New Chair of the Board of Trustees
At the Trust's recent AGM Alison Breton became the new Chair of the Trustees. Alison became a trustee of the centre in April 2017 and has worked closely with Emma, Centre Manager, to create a vibrant future plan for this fabulous local museum, library and visitor attraction.
Alison states "The Dean Heritage Centre brings together so many stories and artefacts from the Forest of Dean's history and uses outdoor exhibits and a woodland trail to help to inform visitors. Visitors can use the museum's extensive archives to research their own family's history and learn more about their parents and grandparents lives working in the Forest. We need to work hard to keep this history displayed within the Forest, but the expense of maintaining the grade II listed Mill building can get very high and we are always reliant on the goodwill of local people, organisations and companies to keep going. We have lots of exciting plans for 2018, and along with our new trustees and enthusiastic volunteers we plan make the centre even better. We would like to thank everyone who visited or supported us over the years"