The Friendship Cafe
a project of GymNation - registered charity no. 1098562
Staff & Volunteers
Just some of the people who help us to keep going!
The Friendship Cafe
Reyaz Limalia, Mr Chairman, & Award Winning International Photographer!
Imran Atcha, the over-worked Coordinator
Mohammed Hansdot - Archery Instructor & Head Chef on Weekends away.
Ashraf Vaid - Archery Instructor & Accounts Assistant
Farouk Mehta - Youth Worker also our IT support guy and Archery Instructor.
Fazel Patel - Archery Expert
Shoaib Kathrada - Youth Worker and Editor of Cafe News.
'Beefie', aka Andrew Wellington, who works mainly with 10-19 year olds.
Ashraf Rhyman - Volunteer Mechanic
Junaid Ghanti - Mini Bus Driver & Treasurer
Some fathers regularly help out with events - and they can cook great food as well!
Ghufran (left) and Faizal (right) our hardworking volunteers who both attend Gloucester Academy
St James City Farm
Derek Wakefield-Brown - Farm Manager
Derek‟s passion led to the establishment of the farm 13 years ago and he has over 25 years experience of farming and community work.
Sarah Hawkins - Farm Manager
There are pics of volunteers who will appear on this page as soon as our award winning photogropher can get photos of them. Watch this space!!!
GymNation
Malcolm was one of our original gym members Now a Level 3 Personal Instructor
Carol - Assistant Gym Instructor
Rich is another of our experienced Personal Trainers.
Amy, Gym Instructor for the women's sessions, and daughter of Malcolm
Trustees
Ismail Ginwalla MBE - Trustee
Day Job - working for Gloucestershire Young Carers as a Development Officer with a particular remit in substance misuse. 
Iqubal Patel - Trustee
Day job with the Gloucestershire Drugs & Alcohol Service.
Note - We try to ensure that all of our staff or volunteers who have regular contact with children or young people have undergone a Criminal Record Bureau check and references. In line with the advice of the Gloucestershire Children's Safeguarding Board, we try to ensure staff and volunteers have training on Child Protection, and are aware of our own policies and procedures.
