Bryony has a degree in economics from the LSE and took the membership exams for the Stock Exchange where she worked as an Investment Analyst.  Following the births of three children she worked part-time, firstly teaching A Level students and then working in the tax department of a local firm of Accountants, she now works part-time as an administrator in a Stockbrokers office.  Bryony’s other voluntary commitments include work with Action Medical Research and Friends of Eastbourne Hospital.  She was a volunteer receptionist at the Hospice for seven years before becoming a trustee.