Blythswood Care
Our Trustees
Blythswood Trustees
Blythswood trustees ensure that the charity has a clear strategy, and that its work and goals are in line with its vision to transform lives through the impact of education, community action and the promotion of the gospel.
David Laing
Chairman
David practised as a solicitor in Scotland for forty years and now acts as a business consultant to a range of clients across all sectors. His formal involvement with Blythswood began in 1982 when Blythswood promoted a public company to buy Blythswood’s portfolio of property and lease it back to the charity at a nominal rent. In addition to his consultancy work David is a non-executive trustee of Tyndale House the Cambridge based Biblical studies research institute, a vice president of The Scottish Bible Society, a trustee of Trinity Forum Europe and an elder of Chalmers Church Edinburgh. He is married with two daughters and two grandchildren.
David Laing
Chairman
David practised as a solicitor in Scotland for forty years and now acts as a business consultant to a range of clients across all sectors. His formal involvement with Blythswood began in 1982 when Blythswood promoted a public company to buy Blythswood’s portfolio of property and lease it back to the charity at a nominal rent. In addition to his consultancy work David is a non-executive trustee of Tyndale House the Cambridge based Biblical studies research institute, a vice president of The Scottish Bible Society, a trustee of Trinity Forum Europe and an elder of Chalmers Church Edinburgh. He is married with two daughters and two grandchildren.
Richard McCallum
Trustee
Richard is married to Alix and has three school-aged kids. Originally from Essex, Richard has spent almost all his adult life in Scotland and now lives in Aberdour in Fife. He is a chartered accountant and senior civil servant in the Scottish Government, where he is responsible for the financial strategy and management of the £18 billion budget in the Health and Social Care Portfolio. Richard is heavily involved in serving at Kirkcaldy Free Church, and in what free time he has, Richard enjoys walks with his family, watching football and playing it badly.
Richard McCallum
Trustee
Richard is married to Alix and has three school-aged kids. Originally from Essex, Richard has spent almost all his adult life in Scotland and now lives in Aberdour in Fife. He is a chartered accountant and senior civil servant in the Scottish Government, where he is responsible for the financial strategy and management of the £18 billion budget in the Health and Social Care Portfolio. Richard is heavily involved in serving at Kirkcaldy Free Church, and in what free time he has, Richard enjoys walks with his family, watching football and playing it badly.
Pamela Lyall
Trustee
Pamela Lyall trained as a solicitor with McGrigor Donald and then joined Dundas & Wilson in 1986, was made partner in 1992 and headed up the Insurance Litigation team also qualifying as a Solicitor – Advocate in 1996. Pamela was accredited as a mediator in 2000 with CEDR and since then was involved with Core Solutions, latterly as Director of Mediation. Since December 2014 she has been operating as an independent mediator. She is the mother of four adult children aged between twenty-one and thirty years and is actively involved, with her husband Ian, in the life of the church at Central, Edinburgh.
Pamela Lyall
Trustee
Pamela Lyall trained as a solicitor with McGrigor Donald and then joined Dundas & Wilson in 1986, was made partner in 1992 and headed up the Insurance Litigation team also qualifying as a Solicitor – Advocate in 1996. Pamela was accredited as a mediator in 2000 with CEDR and since then was involved with Core Solutions, latterly as Director of Mediation. Since December 2014 she has been operating as an independent mediator. She is the mother of four adult children aged between twenty-one and thirty years and is actively involved, with her husband Ian, in the life of the church at Central, Edinburgh.
Lorimer Gray
Trustee
Lorimer Gray has been married to Moira for forty-nine years and lives in Nethybridge near the Cairngorms. Lorimer trained (but disliked it) as a Quantity Surveyor, switched to HR with Caterpillar Tractors in Uddingston, then similarly with Thompson Regional Newspapers in Edinburgh and Reading, and then eventually for thirty-six years as CEO of the Abernethy Trust’s Christian Adventure Centres across Scotland. For three years, after retiring, he worked to mobilise the church in Scotland through More Than Gold 2014 serving the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Lorimer now serves on various Christian Trusts and Boards plus full involvement with his local church in Nethybridge. Lorimer’s family include three married offspring, seven grandchildren at final count, all living in Scotland handily near airports.
Lorimer Gray
Trustee
Lorimer Gray has been married to Moira for forty-nine years and lives in Nethybridge near the Cairngorms. Lorimer trained (but disliked it) as a Quantity Surveyor, switched to HR with Caterpillar Tractors in Uddingston, then similarly with Thompson Regional Newspapers in Edinburgh and Reading, and then eventually for thirty-six years as CEO of the Abernethy Trust’s Christian Adventure Centres across Scotland. For three years, after retiring, he worked to mobilise the church in Scotland through More Than Gold 2014 serving the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Lorimer now serves on various Christian Trusts and Boards plus full involvement with his local church in Nethybridge. Lorimer’s family include three married offspring, seven grandchildren at final count, all living in Scotland handily near airports.