Carisbrooke Castle Museum Trust was originally established to run the museum by HRH Princess Beatrice shortly before her death in 1944. This was superseded by a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), established in 2020.
A Museum Trustee has the following obligations:
- ensure the financial viability of the Museum
- provide a framework of plans and policies to define the Museum’s purpose, and for monitoring achievement of its objectives
- act as an advocate of the Museum within the community
- provide for the safety, security and preservation of the collections
- ensure that the Museum serves the public
When complete, the Trust consists of 13 Trustees:
9 Co-opted
2 Nominated
2 Ex-officio
Current Trustees
Co-opted
Carol Alstrom – Chair
Gillian Burnett – Vice Chair
Rosemary Cooper
Peter Ednay
Gill Kennett, DL, MBE
Gioia Minghella-Giddens
Peter Whiteman
Nominated
A representative of the Volunteers of Carisbrooke Castle Museum
Anne Longford, DL on behalf of the Isle of Wight Lieutenancy
Ex-officio
Cllr. Matthew Price, on behalf of Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council
Cllr. Jonathan Bacon, on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council
The Board of Trustees meets quarterly, on the second Monday of March, June, September and December.
