Chair Sought for Wiltshire VCH Trust

The Wiltshire Victoria County History Trust (WVCH) is looking for a successor to David Moss, our current Chair, who wishes to retire.

WVCH researches and publishes the county's history, parish by parish. Some 18 of the planned 25 volumes have been published, and two more are imminent. Work is underway on another, and the remaining 4 volumes have yet to start. These are highly detailed and important records of our county, published as prestigious ‘red’ books and also available online.

The Trust:

(1)    raises money, with which it

(2)    pays researchers whom it commissions to research and write up the history of parishes in Wiltshire.

There are about 15 trustees who meet 3 times a year and there are 2 supporting groups: the Fundraising Group and the Project Group, which plans the use of available funds, selecting suitable researchers and monitors progress with the research contracts. Both supporting groups meet about twice a year. For more information on the Trust visit: https://www.wiltshirehistory.org

The Chairperson of the Trust chairs meetings of trustees and of the Fundraising Group and is also a member of the Project Group. The role is:

·       to lead the development of fundraising plans – particularly planning of summer garden parties and of programmes of talks given each year using Zoom webinars.

·       to drive the completion of the final volumes of the Wiltshire publications

·       to liaise with the Patron (Sarah Rose Troughton, Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire) and the President (Michael Wade, OBE) on raising the profile of the WVCH and on attracting support from major sponsors.

·       to make returns to the Charity Commission and ensure that WVCH activities comply with charity law and other regulatory requirements.

· to represent WVCH to the outside world and to the Institute of Historical Research in the University of London, which coordinates VCH activity around the country and publishes completed volumes.

If you might be interested in serving as chair, please contact David Moss on 01225 863946 or at wiltshirevch@gmail.com.