Meet the Team

Here are our fab team who will be looking after you and your students before, during and after your stay.

Daniel Strickland

Centre Manager

Loves making things out of wood and metal; supports Bristol City FC but don’t hold that against him.

Sarah Bairstow

Educational Trips Account Manager

Speaks fluent Italian and paints in mixed media. Enjoys discovering a new footpath.

Lee Strickland

Chief of Educational Trips

Dislikes call centres but loves chatting on the phone. Is a fan of brightly coloured clothing.

Adriana Newton

Centre Team Member

Has been at Cohort since the beginning; adores chocolate, hates horror movies.

Laney Lewis

Centre Team Member

Can milk a goat. Loves cooking and eating (not goats!).

Paula Wint

Centre Team Member

Originally from London, ex-primary school teacher and lover of travel and galleries but not dogs in restaurants.

Katie Dellamuro

Centre Team Member

Katie is a glitter loving, rockpooling enthusiast who can speak in ‘egg’ language – you’ll have to ask her what that is on arrival!

Maciej Cudny

Night Warden

Originally from Poland, Maciej loves being by the sea. Riding motorbikes is his favourite thing and he has a passion for acheology.

Brett Bonds

Night Warden / Housekeeping

Former cruise ship performer, Brett joined us from Barnsley attracted by the St Ives culture. Weirdly terrified of cats… even he doesn’t know why.

Anthony Power

Housekeeping

Songwriter extraordinaire for Cornish Band Du Glas; gets very annoyed when drivers don’t use their indicators.

Teresa Daniels

Housekeeping

Teresa loves baking and we all love eating what she bakes – it’s the perfect partnership. She also does yoga.

Kelly Brookes

Housekeeping

Kelly is a superb seamstress and dreams of winning the Sewing Bee. She also puts sugar on her peas… maybe it’s a Midlands thing.