Ann Limb

Ann Geraldine Limb CBE, DL (born 13 February 1953) is a British educationalist,[1] business leader[1] and charity chair.[2] In September 2015, she became the first woman to be elected as Chair of The Scout Association[2] since the movement was founded by Robert Baden Powell in 1907. She is also chair of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP);[3] led the bid for Milton Keynes to be European Capital of Culture in 2023;[4] and has held various other posts in public life.[5]

In 1998 she founded the Helena Kennedy Foundation, which supports students from further and adult education progressing into higher education.[6]

Limb was born in Moss Side, Manchester, the daughter of a butcher,[7] and studied at Marple Hall County Grammar School for Girls, now Marple Hall School, followed by the University of Liverpool.[1] She is a Fellow Commoner of Lucy Cavendish College University of Cambridge.[8] She lives in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.[5]

She was featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman’s Hour in October 2015.[9] A Quaker herself,[1] in 2016, she appeared on BBC Radio 4's Great Lives, nominating George Fox, founder of the Quakers.[10]

In October 2016 Limb featured in the BBC 1 television series Going Back Giving Back forming the narrative of Series 1 Episode 9 13 October 2016[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Burke, Jude (8 February 2016). "Ann Limb: Fighting her way to the top". FE Week. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Leadership Team: Chair of the Board". The Scout Association. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dr Ann Limb CBE DL: Chair of SEMLEP". South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Ann Limb CBE DL". Arts Council England. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 "About me". Ann Limb. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "History". Helena Kennedy Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. ↑ McVeigh, Tracy (10 October 2015). "Scouts' first female leader vows to get more girls round the campfire". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Fellow Commoners". Lucy Cavendish College. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Woman's Hour - Ann Limb, the new chair of the Scout Association - @bbcradio4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06j6nn3
  10. ↑ "George Fox: Great Lives, Series 39 Episode 8 of 9". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Series 1, Going Back Giving Back - Episode guide - BBC One". BBC.
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