Change in the team at the Gamekeepers’
Welfare Trust
THE Gamekeepers’ Welfare
Trust (GWT) has announced Ruth Kerr has moved to the new role of Communications
Manager with the charity.
Ruth joined GWT as a
volunteer in 2009 and in 2011 established their first social media presence
with Facebook. She began working in a freelance capacity for GWT in 2019. Today
the charity is active across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and
YouTube.
A keeper’s daughter originally from Dumfries & Galloway, she
also lived on estates in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders with her
family. CEO Helen Benson says ‘We are delighted Ruth has agreed to
become our Communications Manager. She has worked tirelessly for us for many
years as a volunteer and social media manager and always delivers a first class
service, liaising with other organisations and producing imaginative and
excellent material in a most professional and knowledgeable manner.
Her background as a Keeper’s daughter and in community engagement give her an
insight and sensitivity which is invaluable to GWT’.
Ruth’s work to date has
mainly focussed on managing some of the charity’s social media accounts, and in
2019 she was responsible for planning much of the Raising the Game Survey which
ran 2019 – 2020. She compiled and reported the results in 2020, with the
Scottish Government citing some of the findings in their own 2020 research into
the employment rights of gamekeepers [1]. The Raising the Game findings have helped inform GWT’s ongoing support
and work with gamekeepers, stalkers, ghillies and their families.
Her new role will see her
producing GWT media releases and newsletters, as well as continuing to manage
social media accounts.
When she’s not working for
GWT, Ruth works freelance in the museums and heritage sector, producing
learning and engagement programmes and exhibition content. She’s also a trained
Forest School Leader and volunteers weekly with a charity helping deliver Forest
School opportunities.
