March 2026 Fellows' update: Judith Vickress
Judith Vickress’s (CF 2023) spoke at the National Rural Crime Annual Conference 2026, the first conference focused on vulnerability in rural areas.
By Judith Vickress, 25 March 2026
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The Churchill Fellowship is a national network of 4,000 inspiring individuals leading change in every area of society. Here is the latest news on how they are sharing their ideas and putting their insights into practice across the UK.
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March 2026 Fellows' update: Judith Vickress
Judith Vickress’s (CF 2023) spoke at the National Rural Crime Annual Conference 2026, the first conference focused on vulnerability in rural areas.
By Judith Vickress, 25 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Martin Gaywood
Martin Gaywood (CF 2023) delivered an online talk, Conservation Translocations: Moving Species to Restore Nature, hosted by the UHI Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation.
By Martin Gaywood, 20 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Joy O'Neill
Joy O'Neill (CF 2020) has been appointed as Chair of Trustees of Real Farming Trust, a national farming charity.
By Joy O'Neill, 17 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Yvette Cave
Yvette Cave (CF 2025) featured on the WeSurf BIPOC Surf Talk podcast, discussing her journey into surfing and the development of Wave Wahinis, a community supporting female surfers.
By Yvette Cave, 16 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Shehan Hettiaratchy
Shehan Hettiaratchy (CF 2009) published his memoir The Careful Surgeon: Finding Light, Courage and Compassion in the Face of Life and Death, reflecting on his experiences as a trauma surgeon in major incidents and conflict settings.
By Shehan Hettiaratchy, 13 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Stefan Edwards
Stefan Edwards (CF 2024) spoke on a panel at the Bristol Production Power event at Watershed, hosted by BAFTA albert, Bristol Film Services, and the West of England Combined Authority.
By Stefan Edwards, 13 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' Update: Usman Shah
Mohammad Usman Shah (CF 2018) received national media coverage, including features on BBC News, LBC, Global, and MyLondon, as well as a front-page story in the Metro under the headline “Face of UK meets hate with dates.”
By Mohammad Usman Shah, 12 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Garry Botterill
As part of the National Police Wellbeing Service’s OK9 team, Gary Botterill (CF 2015) contributed to a chapter on the OK9 wellbeing and trauma support dog programme in the book Wellbeing in Policing.
By Garry Botterill, 12 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' Update: Laura Wyatt-Smith
Laura Wyatt-Smith (CF 2023) launched her book Screensaver: A judgement-free guide to your child’s first smartphone at an event hosted by Coramm
By Laura Wyatt-Smith, 5 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Katy Dorman
Katy Dorman (CF 2025) spoke at the Apprenticeships & Training Conference 2026, contributing to a panel on collaboration and partnership in local skills systems.
By Katy Dorman, 4 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Katy Dorman
Katy Dorman (CF 2025) spoke at the Apprenticeships & Training Conference 2026, contributing to a panel on collaboration and partnership in local skills systems.
By Katy Dorman, 4 March 2026