AYW Head Office
Unit 10, West Bann
Development
8 Killowen Court
Coleraine
BT51 3TP
Tel: 028 703 20814
AYW Rostrevor
The Kilbroney Centre
15 Kilbroney Road
Rostrevor
BT34 3BH
Tel: 028 417 38401
Email:
alynjones@alliance
youthworks.org.uk
Charity No: XR 34019
Meet the staff
Information and contact details about each of our staff members.
We asked each of them the same set of questions - click the icons below for details and their answers.
Alyn Jones
Alice McAlary
John Phillips
Liz Farnan
Robin Crockett
Gary Gilmore
Alyn Jones
Name: Alyn Jones
Responsibilities: Co-founder, personnel, finance, Kilbroney Centre manager, Camp Alliance, Holy Weekend, Connect Kilkeel, Livewire
Age: 36
Family status: Single confirmed batchelor
Contact details:
Address:
AYW Rostrevor
The Kilbroney Centre
15 Kilbroney Road
Rostrevor
BT34 3BH
Telephone: 028 417 38401
Email:
alynjones@allianceyouthworks.org.uk
What was your first pet, and what was it's name?
A goldfish called Moby
When you were younger, you wanted to be a... ?
Dinosaur hunter
What about your favourite colour?
Green
What's your favourite movie and why?
Dead Poets Society - have you seen it? Why wouldn't you love it?
What do you like to do of an evening?
Quiet night in - putting the world to rights.
So what is your ideal holiday?
A walking adventure in the wilderness.
There are frogs legs on a menu, would you eat them?
Absolutely, they taste like chicken, don't they?
Finish the sentence: I love...?
Lamp
What annoys you most?
Untidiness (I'm a really tidy person).
Alice McAlary
Name: Alice McAlary
Responsibilities: Co-founder, More Than, Connect St. Patricks, Surgery, Grow, International Links
Age: 56
Family status: Married
Contact details:
Address:
AYW Head Office
Unit 10, West Bann Development
8 Killowen Court
Coleraine
BT51 3TP
Telephone: 028 703 208141
Email:
alicemcalary@allianceyouthworks.org.uk
What was your first pet, and what was it's name?
Bobby Bunny and Robert Rabbit
When you were younger, you wanted to be a... ?
Vet
What about your favourite colour?
Purple
What's your favourite movie and why?
André The Seal - cause the wee seal is the girls best friend. So caring and lovely, and because I love animals.
What do you like to do of an evening?
Hang out with people I care about and chill out. I love watching horror movies in Donegal.
So what is your ideal holiday?
I'd either go to Alaska to see the polar bears, go to New Zealand, or go on safari.
There are frogs legs on a menu, would you eat them?
I already have - they taste like sardines.
Finish the sentence: I love...?
A puppy dog slabbering all over me - something wild.
What annoys you most?
People who leave stuff sticking out of the letter box.
John Phillips
Name: John Phillips
Responsibilities: Connect Knocknamuckley, Grow
Age: 24
Family status: Single
Contact details:
Address:
78 Bleary Road
Portadown
BT63 5NF
Telephone: 028 383 43626
Email:
johnphillips@allianceyouthworks.org.uk
What was your first pet, and what was it's name?
A dog called Joey
When you were younger, you wanted to be a... ?
F1 Driver
What about your favourite colour?
Blue
What's your favourite movie and why?
Gladiator - I love history.
What do you like to do of an evening?
Sitting in watching T.V. with friends.
So what is your ideal holiday?
Camping in a farawayoff land.
There are frogs legs on a menu, would you eat them?
Absolutely, give them a bash.
Finish the sentence: I love...?
Chocolate
What annoys you most?
People not driving properly - not turning corners quick enough!
Liz Farnan
Name: Elizabeth Farnan (Liz for short)
Responsibilities: Eden, Environmental Education
Age: Does a lady tell her age? 36
Family status: Married
Contact details:
Address:
AYW Rostrevor
The Kilbroney Centre
15 Kilbroney Road
Rostrevor
BT34 3BH
Telephone: 028 417 38401
Email:
lizfarnan@allianceyouthworks.org.uk
What was your first pet, and what was it's name?
A golden labrador called Bran (named after Finn McCool's hound). She was a year older than me.
When you were younger, you wanted to be a... ?
Concert pianist
What about your favourite colour?
I don't have one favourite but I like autumnal colours - reds, oranges, golds
What's your favourite movie and why?
I liked the Bourne Trilogy (that's 3 films!) - they are action packed and kept me on the edge of my cinema seat the whole way through
What do you like to do of an evening?
Play my keyboard, or with my pet dog Fran, or watch TV in front of an open fire
So what is your ideal holiday?
My favourite holiday was 4 weeks touring New Zealand in a camper van but closer to home I regularly holiday on Rathlin Island and in Donegal where I can see lots of wildlife and go for long walks
There are frogs legs on a menu, would you eat them?
I lived in France for a year and have eaten them. I've also tried them in a French restaurant in Belfast.
Finish the sentence: I love...?
Nature!
What annoys you most?
People being negative
Robin Crockett
Name: Robin Crockett
Responsibilities: Eden, Environmental Opportunities
Contact details:
Address:
AYW Rostrevor
The Kilbroney Centre
15 Kilbroney Road
Rostrevor
BT34 3BH
Telephone: 028 417 38401
Email:
robincrockett@allianceyouthworks.org.uk
Gary Gilmore
Name: Gary Gilmore
Responsibilities: Gap Worker
Age: 22
Family status: Single
Contact details:
Address:
AYW Head Office
Unit 10, West Bann Development
8 Killowen Court
Coleraine
BT51 3TP
Telephone: 028 703 208141
Email:
garygilmore@allianceyouthworks.org.uk
What was your first pet, and what was it's name?
Two rabbits called Fluff and Vicky, not very creative but I was only wee!
When you were younger, you wanted to be a... ?
Don't think I ever really knew but something to do with animals.
What about your favourite colour?
Green
What's your favourite movie and why?
Last King of Scotland is incredible and another film about Africa called Shooting Dogs, check it out! Oh and the Bucket List is great.
What do you like to do of an evening?
Cooking for friends or eating out!
So what is your ideal holiday?
Lots of exploring, somewhere with great weather and lots of new food to try! Would really love to see the Amazon!
There are frogs legs on a menu, would you eat them?
No way! That's grotesque, poor wee frogs.
Finish the sentence: I love...?
Strawberries dipped in white chocolate
What annoys you most?
People who 'can't be bothered' recycling, stop making excuses!
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