Friends of Paddington Old cemetery

Andrew Lowe

Andrew has lived in Kilburn since 1999 and for many years managed the Greenspace for Salusbury School. He runs his own architectural practice - Lowe Architecture, providing good experience in gaining the best out of local councils around London.

He wrote the Biodiversity Management Plan for Paddington Old Cemetery, since adopted by Brent Council, and is passionate for the protection of the wildlife and trees within the cemetery. His architectural skills are also employed in the survival and hopeful refurbishment of the chapels.

Lloyd Fothergill

Lloyd is an active member of the local community. He was instrumental in establishing Charteris (Kilburn) Sports Centre as a sports venue and community space and he now runs the facility. He is the Co-Chair of Best Eleven Streets (BEST) - a local residents group and sits on Kilburn Neighbourhood Plan Forum, which helps to support the interests of the community in Planning issues. He is the Treasurer of the Kilburn (Brent) Labour Party

He is keen to make sure the cemetery is preserved and remains a local asset.

Louise Lane

As a director of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Louise led partnership working with major heritage organisations, attractions and governments/agencies from Stonehenge and the National Museums to Hull City of Culture and the BBC, including three BBC ‘Restoration’ series, produced by Endemol. She has delivered major thought-leadership events for the heritage sector, including Heritage Exchange conferences working with the RSA. She was involved with National Lottery good causes for many years, chairing a joint communications group across sports, arts, heritage and community funding, and steering the work of the National Lottery Promotions Unit. Louise began her career in the private sector working for brands like Kodak, Clarks/Ravel and Hewlett Packard. She is now part of a culture communications collective and also spends time supporting local regeneration projects and walking her dog, Lily, in Paddington Old Cemetery.

Dawn Reidy

Dawn is a local resident and active member at the heart of the community. She visits the cemetery most days and loves the nature, green area and peace and quiet. She has family laid to rest in the cemetery so this is a very special place for her which she would like to help protect.