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The Trust’s Objectives

The Trust’s charitable objective is: to reclaim, restore, preserve, enhance and develop for the education and benefit of the public, the landscape, gardens and buildings of heritage, horticultural or architectural interest associated with Hestercombe and in support of this objective, to undertake educational work and preserve and maintain archives and collections.

President

Sir Andrew Burns KCMG


Trustees


  • John Abbott MSc (Chair)
  • Catherine Pease, MA (Cantab), AADip, RIBA
  • Josephine Waley­-Cohen
  • Roger Lambert MA
  • Charles Hind MA, FSA
  • Chris Ormrod
  • Rebecca Pow

Patrons

  • The Hon Mrs Pease
  • Jane Brown
  • Lady Gass DBE
  • Penelope Hobhouse MBE
  • The Lord Poltimore
  • Sir Roy Strong CH

Founder

  • Philip White

Executive

  • John Williams (Interim Chief Executive Officer)
  • Warren Leavens (Managing Director)

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