With over 30 years’ experience in leisure management, Peter has run numerous leisure facilities, both public and private, in senior management positions.
As owner and Managing Director of Avalon Leisure, these included public leisure centres, pools, and private clubs across Somerset, Gloucestershire and Dorset.
Peter joined Leisure East Devon, later renamed LED Community Leisure, as CEO in 2010 and led the trust through a period of expansion and numerous awards until his retirement in 2024, becoming a Quest Assessor in 2025.
Peter was an early adopter of both Quest and Leisure NVQs, involved in developing the latter in the 1990s.
Prior to moving into leisure management, Peter was a secondary school PE teacher and swimming coach to Olympic level.
Skills
Strategic development and leadership
Partnership working
Coaching and mentoring
Bachelor of Education (Hons)
Interests
A competitive swimmer, Peter competes successfully in masters’ events as well as open water events – it helps as he lives on the coast!
A keen walker, with two labradors that don’t allow him a day off
He also enjoys travelling with his wife, Julie; recent trips have included the east coast of the USA and Canada, Croatia and South Africa
