Meet our Trustees

FELICITY IRWIN DL, CHAIR

Felicity has many years experience within the community; in education as a Governor of Dumpton, Poole Grammar School and Bournemouth University, in media and the arts as Regional Executive of TVS (Television South), in commerce as Chairman of The Wessex Institute of Directors, in heritage as a Founding Director and fundraiser for The Vulcan to the Sky Restoration, in commun

PETER DOBSON

"I was born in Bournemouth and have lived in this area all my life. After prep school at Hailey and boarding school in Somerset I was accepted by Hamble, jointly owned by BEA and BOAC, for training as a pilot. Remember those airlines! After thirty-five years service, initially with BOAC and latterly British Airways, I retired as a  747-400 ‘Jumbo Jet’ Captain in 2001.

I have always take

PETER BURT

“I have been interested in history since I was a small boy and enjoyed watching and talking to Sir Mortimer Wheeler when he was digging at Corfe Castle in the 1950s.
I have been involved in the local community of Poole since I was 19. I bought and ran Arthur Bray Ltd, for over 40 years, built and ran the Aquarium on Poole Quay in the late 1970s. I was Commodore of the Royal Motor Yacht

DR. JOANNA KENNEDY OBE FREng

Joanna is a civil engineer and project manager who has advised clients on and led the successful delivery of  major construction projects. She was a director and global leader for programme and project management with Arup, her projects included the Horniman Museum, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, the Francis Crick Institute and the Defence and National Rehabil

PROFESSOR PAUL GOUGH
PhD MA RCA BA (Hons.) FRSA RWA

A painter, broadcaster and author he has exhibited internationally and is represented in collections in UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. He has published nine books, including monographs on the British painter Stanley Spencer, Paul and John Nash and studies of art from both world wars. He worked in television for ten years and is current

TIM INGRAM

After a career in international banking, living and working around the world, Tim became Chief Executive of Caledonia Investments, a UK-listed investment company.  Since retiring from executive life, Tim has been a non-executive and a chair of a number of companies, covering a wide range of sectors and geographies. Tim set up and chaired Fulham Palace Trust for 7 years, which now manag