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The Waterways Trust is a registered Charity in England and Wales (1074541) and in Scotland (SCO39264)

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Trustees

Frances Done, Chair

Appointed July 2003. A trained accountant, and a former board member of the Manchester Ship Canal Company, she was also Chief Executive of Rochdale Council and Chief Executive of Manchester 2002 - the organising committee of the 27th Commonwealth Games being held in the city. Frances is also a member of the Inland Waterways Association.

Richard Combes, Honorary Treasurer

Appointed July 2003. Formerly a Managing Partner of Ernst & Young's Luton Office for 15 years until 1995. Richard is currently the Chairman of Beds and Luton Chamber of Commerce and Business Link plus holds a number of other honorary board appointments. Richard started travelling on the waterways nearly 40 years ago and currently owns a custom built boat he commissioned upon his retirement.

Helen Carey

Chairman, National Federation of Women's Institutes, Director of ENCAMS ('Going for Green' and 'Tidy Britain' Group). Chairman Cheshire Landscape Trust and Cheshire Local Strategic Partnership and Vice-Chairman of Cheshire Community Council. Council Member of the RSPB and the National Trust.

Chris Coburn

Chris is a renowned campaigner for the inland waterways and Vice President of the Cotswolds Canals Trust, Patron of the Lichfield & Hatherton Restoration Trust, Vice-President of the Inland Waterways Association and, until 2003, as Chairman of the Thames Boating Trades Association. Chris made the first narrow boat crossing of the English Channel in 'Progress', taking part in the 50th anniversary of Dunkirk in 1990. Chris is also Chairman and Director of Lee Sanitation Ltd.

Dr David Fletcher

Chairman of Irisys Ltd, Director of the Company of Proprietors of the Stroudwater Navigation, Trustee of the National Coal Mining Museum, Vice President of the Inland Waterways Association, Cotswold Canals Trust, Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust and Sleaford Navigation Trust. Previously David was Chief Executive of British Waterways, Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of GEC Marconi. Director of Easynet Plc and Chairman of the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities.

Professor John R Hume

Honorary President of Seagull Trust, Chairman of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, Chairman of Scottish Industrial Archaeology Panel. Formerly Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings, Historic Scotland, and Vice Chairman of IWAAC.

Adeeba Malik

Deputy Chief Executive of QED-UK (Quest for Economic Development) and chair of the DTI’s national Ethnic Minority Business Forum. Previously board member of Yorkshire Forward and British Waterways.

Chris Mitchell

Consultant to Dublin Docklands including the Royal Canal and Spencer Docks. Formerly General Manager SE British Waterways and Director of the Wendover Arm Trust. Member of the Inland Waterways Association, Wendover Arm Trust and Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust.

Laurence Newman

Chief Executive of Big Picture Consulting Ltd. Prior to this Lawrence spent 20 years with international accountants and consultants KPMG where he directed their Leisure and Tourism Consulting Group. He was appointed a partner in KPMG in 1989 and retired in 2002. Laurence has been a Trustee of Comic Relief since 1997 and is Trustee of the Orchestra of St John's and Chairman of London Council of Arts & Business.

Judy Niner

Judy Niner has over 20 years experience in marketing, fundraising and business development in the not-for-profit sector. Having worked for the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Enterprises (now BBC Worldwide), the Science Museum and the National Trust, Judy formed her own company, Development Partners, in 2000. Clients have included a wide range of museums, theatres and educational organisations such as London Transport Museum, Thinktank, the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, the British Postal Museum & Archive, Watermill Theatre and Oxford University.

Ian Valder

Non-Executive Chairman of Alder Manufacturing Ltd, Authentic Shutters Ltd and Snopake Ltd. Non-Executive Director of Hunting Gate Group Ltd, Blackford and Ardoch Estates and other Companies. Director of American Friends of Britain’s Waterways and formerly Commercial Director of British Waterways. Member of the Inland Waterways Association. 		 

Frances Done