22. Daniel Lister - Bench Talk with Jo Hilditch
Daniel Lister was the “Covid Mayor” of Ross. His redemptive story shows us all how if you make good choices in your life you can find your way to a respected way of living. For Daniel it was not always thus. Brought up in East Anglia, Daniel fought his way through his teens and twenties (literally and metaphorically) where his life involved leaving home as a teenager, dealing drugs, couch surfing, some sexual abuse and difficult family relationships. Listen to him talk about the troubles of his early life and how he found his way into employment and then to becoming a town councillor for Ross, and eventually becoming Mayor. But this isn’t all he does – his firm opinion is that doing positive things in the community really helps you get over all the difficulties that you may have confronted in your past and in turn you can help others as he has proved in his current job. And his volunteering around the community is non-stop – amazing he has time to sleep!
Today our noisy Bench is in the Tap House in Ross on Wye – a micropub of great local renown and Daniel’s regular watering hole.
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EnviroAbility - www.EnviroAbility.org.uk
Volunteer committee member at the Basement youth trust youth club - https://basementyouthtrust.wordpress.com/
Volunteer board Member at the Larrapurez community centre - https://larruperzcentre.org/
Volunteer Radio presenter, personnel manager and trustee at Hereford hospital radio
Co-Founder and lead of OCR Solomudders, a supportive running group specializing in Obstacle course running uk wide and overseas https://www.ocrsolomudders.org.uk/
Independent town councillor in Ross on wye - https://www.rosstc-herefordshire.gov.uk/
Former workplace at PGL - PGL - School Trips, Summer Camps & Adventure Holidays
Visit Herefordshire – www.visitherefordshire.com
The Tap House - (9) The Tap House | Facebook
Town and Country trail around Ross - 5 breathtaking hikes to enjoy in and around Ross-on-Wye | The Hope & Anchor (thehopeandanchor.co.uk)
Hope and Anchor Pub - The Hope & Anchor Restaurant, Bar & Rooms | Ross On Wye (thehopeandanchor.co.uk)
Queenswood pub and Café - Queenswood Country Park & Bodenham Lake - Herefordshire, UK (queenswoodandbodenhamlake.org)
Hereford Hospital Radio - Hereford Hospital Radio | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn
