Village Concerts

Meet The Team

Meet the Team of Village Concert Volunteers

Charlotte Allum

Lover of live music and mum of two, Charlotte took over the running of Village Concerts when Graham Starkins, who ran the Concerts brilliantly for several years, was looking to move away from the area.

Charlotte now oversees the booking of artists and promotion of the Concerts in Purley on Thames and is passionate about bringing a wide variety of music to the local community for both adults and children to enjoy.

Charlotte is always keen to hear of exciting artists in the local area so please do drop us an email with any suggestions.

Sarah Sinclair

Sarah, mother of two little boys and lover of live music in all its variety, helps with the promotion of our events and organises the ticket table at Village Concerts.

Sarah is passionate about getting young people involved in the live music scene and is a devoted lover of The Beatles, Prince and Stevie Wonder.

With a great eye for detail, Sarah is often thinking up new ways to improve Village Concerts and would love to hear from you if you too have any thoughts or recommendations.

Geoff Williams

Living close by and going to St Mary’s for 37 years, Geoff started helping Graham with ticket sales when Village Concerts moved from Upper Basildon to Purley on Thames in 2016 and continues to help spread the word and sell tickets now.

Geoff is a self-confessed rugby and footie nut, passionate about anything Welsh and Reading FC!

Geoff also loves music and has a wide taste ranging from Pink Floyd to Male Voice Choirs.

Iain Brown

Iain has recently joined the team to help promote live music and look out for potential artists.

A devoted father to his daughter and serial concert-goer with diverse tastes ranging from rock & roll to blues, soul & hard rock to something a little more chilled, Iain is always keen to see talented musicians and singers have the chance to showcase their talents.

Iain is very excited and proud to be part of the Village Concerts team.

Steven & Debbie

Steven and Debbie Corrigan are members of St Mary’s Purley and love the idea of using the church to welcome folk to music concerts.  Having attended village concerts for several years, took over the bar from October 2021.
 
They are both rugby and football fans who love beer, travelling abroad for beer related trips when time allows.  They also love music. The Jam, Big Country, U2 and Cold play in particular.

Steve Greenslade

Steve does all the technical wizardry behind the scenes at Village Concerts. He is most happy with a XLR cable, fader or keyboard to play with. 

He’s also been working on building this website.