Gary Tait
Chair
Gary is an accountant who has worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in June 2019 and for treatment selected a prostatectomy which was carried out in October 2019. In 2021 he was seconded onto the committee and formally joined in 2022. Gary lives in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh and enjoys walking his dog, regular cinema and theatre visits and playing golf at his home course in Fife.
Richard Kerr
Treasurer
Richard is an accountant whose career spanned 30 years in Financial Services in Edinburgh, working for organisations including HSBC, Standard Life and BlackRock. He joined the committee this year having been diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer in July 2019, and undergoing robotically assisted surgery in November. Richard lives in East Lothian with his wife and their yellow Labrador. He is a keen walker, cyclist and rugby supporter being a regular attendee at Murrayfield for both Scotland and Edinburgh games. He also enjoys cooking and more importantly sampling the fruits of his labours with a good bottle of wine.
Charlie Hogg
West Lothian Group
Charlie is a retired Senior Civil Servant and after playing a major part in the re-organisation of the Edinburgh Group in 2004 he was asked to set up a new Group in West Lothian in 2007. Charlie’s passion is Heart of Midlothian FC plus travelling all over the world and attending shows and concerts in London. Charlie has had surgery for prostate cancer in 2003.
Tom Lambie
West Lothian Group
Tom, a science graduate of the University of Glasgow, has spent his working life in the food manufacturing industry, based over a period of 40 years in various locations in the UK, principally at company director level. Since retirement from full time employment, he has spent much of his time in the voluntary sector, particularly with the Citizens Advice Bureau and is a member of the West Lothian Prostate Cancer Group since 2009, when he had successful brachytherapy treatment for his prostate cancer. His other interests revolve around playing golf and supporting his local football team, Linlithgow Rose.
Richard Clayton
Buddy Programme
Richard is newly retired after 22 years running an energy consultancy and before that spending 24 years with Tate & Lyle mostly overseas in Africa and the Caribbean. Richard is a keen cyclist and swimmer and an aspiring but novice fly fisherman. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2021 and had surgery in the same year, followed by radiotherapy and hormone therapy between 2022 and 2024.
Colin Weir
Awareness
Colin retired in 2023 after a long career in recruitment working as a headhunter for the Financial services sector. He was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in 2022 and completed his treatment in January 2023 where he underwent a clinical trial which utilised stereotactic body radiation therapy, SBRT. An ex international swimmer and water polo player, Colin still regularly competes in distance open water swim events and is also a keen follower of the Edinburgh and Scotland Rugby teams.
Ken Howey
Membership
Ken retired from a career initially in the Nuclear Power Industry followed by manufacturing confectionery with the Mars Company both in UK and Europe, finishing up as a consultant and Commercial Director within the Take Home division of S&N Breweries. He lives in Gullane, is a keen golfer and spends part of the year in France where, until recently, he and his wife had a second home. Ken was diagnosed in 2018 with an aggressive cancer and is currently following a 'Watch & Wait' routine.