Who we are
Meet the team behind Watchet Coastal Community Team.
Martin Stevens
Director
Martin Stevens representing Watchet Boat Owners’ Association.
Retired electrical engineer, lifelong resident of Watchet and passionate about our beautiful town and its people.
John Irven
Director
John retired to Watchet with wife Rachel who grew up here. An industrial technologist, he is visiting professor at Queen Mary, University of London, and has been a Watchet Town Councillor since 2011, and mayor from 2018. He leads WCCT finance and governance & delivered the 7 Esplanade rebuild project.
Peter Murphy
Director
Peter is a founder member of WCCT and leads the community transport programme. He is a Watchet Town councillor where he has served as mayor, as well as being a district councillor for some years. Locally he is also a trustee of the Watchet Market House Museum.
Kate Williams
Director, Leading The Learns Project
I have lived in Watchet for ten years after previously living in various parts of the South East of England. After a career in children and family social care I now work part time as a therapist working with children and adults. I have volunteered and fundraised for a variety of national charities and local good causes over the years. A highlight was trekking with the Masaai in Tanzania and volunteering in an orphanage there.
I have been part of WCCT since July 2022, and am currectly the director leading the Learns project, helping to bring both formal and informal learning opportunities to our community in Watchet.
Bernice Scott-Field
Director
Bernice Scott-Field is a self employed Registered Social Worker now after 25 Years working in Local Authority senior management roles. Her areas of professional specialism include Mental Capacity, Mental Health, Risk and Safeguarding and is now freelancing and runs a national specialist training programme for Local Authorities.Having moved to Watchet in 2022 with husband Len and doggie Rory, Bernice volunteers as a social worker with the local village agents as well as serving as secretary with ‘Watchet Summertime’. She has a passion for social care, as well as cycling, swimming and loves walking the local coastal foot paths. Bernice joined WCCT in December 2023.
Nik Harwood
Director
Nik Harwood is Chief Executive of Young Somerset, with over 30 years experience in youth and community services. He specialises in organisational leadership, strategy and community development, and is national chair of the Rural Services Partnership. Nik brings extensive experience to Watchet Coastal Community Team of sourcing funding.
Nik lives in Watchet, between the sea and Exmoor,
Roger Ham
Director
Write up coming soon…
Danusia Malina -Derben
Director
Danusia Malina-Derben is a corporate strategist and adviser to boards and C-suite executives, specialising in business strategy, executive leadership and organisational transformation. She is WCCT’s board lead for The Mariner Community Bookshop.
Danusia lives with her family in a valley on the edge of Exmoor, just outside Watchet