The Cheltenham Trust

Last updated February 27, 2019

The Cheltenham Trust is a registered charity that manages several cultural and leisure venues in the spa town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

Cheltenham is a regency spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham has been a health and holiday spa town resort since the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 and has a number of internationally renowned and historic schools.

Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

It manages Cheltenham Town Hall, The Wilson (Cheltenham) the town's Art Gallery and Museum, Pittville Pump Room and Prince of Wales Stadium and the Leisure @ sports centre and swimming complex. It also runs the town's Tourist Information Centre. Former director of the National Football Museum and director of museums, galleries and archives at Bristol, Julie Finch, was appointed CEO.^[1] Founded in 2014 by Cheltenham Borough Council ^[2] to secure the future of these venues in an era of spending cuts, the Trust also has a trading subsidiary which aims to create revenue to support the venues.

Cheltenham Town Hall is an early-20th century assembly rooms in Cheltenham, England. Unlike most town halls, it is a public venue and not the seat of the borough council, which is housed in the nearby municipal offices.

The Wilson, formerly known as Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was opened in 1899. It offers free admission, and has a programme of special exhibitions. It was renamed The Wilson in honour of polar explorer Edward Wilson, a son of Cheltenham, in 2013 after the building was extended. The gallery and museum is managed by The Cheltenham Trust.

The Pittville Pump Room was the last and largest of the spa buildings to be built in Cheltenham.

The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees made up of unpaid local volunteers. In February 2017 media entrepreneur Peter Harkness was appointed chairman and Cheltenham's former mayor, Duncan Smith, vice-chairman.^[3] In March 2017 the Trust announced its first major improvement project for one of its venues - a £1.5m refurbishment of Leisure @ Cheltenham with debt funding provided by Cheltenham Borough Council.^[4]

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References

↑ Godding, Nicky. "Julie Finch is back, and she means business".
↑ Council, Cheltenham Borough (1 April 2017). "Outside bodies - Cheltenham Trust".
↑ Business, SouthWest (14 March 2017). "Cheltenham Trust unveils Peter Harkness as new chairman and five year plan".
↑ Council, Cheltenham Borough (20 May 2016). "Decisions for issue Financing arrangements for improvements to Leisure-at-Cheltenham".

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[1] Godding, Nicky. "Julie Finch is back, and she means business".

[2] Council, Cheltenham Borough (1 April 2017). "Outside bodies - Cheltenham Trust".

[3] Business, SouthWest (14 March 2017). "Cheltenham Trust unveils Peter Harkness as new chairman and five year plan".

[4] Council, Cheltenham Borough (20 May 2016). "Decisions for issue Financing arrangements for improvements to Leisure-at-Cheltenham".