A J Adkinson & Son is a family run Funeral Directors that has been supplying a dedicated service to the communities of Oadby and surrounding areas for almost a century.Founded in 1929 by Andrew Job Adkinson at 14 London Road Oadby, the business was developed by his only son George Frederick ‘Fred’ Adkinson until his retirement in 1979. It was at this point that that the current owner Fraser Gilbert, a Funeral Director from nearby Great Glen took on the business and carried on the high standards of personal service for which A. J. Adkinson has become renowned. Fraser and his dedicated staff give their time and attention to whatever their clients require. We are members of the National Association of Funeral Directors.Historically it is often found that funeral directing grew from an allied trade such as carpentry and joinery; and so it was with E.C. Gilbert.Eric Clifford Gilbert worked as a carpenter and joiner on Burton Lane, what is now Oaks Road, Great Glen and from time to time would be required to make a coffin. It was from these humble beginnings that his funeral business developed alongside his joinery work.His youngest son Fraser Gilbert has continued to develop the business along with his wife Elizabeth, sister Margaret and later his daughter Jenny.We are a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and subscribe to its current Code of Practice. We aim to act in a professional manner and provide a courteous, sensitive and dignified service to you which will help you through this most difficult time. Our Services Include: - Private chapel of Rest - Prestigious fleet of vehicles - Arrangement of Floral tributes from local Florist - Catering - Funeral Stationary - Ample parking at the rear of our premises. - Overseas arrangements and repatriation - Memorial Stones - Pre-paid funeral plans - Management of Donations collected for charity. Funeral Planning Authority National Association of Funeral Directors Perfect Choice Funeral Plans

As Military Admin support to Senior Military staff for the British Army, RAF and Royal Navy I am the 'continuity' within the team. Each of the services provide a two year term as Military support. I am tasked on various levels. General maintenance of military administration systems and course administrator for students within the DTUS scheme. This includes the updating of weapons handling, governance reporting and further administration for Westminster. As a 2nd Lt I attend up to six military exercises a year. This begins with administration support with orders and training to deploy safely out on the ground. I am currently pursuing qualifications in Skill at Arms, Range Safety and to qualify as a trainer to teach First Aid to adult instructors and students. During the academic year, I provide take on strengths for the ILM, Institute of Leadership and Management. This has become a valuable, certificated qualification awarded to students. Combined with Leadership training both practical and theory, each student is accredited before leaving Welbeck DSFC. I formally administrate the marking and administration for each student. As students on the DTUS scheme progress on to IOT at Sandhurst, Cranwell or Dartmouth, further ILM levels will be studied and accredited.I provide administration support for the Annual General Inspection in the July and Remembrance Parade in the November of each year. I support and administrate the on line purchase of tickets, security clearances, car parking, disabled and site accessibility requests for over 1,800 With IDL's provision through soft services,we provide catering for guests including any dietary requirements.As these events are the highlight of the college year, I sympathetically handle all personal visiting requests taking in to account the diverse family criteria of each student. I take pride in providing solutions on a case by case basis to ensure all Students, VIP's and guests alike have a very special day.

Assistant Librarian 2008 – 2011 Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University.• Working as part of a small team delivering a high quality student centred service to maintain and promote a tidy, well-ordered, well-stocked library to create an atmosphere conducive to study. • Reporting to the Librarian and deputising for him in his absence.• Assisting with the routine management of the library in any capacity as required.• Manage the circulation and security utilising the libraries Heritage and Newton specialised IT systems.• Manage the cataloguing and processing of new stock utilising the libraries Voyager database system to AACR2 and MARC21 standards.

• Responded to urgent requests for prescriptions from the local emergency doctor service. • Organised and monitored orders to ensure stock levels were maintained.• Identified most cost effective suppliers to supply stock.• Provided one to one counselling to patients for medication under guidance of the Pharmacist.• General administrative duties.

Senior Care Assistant 2001 – 2003 BUPA Home for Nursing, Cambridge.• Managed a twenty-four bed ward caring for Stroke, Alzheimers and Parkinsons patients and specialising in palliative care.• Managed six care assistants supervising them in day to day care of patients. • Qualified in the safe administration of medicines. • Trained in technical skills such as Phlebotomy, ulcer care and prevention, and care for tube-fed patients.• Maintained patient records on an hourly basis. • Planning of staff rotas.