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A change to our board of Trustees

1/3/2016

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Following the retirement of Anthony McClaren as Trustee in October 2015, we were delighted to welcome Mr David Owen to our board of Trustees. 

​David was born and brought up in Gloucestershire, studying at Brockworth School, before gaining a degree in Business Studies from Liverpool John Moores University. He spent ten years in the North West working across the education sector and as MD of a start-up, high-growth, training business. For the last fifteen years he has worked in Gloucestershire, first as Director of Enterprise and Innovation at the University of Gloucestershire and now as Chief Executive of GFirst Local Enterprise Partnership (gfirstLEP).  He is currently a director of Gloucestershire Voluntary & Community Sector Alliance, South West Investment Group and Gloucestershire Enterprise Limited and is a member of the International Advisory Group of the Economic Development Council.  He lives in Stroud with his author wife and two daughters.

David attended his first meeting as Trustee in February. This also gave him the opportunity to me our team of Advisers. 
LINK: gfirstLEP website
Summerfield Charitable Trust trustees Edward Gillespie, Kate Hicks Beach, David Owen, James Millar
Summerfield Trustees from Left-Right: Edward Gillespie OBE, Kate Hicks Beach, David Owen and James Millar.
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Summerfield Trustees with some members of the team of advisers, February 2016.
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WHAT ARE WE FRACKING FOR? Join the Summerfield Debate at Cheltenham Science Festival 2014

3/4/2014

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You’ve seen the headlines, now hear the facts. The contentious method of fracking is surrounded by issues of environmental impact, economic viability and energy security. Get behind the headlines as Guest Director Richard Bacon chairs a frank discussion with Francis Egan, head of the company behind UK fracking, and energy economist Paul Ekins on the politics, the safety and the economics of fracking.
Summerfield Debate Cheltenham Science Festival 2014 Richard Bacon
Richard Bacon
THE SUMMERFIELD DEBATE

What Are We Fracking For?


TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014
 
8:30PM - 9:30PM

PILLAR ROOM, CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL

Tickets go on sale Tue 22 Apr at 12:00pm

The Summerfield Debate at Cheltenham Science Festival 2014
The Summerfield Trust sponsors annual events at the Cheltenham Festivals. For more information see our Projects Funded page.

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New video highlighting the work of the Summerfield Trust

5/3/2014

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2014 is the 25th Anniversary of the Summerfield Charitable Trust. To highlight the work of the Trust and explain more about its aims and priorities today and for the future, the Trustees commissioned a video which can be viewed below.
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Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum renamed The Wilson

18/9/2013

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Summerfield Trust News Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum renamed the Wilson
The new Logo
Cheltenham's Museum and Art Gallery is to be rebranded as The Wilson.

The building in Clarence Street is due to re-open on 5 October following a £6.3m refurbishment over the past 18 months. The Summerfield Trust awarded a special one-off grant of £750,000 in 2009 towards the cost of the project.

The new name is inspired by explorer Dr Edward Wilson, who was born in the town and who died on Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition in 1912.  

The Trustees visited the site on 12th September to view the progress of the building works and the new Summerfield Gallery.  
Summerfield Trust news Trustees visit The Summerfield Gallery Jane Lillystone Anthony McClaran James Millar Edward Gillespie
Left to Right: Jane Lillystone, Museum Arts & Tourism Manager, with Trustees Anthony McClaran, James Millar and Edward Gillespie on the new roof space overlooking Chester Walk.
 “The new building will transform Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, allowing for improved access and enhanced opportunities for the display of its locally, regionally, nationally and internationally important art and heritage collections. Treasures from our collections will come into the public view for the first time, whilst the new galleries will enable Cheltenham to become a major venue for national and international touring exhibitions. Our aim is to become a cultural hub for the town - a place where everyone (of all ages) is welcome.” - Jane Lillystone, Museum Arts & Tourism Manager.
Trustees Edward Gillespie, Anthony McClaran, James Millar and Trust Administrator Lavinia Sidgwick visit the new Summerfield Gallery at the refurbished Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum on 12th September 2013.
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Left to Right: Edward Gillespie, Anthony McClaran, Lavinia Sidgwick and James Millar in the new Summerfield Gallery overlooking Chester Walk.
LINKS:  
  • Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum website
  • BBC News - article about The Wilson
  • Ronald Summerfield's association with the Art Gallery and Museum
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Summerfield Trust Events at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2013

2/9/2013

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THE SUMMERFIELD LECTURE
Thursday 10th October 
NOREENA HERTZ
Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World.
In a fast-moving world we're often overloaded with conflicting opinions and advice. In this absorbing lecture Noreena Hertz, author of The Silent Takeover, and described by The Observer as 'one of the world's leading thinkers' offers a practical method for making better, smarter decisions.
Noreena Hertz The Summerfield Lecture Cheltenham Literature Festival
Noreena Hertz (image courtesy Cheltenham Festivals)

THE JAN URBAN-SMITH DEBATE 
Saturday 12th October 

MELVIN BURGESS, ANNE FINE, JAMILA GAVIN & GRAHAM TYRER
Do We Still Believe Books Matter to our Children?
Do we still believe that books matter to our children? If so, why are libraries closing and literature reduced to extracts in school, as if solely for the purpose of jumping through hoops? Is the chance to read widely being squeezed between the pressure of regimented schooling and an increasingly pervasive digital 'tablet culture'? And what can parents do? Join best-selling children's writers Melvin Burgess, Anne Fine, Jamila Gavin and school literacy guru Graham Tyrer to debate these challenging questions and find out the books that shaped them as they grew up.

This event is supported by the Summerfield Trust in memory of Jan Urban-Smith, who, in her role as a trustee, helped to make Gloucestershire a better place.
Anne Fine and Graham Tryer The Jan Urban-Smith Debate Cheltenham Literature Festival
Anne Fine and Graham Tyrer (photo courtesy of Cheltenham Festivals)



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The Summerfield Lecture at Cheltenham Science Festival

3/6/2013

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Trustee James Millar with Martin Rees.

Martin Rees on Surviving the Century

TUE 4 JUN 8:45PM - 9:45PM at the EDF ENERGY ARENA

Our world is getting more crowded and interconnected, and its resources are under pressure. We can’t survive without powerful new technologies – such as biotechnology, robotics and the exploitation of space – and they offer exciting opportunities. But what if they run out of control? The downsides could have a global impact and even jeopardise humanity’s entire future. These ‘existential threats’ may seem unlikely, but Martin Rees argues that it would be prudent to pay more attention to safeguarding ourselves against them.
Click to read review by Trustee James Millar
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New grant application procedures and online form

9/5/2013

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Following a full, indepth review of our grant application procedures in 2012 we are pleased to announce that our new online grant enquiry form is now accessible via the website. The form is designed to be completed and submitted online and forms stage one of the revised two-stage application process. Full details can be found on the How To Apply page.
It is hoped that the revised procedures will help to simplify and speed up the application process for organisations who wish to apply for funding, and also for our Administrator Lavinia Sidgwick. 
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CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

3/5/2013

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It is the policy of the Trust for trustees to retire at the end of a ten year term and in February we bid farewell to both Jamila Gavin and Jan Urban-Smith.  At our April meeting we welcomed two new Trustees - Vanessa Arbuthnott, and Kate Hicks Beach.

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Arts Award for the Trust

1/4/2013

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The Summerfield Charitable Trust has long supported the arts in Gloucestershire, so we were delighted to receive the Charles Irving Sponsorship Award from Cheltenham Arts Council.

The award is given for local organisations that have provided support for voluntary arts projects.

PHOTO: Mr Edward Gillespie (right), Chairman of the Trustees, receiving the award on behalf of the Summerfield Charitable Trust from Mr Graham Lockwood at The Arts Council Annual Awards Ceremony in September 2012.
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