P3A

The P3A is also assisted by our Technical Officer, Derek Noronha.

Job descriptions of the Committee can be viewed here.  

Born In Cheshire, David worked in admin before taking on roles as firstly an Admin Manager then as the Property Manager for a Rail industry UK company. He also spent some time working in Belgium and the Netherlands. He retired in 2010.

He moved to Cyprus in 2014 with Marian, his wife. They have 5 children and 10 Grandchildren between them (living in USA, Scotland and England) so try and get to see them as much as possible.

For a few years David was Treasurer and Board member of the St Michael's Hospice charity. He is deputy group leader of the Family History Group and attends the History and Playreading groups. He also runs an online Bridge group every Thursday morning.

Born in Manchester with an English Father and Scottish Mother, Marian has enjoyed the mixed cultures this has provided her.

Having qualified in The Care and Support of Children and Young People her varied career was spent in The Social Care Sector. Moving into Management quite early Marian was instrumental in negotiating contracts and funding.  Setting up specialist support services for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Ill Health, managing Residential, Supported Living and Domiciliary Care Services. 

She also has vast experience of working with Government Departments setting up Policy and Practice standards to ensure all the Client Groups could live as Independently as possible.

Originally from South London, Gill qualified as a financial advisor in 1997 and has worked in the UK, Hong Kong, and Bermuda. Gill and her husband Steve moved to Cyprus in September 2020.

Gill has previously held Board roles including the Philanthropy Chair of the 100 Women in Finance, and is currently the Treasurer of the Cyprus International Women of Today.

Gill and Steve are both huge football fans, supporting Crystal Palace.

Dale was born in Greater Manchester and joined the Army on his 16^th birthday. He went on to serve throughout the world for over 35½ years and finished his long career with the Royal Corps of Signals and the Intelligence Corps in March 2010. He then took on a General Manager’s role with a specialist Engineering firm until retiring to Cyprus with his wife Karen in August 2012.

He joined P3A in January 2014 and after a short time, took on the role of group leader for Improvers Bridge. 

He has been the membership secretary since May 2015.  He plays Duplicate Bridge and regularly attends the History Group where he contributes further by delivering lectures to his fellow attendees.

Brian joined the Army straight from school in 1969 and served for 23 years with the R.E.M.E. as an electronics engineer specializing in computing and control equipment.  On leaving the Army he worked briefly for the police as a communications specialist and then for a local school as a technician. Trained as a Microsoft Computer Systems Engineer he went on to become involved in designing and implementing whole school computer networks in the South Lincolnshire area.  

He retired in 2007 and moved permanently to live in Cyprus.  He Joined the P3A in 2012 after 5 years working as an Engineer for a local computer company.  He plays Bridge twice a week and walks with the gentle strollers every Thursday as well as running the Saturday Lunch Club with his wife Marlene.

Susan was born in Rochdale and graduated as a Maths teacher in 1985. She worked at a secondary school in Warrington for eight years, then moved to Bedfordshire where she eventually ran two middle schools.  

Sue took early retirement in 2017, moved to Cyprus with her husband and joined the P3A. She continues to work part-time: tutoring and invigilating for the British Council. 

Sue co-runs the History Group, walks with the Monday group and enjoys the Saturday lunch club. 

Born in Manchester, UK, son of a grocer.  After a successful career in Child Care in Manchester and south London, Keith moved into Corporate Hospitality and the hotel & restaurant business, mainly in Surrey and Hertfordshire. He served several years on the South East Regional Board (including London) of the British Hospitality Association and also the National board of the Restaurant Association of Great Britain. 

Keith was involved with the Scout movement as Leader, Commissioner, Gang Show producer and finally as Chairman of Hitchin District in Hertfordshire. With his wife, Marian, he has been a regular visitor to Cyprus for over 30 years and came to live here full time in May 2017. 

After graduating from Cambridge, Ros worked in the Diplomatic Service, first in London, then Brussels, Singapore and South Korea, mainly specialising in exports promotion and public relations.  

In 2004 she and her husband Dave settled in Cyprus, where they have pursued interests in nature research and  photography. Ros currently leads the Natural History Group and helps with the Dragonfly Study Group, supporting Dave in publishing several scientific papers.  

A former P3A Membership Secretary and then Chair, Ros also helps with the Film Group and has given a talk to the History Group. She enjoys hiking with the Friday Walking Group, and when free can often be found beach-cleaning.  

Derek's career as an electronics engineer extended naturally into IT during the late 70s. He worked primarily in the photographic and engineering/IT industry, in the UK and abroad, overseeing changes from the analog to the digital world, and finally spent 5 years as an IT lecturer and support provider. He arrived in Cyprus in mid-2010. Today's smart technologies continue to hold his interest. His main hobbies are photography and hi-fi.