Lesley Dawson

Lesley went to university and obtained a degree in accounting but chose not to follow that path in her career. She lived in the U.S.A. until 1985 when she returned to the UK. She owned a restaurant in York for 2 years but sold when the recession hit. Following this she started a career in sales working for Shell UK, progressing through the ranks to a Sales Director.

She left York and moved to Lymington for a new start, volunteering at many places in town pre-pandemic including Oakhaven, the Hospital, plus St Barbes Museum, where she still volunteers. Finally the Community Centre where she volunteers in the Cinema and this is where her heart is and always will be.