Peaches Golding
Encyclopedia
Lois Patricia Golding, OBE, commonly known as Peaches Golding was born on 13 December 1953, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
. In 2010 she became the first female Afro-American High Sheriff of Bristol
. She has served on a number of public bodies, including as regional director of Business in the Community
, North Bristol NHS Trust
, GWR West, a member of the Ethnic Minority Business Forum, the Home Office
representative on the Avon & Somerset Police Authority, governor of the University of the West of England
, Regional Advisory Council for ITV West and as a member of the General Chiropractic Council
. Since 2011 she has worked as a marketing consultant for Moon Consulting.
and his wife Lois Elizabeth Brown. Her father was a educator who won a settlement of $2000 from the Atlantic Greyhounds Bus Company
in 1947 after having been arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus. He had served in the US Army during World War II and later for two terms in the North Carolina General Assembly in the early 1980s. His daughter Lois was educated at Richard J. Reynolds High School
, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
, where she earned second place in a talent competition in 1970, performing Liszt
's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
. She studied biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
, graduating in 1976.
After graduation Golding worked as a teacher in Africa. In 1992, she established a marketing and communications business with clients including the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister
, the Government Office for the South West
and Business Link
. She has served terms on a number of public bodies including Business in the Community
, North Bristol NHS Trust
, GWR West, a member of the Ethnic Minority Business Forum, the Home Office
representative on the Avon & Somerset Police Authority, governor of the University of the West of England
, Regional Advisory Council for ITV West and as a member of the General Chiropractic Council
.
In 2010, Golding was appointed High Sheriff of Bristol
, the first black woman to be appointed in this 1,000 year old post. She was awarded an honorary degree of Master of Business Administration by the University of the West of England
in the same year.
Golding lives in Bristol with her husband Bob, a retired zooologist, former director of the Zoological Garden at the University of Ibadan
in Nigeria
. She currently works as a marketing consultant for Moon Consulting.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
. In 2010 she became the first female Afro-American High Sheriff of Bristol
High Sheriff of Bristol
This is a list of High Sheriffs of the County of City of Bristol, England.The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest...
. She has served on a number of public bodies, including as regional director of Business in the Community
Business in the Community
Business in the Community is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the Prince's Charities of Charles, Prince of Wales....
, North Bristol NHS Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust is a National Health Service trust providing community healthcare and hospital services to Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Hospital services are provided through Frenchay Hospital and Southmead Hospital...
, GWR West, a member of the Ethnic Minority Business Forum, the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
representative on the Avon & Somerset Police Authority, governor of the University of the West of England
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
, Regional Advisory Council for ITV West and as a member of the General Chiropractic Council
General Chiropractic Council
The General Chiropractic Council is the statutory governmental body responsible for the regulation of chiropractic in the United Kingdom.It was established by the Chiropractors Act 1994, which originated in a Private Members Bill promoted by David Lidington, to protect the public by regulating...
. Since 2011 she has worked as a marketing consultant for Moon Consulting.
Biography
Golding is one of two daughters of Charlie Brady HauserCharlie Brady Hauser
Dr. Charlie Brady Hauser , eminent educator and legislator, was a Professor of Education at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina for 21 years, and served two terms in the North Carolina General Assembly. He had also previously taught Education at West Virginia State College. Dr...
and his wife Lois Elizabeth Brown. Her father was a educator who won a settlement of $2000 from the Atlantic Greyhounds Bus Company
Atlantic Greyhound Lines
The Atlantic Greyhound Lines , a highway-coach carrier, was a Greyhound regional operating company, based in Charleston, West Virginia, USA, from 1931 until 1960, when it became merged with the Southeastern Greyhound Lines , a neighboring operating company, thus forming the Southern Division of The...
in 1947 after having been arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus. He had served in the US Army during World War II and later for two terms in the North Carolina General Assembly in the early 1980s. His daughter Lois was educated at Richard J. Reynolds High School
Richard J. Reynolds High School
Richard J. Reynolds High School now the Richard J. Reynolds Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is a high school in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Named for R. J. Reynolds, the founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the...
, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
, where she earned second place in a talent competition in 1970, performing Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set. Few other piano solos have achieved such widespread popularity, offering the pianist the opportunity to reveal exceptional skill as a virtuoso,...
. She studied biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
, graduating in 1976.
After graduation Golding worked as a teacher in Africa. In 1992, she established a marketing and communications business with clients including the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister
Department for Communities and Local Government
The Department for Communities and Local Government is the UK Government department for communities and local government in England. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001...
, the Government Office for the South West
Government Office
Government Offices for the English Regions were established in 1994 by the John Major administration. Until 2011, they were the primary means by which a wide range of policies and programmes of the Government of the United Kingdom were delivered in the regions of England.There were Government...
and Business Link
Business Link
Business Link is a government-funded business advice and guidance service in England. It consists of an online portal managed by HMRC, local/regional advisors and a national helpline.-History:...
. She has served terms on a number of public bodies including Business in the Community
Business in the Community
Business in the Community is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the Prince's Charities of Charles, Prince of Wales....
, North Bristol NHS Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust is a National Health Service trust providing community healthcare and hospital services to Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Hospital services are provided through Frenchay Hospital and Southmead Hospital...
, GWR West, a member of the Ethnic Minority Business Forum, the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
representative on the Avon & Somerset Police Authority, governor of the University of the West of England
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
, Regional Advisory Council for ITV West and as a member of the General Chiropractic Council
General Chiropractic Council
The General Chiropractic Council is the statutory governmental body responsible for the regulation of chiropractic in the United Kingdom.It was established by the Chiropractors Act 1994, which originated in a Private Members Bill promoted by David Lidington, to protect the public by regulating...
.
In 2010, Golding was appointed High Sheriff of Bristol
High Sheriff of Bristol
This is a list of High Sheriffs of the County of City of Bristol, England.The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest...
, the first black woman to be appointed in this 1,000 year old post. She was awarded an honorary degree of Master of Business Administration by the University of the West of England
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
in the same year.
Golding lives in Bristol with her husband Bob, a retired zooologist, former director of the Zoological Garden at the University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria...
in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. She currently works as a marketing consultant for Moon Consulting.