles and communities. Through an insight driven collaborative approach I am looking forward to building new partnerships that support the people of Lincolnshire realise the benefits of becoming more active. The current pandemic has had and will continue to have an impact on the physical and mental health of the people of Lincolnshire; working with partners we are working to support those who will benefit from being more physically active during this time and beyond.”

Active Lincolnshire would like to thank outgoing chair Dennis Bell for his contribution and commitment to the organisation over many years and Jo Metcalfe, who has stepped down from her role on the board.

Also joining the board is Kate Truscott who becomes Vice Chair. Kate has spent the majority of her working life over the past 25 years in the public sector, and in the NHS in particular, specialising in human resource management. She has a particular interest in public health and mental health and well-being.