Meet The Team
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Head Gardener and Lead Tree Surgeon
Gardener
Jim joined the Blessed Earth Team as a volunteer in 2023. He has gained a lot of valuable experience and looks forward to his time working alongside James Blissett. In his spare time he enjoys performing and painting Landscapes. Jim loves to travel and climb mountains and cycle, and loves all animals but especially cats!
Russell
Gardener
Russell has been an enthusiastic member of the Blessed Earth team since he joined in the winter of 2022. He really enjoys helping customers with their gardens so that they get pleasure from using them. Aside from gardening Russell really enjoys cooking and gaming on the Xbox. But above all else his passion is following Saracens Rugby as a seasonal member.
Salfu
Gardener
Salfu has previously been a university law student and is hoping to return. Salfu is fun loving, enjoys rugby and football and loves to serve in his local community. He is also an advocate for the churches together movement.
Paul
Gardener
Paul worked as a health service manager, civilian officer with the Police and Legal Executive for an international oil company prior to retiring. Interests are Watford FC, science fiction, walking and diy. Started volunteering with Blessed Earth after the team carried out work at his home in 2020 and being very impressed with BE’s positive approach and ethics.
Operations Manager
Alex has over 20 years commercial business experience and is fluent in four languages. Alex is passionate about the environment, gardening and travel. Occasionally you’ll find Alex’s head in the clouds (literally!) as she has started training for her private pilot’s licence. On Terra Firma Alex is happiest organising the Blessed Earth CIC team and ensuring that all of our clients and their gardens are well looked after.
Gardener
With us since our founding, Patch is a proud member of the autistic community. He has an extraordinary range of life experience and accomplishments. Patch has been a coach driver, bus driver, train driver, gardener and salesman. He has a passion for God, trains and Doctor Who. Patch brings exceptional enthusiasm and creativity to the team. Patch is currently taking some time away from the company.
Dan Meakin
Head of Marketing
Dan has been in digital marketing for ten years now and has helped many charities do more of what they do best. After the team helped remove some trees from his garden he was struck by their business and personal ethics and wanted to get stuck in. When he's not behind a laptop he's cycling or on the beach.
Linda
Gardener
Linda worked as a Legal Executive for 42 years prior to retiring. She loves swimming, travel, her garden and Watford FC. She wants to see workplace opportunities and training being offered to everyone.
Jenny
Gardener
Jenny has been with us since our founding, she helps train our garden maintenance staff and is skilled in everything gardening related. Jenny has a kind and caring heart and deeply cares about giving equal employment opportunities for the neurodivergent community, so much so she has chosen to be unpaid for her time. Jenny loves dogs, walking and gardening.
The old English meaning of Blissett is Blessed, James has certainly felt very blessed his whole life with many amazing opportunities. He’s a trained chef, artist, rock climbing instructor, botanist and qualified tree surgeon and qualified carer for individuals with spinal injuries. James is passionate about equal employment opportunities for all.