Richard Rickwood, Trustee

Richard also joins RLSS UK as an appointed Trustee and brings with him acumen from a business career spanning over 30 years.

Richard is ACII qualified and has spent the majority of his career in financial services, he is a Chartered Insurer and has an MBA.

He specialises in leading change and aims to position RLSS UK’s trading subsidiaries as unrivalled in their sector, providing a sustainable footing for the charity’s wider aims and ambitions.

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RLSS UK launches UK’s first accreditation scheme for aqua parks

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has launched the UK’s first accreditation scheme for UK aqua parks, introducing a recognised and consistent safety standard, making accredited aqua parks some of the safest in the world.
RLSS UK Trustee
RLSS UK Deputy President
Governance Administrator

Ian Hutchings, RLSS UK President

Ian has dedicated more than 40 years of his life to lifesaving, having started teaching it voluntarily with his local swimming club at just 14. Ian went on to become a qualified lifesaving instructor two years later and continues to deliver these essential skills.
Mark Smith, RLSS UK Deputy President

Mark is believed to have become the youngest Deputy President the society has ever seen when he was elected to the post in 2016.
Mike Owen, Chair of the Board of Trustees

Mike has 25 years’ management and board experience and joins RLSS UK with a wealth of additional freelance Board/strategy consultant and interim/change CEO expertise.
Cavell Burchell, Governance Advisor

After graduating in Economics, Cavell went on to complete a PGCE and embarked on a career in education which has lasted more than 35 years.
Deborah Hunt, Trustee

Deborah has been a member of RLSS UK for over 43 years and is involved in the society’s community outreach programmes and Lifesaving Sport.
Bryan Finlay, Trustee

Bryan has been involved with RLSS UK since he was 13-years-of-age when he joined his local lifesaving club. He has since become one of the society’s most dedicated volunteers, giving up his spare time to support both its training and charitable initiatives.
Emma Davids, Trustee

Based in Yorkshire, Emma has been a leading volunteer at Bingley Life Saving Club for over 10 years and, professionally, is the IT Programme Manager at Leeds Beckett University.
Suzanne Gabb, Trustee

Suzanne Gabb moved to the UK from Vancouver, Canada 5 years ago. She has been involved with the UK RLSS for the past 2 years and the Commonwealth RLSS for the past 16.
Maggie Bradley, Trustee

Maggie has spent 30 plus years in the financial services sector, latterly working in wealth and asset management roles providing advice to private clients on wealth management.
James Cossons, Youth Advisor

James started Life Saving at the age of 14 at a local Life Saving Club. Having developed his own skills he moved on to be an instructor passing when he was 18 and has since trained numerous young people in both Survive & Save and Rookie Awards.