Revd. Dr. Peter Liddell

Peter is Hon. Canon Emeritus of St. Albans. He trained as a psychotherapist in New York and became Director of Pastoral Counselling for St. Albans Diocese 1980-2005. The same Diocese sponsored a Pastoral Foundation, which gained funding from the National Lottery, EU, and private sources to match client fees.

In 2009, Peter joined the olive harvest in Madama and Burin, villages south of Nablus that were recently in the news for ferocious settler attacks. He witnessed the burning of olive trees, contamination of water supply, confrontation with the IDF and the fear of living under daily occupation. He co-founded the Olive Harvest Trust to support local schools with additional equipment. Now (in 2024) the plea is for security blinds. In the past year, he has had five letters published in the Church Times and has just made forceful representations to the University of St. Andrews, of which he is an alumnus and member of the Chancellor's Circle, following the ousting of their Rector for her pro-Palestinian record.

Peter and his wife have just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They have two children and five grandchildren

His favourite activities have been orchestral playing violin and sailing.