TRUSTEES

THE HON. MARY MONTAGU-SCOTT DL

THE HON. MARY MONTAGU-SCOTT DL - Trust Chair

Mary is passionate about the New Forest, her family having lived here for generations.

She is a designer by profession but has more recently been working at the family Visitor Attraction and Museum at Beaulieu and Buckler’s Hard and sits on a number of museum trusts and charities.

She is a practising New Forest ‘Commoner’ with a few ponies out on the Forest. She is experienced in fundraising, community work, museum and exhibition displays and committed to make the New Forest Heritage Centre a must see visit for visitors and a hub for the local community.

CLIVE SUTTON

CLIVE SUTTON - Trust Secretary

Clive is a practising solicitor and has been Secretary and Trustee of the Trust since 1980. He saw the building of the centre in 1988 and its later expansion with the Christopher Tower Library with a National Lottery grant.

He has interests in other associations particularly within the legal world and is Chairman of the Lymington Society with a keen interest in local planning.

He feels the greatest success of the New Forest Museum has been to be able to make entrance free for as many people to experience it as possible.

MICHAEL HARRIS

MICHAEL HARRIS - Treasurer

DAVID ADAMS

DAVID ADAMS - Trustee

JACKIE BROOMFIELD

JACKIE BROOMFIELD - Trustee

Jackie has recently retired from a career in primary education.  Despite retirement, she retains her lifelong passion to develop and extend opportunities for learning.  She is keen to apply her knowledge and skills to develop and enhance the opportunities for learning offered by the New Forest Heritage Trust.

Her enthusiasm for local history led her to volunteer at the Christopher Tower Library early in 2019.  Her work in the library provides a wealth of opportunities to develop her own learning, and offers the privilege of weekly interaction with the inspiring collection.

Jackie has lived in the New Forest for over 30 years.

Anthony Climpson

Anthony Climpson - Trustee

Anthony led NFDC’s tourism & employment team for 30 years before establishing Go New Forest CIC in 2017. He is the author of the VERB destination tourism management model and the Economics of Visitor Happiness. Anthony is totally focused on local resilience, social inclusion, responsible tourism as a force for good and embedding all that into the wider community wherever possible.

Carole Gannon

Carole Gannon - Trustee

Carole is a Chartered Building Surveyor. Originating from the North-West of England, she worked in building design, repair and construction in London for 30 years before moving to the New Forest. She chose to live here for the unrivalled beauty of the New Forest landscape, having an interest in both geography and local history.  She hopes to contribute to the future of the Heritage Centre which is such an important resource for the New Forest.

PETER POWER

PETER POWER - Trustee

Peter brings his broad experience in Operational Risk Management (previously supporting organisations such as ‘Visit Britain’, the 2012 UK Olympics, BBC etc.). He is an active JP (usually Southampton Court) and is also a member of regional and national Magistrate committees.   Living in nearby Emery Down Peter provides a local perspective on our numerous activities, as well as being a trustee of other nearby charities.

MICHAEL SHAW

MICHAEL SHAW - Trustee

Michael has worked in IT and project management across the public sector, changing the way services are delivered putting what the customer needs and values at the forefront of the way services are designed and operated.

He joins the board of trustees as we are about to embark on an exciting and ambitious Masterplan – he is looking forwards to helping deliver the redevelopment of the centre and the implementation of a sustainable business model.

Michael can often be seen covered in mud cycling around the New Forest

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