Recent Updates
As of December 2024, we now have more people registered with Harbour (1,677) than ever before! This demonstrates that the need for our work remains, and we must continue to respond to the changing needs our Visitor have. The past twelve months have seen the demographic of our people changing, most notably the fact that we now have more people with Refugee Status than those with an outstanding asylum claim.
The has been significant team changes at Harbour in 2024. We welcomed Rebecca Chick in January as our new Young Visitor Engagement Lead, and Mohamed Yahya joined in July as an Advisor, and both have been amazing additions to the team.
Claire Garrett and Mindy Sandhu both retired at the end of 2024. They have been hugely valuable members of the Harbour family for many years and we will all be sad to see them go. We thank them for everything they have done for Harbour. With Claire’s announcement to leave Harbour, Tom Bain was selected to be her successor as CEO.
There has also been change within the Board of Trustees, as David Rowlands decided to step down as Chair. In July 2024, Emma Graham was approved by the trustees to be his successor. We are very happy to report that David will continue as Vice Chair.