1993 - Inauguration of Plymouth and District Racial Equality Council

2004 - PDREC achieved charitable status under the aegis of the Charity Commission. It is constituted by Memorandum & Articles of Association and is a Company Limited by Guarantee.

The PDREC is a membership-based organisation whose direction is overseen by a Trustee Board of Management, supported by staff and volunteers. Our constitution provides for a Board of nine members plus 2 co-optees who are:-

Chair            Steve Pearce, Ass't Chief Constable, D&C Constabulary (Retired)

Vice Chair     Shahin Popple, Counsellor, Plymouth NHS tPCT

Treasurer     TBA

Helen Allen, Director of Workforce Development, PtPCT (Non-voting)

Cllr Thomas Browne, Plymouth City Cabinet Member

Lyn Nightingale, Planning & Development Manager (MH & LD), PtPCT

Angela Saxby, Equality & Diversity Manager, PtPCT

Benji Shoker, Manager, Plymouth Youth Offending Team

Sheila Snellgrove, Director, Barbican Theatre

Juliet Simmons, Force Diversity Manager, D&C Constabulary

Lucy Van Waterschoot,

Cyril Whittaker, Community Service Mgr, D&C Housing Association (Non-voting)

Finance Sub-committee  TBA

Personnel Sub-Committee   TBA

All members of the Board are unpaid and the majority are also members of the PDREC.

If you wish to see a copy of our latest AGM Report 2007 ' Celebration', adopted at PDRECs last AGM held in December, please contact us.

'Proud Parents' of Plymouths Annual Respect Festival - 2007 10th Anniversary

www.plymouthrespectfestival.co.uk