Trustees are vital to museums and charities across the UK. Often working alongside demanding day jobs, they help govern organisations to ensure their work has a lasting and positive impact.
This week is Trustees’ Week, and we want to celebrate and thank our own Board, who govern Trent Park Museum Trust. Without their commitment, passion and knowledge, Trent Park House of Secrets simply would not exist.
· The Marquess of Cholmondeley - Co-Chairman of the Trust and great-nephew of Sir Philip Sassoon, who owned and restored Trent Park between 1912 and 1939. Many of the objects on display in the museum today were originally at Trent Park and have now been reunited with the House.
· Jason Charalambous - Co-Chairman. In 2014 Jason founded and led the Save Trent Park campaign, calling for the House to be used for public benefit and for a museum to tell its extraordinary story. He became founding Chairman of the Trust when it was established in 2016.
· Bim Afolami - one of our newer Trustees and our Treasurer. Former Treasury Minister, Bim brings a wealth of experience to the role.
· Andrew Kafkaris - A lifelong passion for country houses and historic buildings shaped Andrew’s career as a chartered surveyor, and he now brings those skills and enthusiasm to the Trust.
· Helen Lederer - One of our founding Trustees who has been campaigning to save the House since 2016. Helen, comedian, writer and actress, is the granddaughter of Ernst Lederer, who served as a Secret Listener at Trent Park during the Second World War.
· Francesca Mendes - joined the Board in 2023 after working at some of the UK’s largest and most popular museums and visitor attractions, including the Natural History Museum, Churchill War Rooms and the National Army Museum.
· Winston Newman - a retired architect who has designed and built a wide range of residential and commercial projects. As a founding Trustee since 2016, his knowledge and involvement have been crucial to the project’s success.
· Mark Pemberton OBE - has spent his entire career in the heritage sector, including at the Science Museum and English Heritage, where he was Director of National Collections.
· Alan Perkin - has lived close to Trent Park for more than 30 years and, as a founding Trustee since 2016, has been a committed supporter of the campaign to save the House.
Find out more about our Trustees here.
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Trustees Pictured L-R: Francesca Mendes, Winston Newman, Alan Perkin, Jason Charalambous, Helen Lederer, The Marquess of Cholmondeley, [Giuseppe Albano, Director] and Andrew Kafkaris.
Photography: Hubert Cecil
