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Meet the Team
David Knowles has been working as an entertainer and motivational therapist for many years. As a boy he was always interested in cinema, theatre, reading, writing, singing and acting.
In his early career after serving as a Medical Assistant in the Royal Navy he was a Butlins Redcoat where he developed his skills of entertaining people and gaining an empathy for the general entertainment that people enjoyed.
He is a published author and playwright and has appeared in many dramatic and musical productions on stage including playing Curly in Oklahoma and Billy Bigelow in Carousel. David won the award of 'Most Outstanding Male Performance' from the Birmingham Festival of Acting as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
David works as a Motivational Therapist for people in care homes, bringing interesting physical and mental activities into people's lives.
In his early career after serving as a Medical Assistant in the Royal Navy he was a Butlins Redcoat where he developed his skills of entertaining people and gaining an empathy for the general entertainment that people enjoyed.
He is a published author and playwright and has appeared in many dramatic and musical productions on stage including playing Curly in Oklahoma and Billy Bigelow in Carousel. David won the award of 'Most Outstanding Male Performance' from the Birmingham Festival of Acting as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
David works as a Motivational Therapist for people in care homes, bringing interesting physical and mental activities into people's lives.
Joy Friend has always been interested in reading, writing and creating stories from an early age. Family and friends were always very important to her, where she gained her enjoyment of helping other people.
Her early career was spent in a variety of offices, gaining experience of a wide range of office work and meeting many different people from all walks of life.
Her love of helping people led to her interest in gaining a CertEd, Certificate in Education. After gaining this she spent many years training others of all ages, from very young children to people well beyond retirement age, enhancing their enjoyment of life and learning.
Joy holds the Certificate in The Principles of Dementia Care, also the Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in The Workplace. She works as a Motivational Therapist for people in care homes, bringing interesting physical and mental activities into people's lives.
Her early career was spent in a variety of offices, gaining experience of a wide range of office work and meeting many different people from all walks of life.
Her love of helping people led to her interest in gaining a CertEd, Certificate in Education. After gaining this she spent many years training others of all ages, from very young children to people well beyond retirement age, enhancing their enjoyment of life and learning.
Joy holds the Certificate in The Principles of Dementia Care, also the Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in The Workplace. She works as a Motivational Therapist for people in care homes, bringing interesting physical and mental activities into people's lives.