Gilly Elliott-Binns - F.A.C.E. Vice President

Gilly and her husband Dave moved to Spain in 2002. Her friend Carrie Green persuaded Gilly to assist at a Macmillan Coffee morning in September 2003 and Gilly has been on the money raising trail ever since. She has participated in most of the Macmillan/F.A.C.E. Events since the conception of the fund raising started. Gilly's main interests in life are Line Dancing, nature, yoga and her husband Dave. Not particularly in that order! She has appeared on stage at several of the F.A.C.E Christmas Markets and on the F.A.C.E Fun Days

Lynne Dobbie - F.A.C.E. Treasurer

Lynne is originally from the North East of England, and spent 10 years living in Lincoln before relocating to Spain in 2016 with her husband, Bill.  Lynne has 2 daughters - Gaynor who lives in the USA and Joanne, who live in London - and 3 grandchildren she adores. Lynne and Bill are enjoying life in Arboleas with their rescue pup, Abe.  

After a lifetime of being an entrepreneur - first owning her own hair salon, then running a pub and a golf club with Bill - Lynne is thrilled to be an active Committee Member with F.A.C.E. and hopes to give back to the community that she and Bill have felt so welcomed into.

Richard B Tolman - Press Officer -

Contact 950439003 or by e-mail tolmantours@gmail.com 

Richard was born in Birmingham, but lived in the North East of England for 33 years. He worked in the oil transport industry in the Midlands for three years and then moved on to teach ice skating and produce ice shows in Durham City. Finally he worked for the Rank Organisation all over North East England and throughout Scotland for over 23 years. He moved with his wife Eleanor to Spain in September 2001 and says it is the best thing he has ever done. His interests here in Spain are Smooth Fm Radio, Driving and Gardening.

Adele Wrigglesworth - Founder of F.A.C.E. 

Adele was originally from the City of York. She is a trained hair stylist and manicurist and has worked on passenger liners.She is married to husband Kevin and after honeymooning in Mojacar,decided that she adored the area and finally moved to Spain in 2003.

Adele's mother was responsible for Adele's pioneering Charity work in Spain. Her mother registered her for the first "MacMillian Biggest Coffee Morning in southern Spain". Adele enlisted a few friends and neighbours and the first charity event was under way. From these small beginnings and with much assistance from the late Mayor of Arboleas, Francisco Pérez Miras, the present day charity of F.A.C.E came into existence, and has since grown in to the organisation it is today. Adele has had to stand back from F.A.C.E. due to family commitments in the United Kingdom, but is still very much part of the F.A.C.E. Committee.

Nicki Wakeman

Nicki has spent her whole working life as a nurse Starting her training when she was 19 and specialising as an Intensive Care Nurse. She then moved into Management within the NHS Trust as a Duty Manager of Peterborough Regional Hospitals. She moved to Spain with husband Lee in 2007. They have been married for 10 Years and they have a 7 year old daughter called Daisy Leigh. They also have a dog called Elvis and a cat called Presley, and a puppy called Sonny. Nicki and her husband Lee set up the Almeria Angels and this is their 8th Year in Business.