Meet the Team
Churches Together on One Mission Together
Our team at CLiKS is diverse in experience, age, gender and denomination
but we are all united by Christ.
David Cooke
Chair of Trustees
David has taught pupils of all ages in schools and worked with children and young people in all kinds of small groups. He still loves working with children and wants to see schools prosper, including emotionally and spiritually. David is Pastor of New Hope Apostolic Church on South Street, Keighley.
Janette Jones
Secretary
Janette was born and brought up in Keighley. She has worked with children since her teenage years and currently leads Friday Club for 5 – 11 year olds.
Janette has been a trustee with CLiKS for over ten years. She feels that this work is so important as we can help children to know how precious they are to God, and how much He wants to be part of their lives.
Alastair Kirk
Trustee
Alastair has been a trustee with CLiKS since 2022. He is a member of the clergy team in Keighley Parish where he overseas their Town Centre Ministries.
Dale Barton
Vice Chair
Dale led inner city churches in Preston and Bradford for twenty years. For eight years between these assignments he was a full time ecumenical adviser on inter-faith relations. He wants all the children in Primary School in Keighley to know the main stories of Jesus which are the foundation of our culture whether acknowledged or not.
Adam Robinson
Trustee and Line Manager
Adam has been a trustee of CLiKS for since 2018 and has really enjoyed seeing the work of CLiKS grow. He currently helps with the day to day running of CLiKS, offering his experience as a Children and Families Worker.
Jan Hesslewood
Trustee
Jan became a trustee in 2020, following retirement from a career in teaching, spanning forty years, latterly as Assistant Head in a Keighley school. She is now the Associate Christian Faith Tutor for the Bradford Council Interfaith Team, working in schools and training teachers, when Christian input is required. Jan is also a Licensed Lay Minister in the Church of England. She enjoys working in schools across Keighley and beyond, in all these roles, sharing the Christian story.
Clare Dewhirst
Treasurer
Claire Dewhirst is the treasurer of CLiKS taking care of our finances but also being a source of great ideas and direction in the work of CLiKS.
Amy Berry
Trustee
Amy moved to Keighley in 2023 to join the clergy in the Keighley Parish team. Amy's background is in Children's and Family Ministry in a church and community context. She loves being part of CLiKS and helping to share the Good News of Jesus to children across Keighley.
Tracy Birks
Trustee
I have held different roles with the Methodist Church including; Youth Leader, Children Worker, Project Leader, Lay Pastor, setting up a FoodBank, and more recently, Probationer Minister.
I have delivered assemblies, RE or mentoring in over 26 schools across the country. I have a passion for sharing the good news of Jesus and working with young people of all ages and from all backgrounds.
Our
Volunteers
At CLiKS we have an amazing group of volunteers from different denominations, churches and areas of expertise.
They volunteer at out Rewind and
Fastforward events as well as smaller
activties going on around Keighley.
Being a volunteer for CLiKS means being valued. We believe in building up our volunteers and helping develop their skills. CLiKS welcomes volunteers from the ages of eighteen and up for day to day
volunteering and for our events we accept from the ages of sixteen plus.
If you'd like to know how you could volunteer with is please click below.
