HRA Board of Directors

Emma Lister

Joined: June 2023

Sue Meehan

Joined: Sept 2019

Colin and I moved here in September 2019. We were attracted to the estate by its proximity to Addenbrooke’s and the house because of the space which allows us to enjoy our hobbies. Thankfully mine included DIY and gardening! We both enjoy singing and I play the clarinet and ukulele locally.

We have been made very welcome by our neighbours and by way of giving back to our local community we were keen to join HRA.

I have a background in customer services management and website development.  My day to day focus is on accurate record keeping on the finances and keeping the professional fees down by supporting them on admin and correspondence. I also lead on the website, so keeping the web pages ‘fresh’  and relevant is a priority and suggestions are always useful.

I am also a volunteer at I.W.M. Duxford maintaining the ‘Memorials’ pages on their website.

I was appointed Director of Finance in 2022

Martin Johnston

Joined: September 2014

I have lived on the estate since 2007 (although my wife, Amanda, has lived here since the 80s) and following my early retirement in 2014 I volunteered to serve on HRA. In 2015, I took over as the secretary, mainly dealing with all administrative issues such as meeting organisation, AGMs and policy. In 2018 I handed over the secretarial role so that I could concentrate on the conveyancing work for the estate. Volunteering as director is rewarding and interesting and I know it does make a direct difference to the estate. We have a great team, with a good mix of skills, who generate some very good ideas for improving the estate. I would encourage any resident to join the Association; it’s not hard work and all we ask is a small amount of your time and enthusiasm for getting things done. Why not come along to one of our meetings, meet the team and find out more about what we do.

Sam Crawley

Geoff Creek

Joined: April 2010

I’ve lived on the estate since 2009 and have been a director since 2012, during which time I have seen many changes. I wanted to get involved and put something back into the community to help make it a great place to live. We meet up and discuss plans and ideas about how we can improve and secure the future of the estate.  My role within the committee is more of a practical nature and we would welcome others to join the committee for new ideas to flourish.

Tim Spicer

Joined: 1986

I moved onto the estate in 1986, joined HRA a year later and have been a Director ever since, and was chairman  for 12 years.  For many years, I was the only Director on the Committee, although not so much changed, I did manage to ensure it continued. However, during my tenure on the HRA Committee, I have seen many great changes, including the new roads, closure of exits and new estates surrounding Heathfield. I also served on the Parish Council for 16 years. I continue to be motivated to help improve the estate in any way I can.

Darren Mullett

Joined: April 2000

I have been a resident since 2000, and along with my wife and two reasonably grown up children, thoroughly enjoy living here. I work close to home and I chose to move from within the M25 zone to the estate for it’s peaceful atmosphere. The views from the estate, and in some ways the lack of facilities, appealed to me. Nothing is more than a short distance away, by foot, by bike or by car!

I chose to join the HRA in response to a particular issue and wanted to have a say in how it was resolved. To my surprise, I stayed on afterwards as it opened my eyes to the amount of work it takes to administer a site of our size and saw the opportunity to give something back. This position only takes as much time as you are prepared to give it and if you volunteer to take things on, then you do it because you want to, no-one is pushing you.

I’ve seen a fair few positive changes since my appointment: new roads, new houses, a path to Thriplow, less sewage trucks and quite a number of director changes, but the direction is still the same – forward. We don’t have the demographics on the estate with retirees looking for things to do in their spare time, so we volunteer to step in to try to help. We take this on in addition to our normally hectic lives, and just for a bit of patience and understanding if you do need something sorting.

Colin Meehan

Joined: Sept 2019

Since retiring many years ago, I have acted as a trustee for a number of charities and I was pleased to be able to use this experience of commercial and charity governance for the benefit of HRA when Sue and I moved to the estate in September 2019.

My career specialisation was marketing which I developed within a private bank before leaving to set up my own companies in training and executive search.

My main interest is in music, both as a performer and as a coach. My passions are blues and jazz and I perform with bands in both styles.. I am also the tutor for the Ukulele Developers Group at Duxford Saturday Workshop.

Chairman from 2022 to 2025, I remain on the Board .