About Allestree Alliance
About Allestree Alliance
There's no place like home and no better place to live, work, base a business, or visit than Allestree, the northernmost suburb of Derby in the beautiful county of Derbyshire.
With over 14,000 residents, 60 businesses, eight churches, six pubs/bars, and three schools, Allestree's community already had a real spark, and all it needed was for someone to create an organisation that could capture that spark and set it alight... That's us.
Originally the result of a quick drink, erm... I mean 'meeting' between Cllr. Steve Hassall and Kieran Morgan-McGeehan in the Red Cow Pub late in 2021, Allestree Alliance was founded as a Community Interest Company (CIC) after a few rounds of planning by local resident and speed watch coordinator Brian Henderson, Allestree Councillor Cllr. Ged Potter, local resident and organiser of Allestree Scarecrow Festival, Cllr. Kieran Morgan-McGeehan, and Allestree Councillor Cllr. Steve Hassall in 2022 to coincide with, and celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and establish a lifetime of value and enjoyment for the people of Allestree, Allestree's broader community, and Allestree's business network.
Since then, we're proud to have organised a number of community events and helped the community to host a number of events themselves, and today our annual events are bigger and more popular then ever. See our what's on page for more.
None of our directors receives any income from Allestree Alliance, but every penny raised by sales, stall fees, grants and donations is either spent for the good of Allestree, or is donated to our selected charities.
The purposes of Allestree Alliance are:
- to unite the businesses and community groups of Allestree;
- to become the unified voice of the community and ‘go to’ place for information about Allestree and community events in Allestree; and
- to plan and host various community events throughout the year that will bring the community together, promote Allestree’s businesses/community groups, and raise Allestree’s profile in the wider community.
Allestree Alliance cic is a "non-profit" company, so we guarantee that all funds raised either goes back into the Allestree community or is donated to charity.
Meet the Board of Directors
Every member of our board of directors is a thought leader who has significantly contributed to our community.
Each one brings a unique set of skills and expertise to our organisation and it's all voluntary and for the good of Allestree.
All the directors volunteer their time for free and don't receive any income from Allestree Alliance.
Brian
Henderson
Brian specialises in business transformation and automation.
He's also out there in all weather conditions keeping us safe as the leader of Allestree's Speedwatch.
Cllr. Ged
Potter
Retired Police Detective Ged took an interest in local politics and was elected as one of the Allestree Councillors in Sept 2016 and subsequently re-elected in 2021.
Cllr. Kieran
Morgan-McGeehan
Kieran is a high flyer in Edu-tech and an experienced business leader.
He has years of experience planning community events including Allestree's annual Scarecrow Festival.
Cllr. Steve
Hassall
Steve has experience in engineering, education and the justice system. Steve's also been serving Allestree as one of the ward's Derby City Councillors since 2015.
Supporters of Allestree Alliance
Allestree Alliance CIC is a Community Interest Company registered in England and Wales under registration number:
Allestree Alliance is a non-profit company committed to ensuring that all funds are either reinvested in the Allestree community or donated to charity.