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Become a Trustee

Information for Prospective Trustees

Nominated and short-listed for the KING’S AWARD 2024, we are an accredited museum

You can read our CIO Constitution HERE.

The Museum

Steyning Museum celebrates and shares the fascinating stories of Steyning and its surrounding villages. We have an intriguing tale to tell through the ages, back to the Saxons and beyond.
Steyning Museum is free to enter and open to the public 5 days a week, plus some bank-holidays.
The museum is run entirely by our 82 loyal volunteers in a variety of roles. 
Everyday matters are the responsibility of the museum’s management committee, who meet monthly and report to the Trustees. 
The Museum is fully accessible to all ages and abilities

We offer a range of services and activities, both in and beyond the museum. These include:

  • Education for both adults and children, including care-homes
  • Research such as family and house histories
  • Grave-finding, with histories for each
  • Recording oral histories of long-term residents
  • Hosting university professors and students for their research
  • Hub for the annual Steyning Arts trail
  • Providing a display for Steyning’s Food and Drink Festival
  • Close links with our parish church, with representation on its liaison committee
  • Involvement in Steyning Festival, etc.
  • We write monthly articles in our local magazine
  • A variety of interactive and multi-sensory activities for all ages
  • A children’s corner, opened by Julia Donaldson who lives nearby

THE ROLE OF A TRUSTEE

The trustees have ultimate accountability for the museum and are collectively responsible for its governance, its adherence to the law, and its charitable aims, as well as the museum’s constitution and its policies.
For in-depth information please refer to this Charity Commission document.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN OUR PROSPECTIVE NEW TRUSTEES?

Here at Steyning Museum we are keen to appoint trustees who have ideas, skills and interests that are compatible with a museum such as ours – do come and visit us.
We are keen to have new trustees who can bring fresh ideas for current and forward planning, and other relevant skills and backgrounds, such as education, practical expertise, fundraising, research, exhibitions, or specific areas of interest, such as the old Steyning railway, bygone trades and pastimes or archaeology – the list is endless.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please complete the form and we will be in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.