Call up for Sunderland trustees

 

An engineer and a chartered architect and surveyor are the latest recruits to the trustee ranks of Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust.

 

Andrew Brown, Engineering Director of Milford Haven Port Authority, and Gareth Scourfield, Chairman of Pembroke Design, join the team which is piloting exciting heritage plans centred on Pembroke Dock’s remarkable connections with all three armed services.

 

Welcoming the new Trustees on board, Trust Chairman William McNamara said: “We are delighted that Andrew and Gareth have agreed to join us. They bring expertise in specialist areas that is of great help to us as our plans move ahead.

 

“Andrew’s engineering expertise is especially valuable as we tackle more of the recovery of the Haven Sunderland, T9044. And Gareth’s professional skills in architecture and surveying, coupled with his long involvement with Pembroke Dock heritage sites, are equally important to us.

 

“Over the past year we have recruited several Trustees who are working closely with Trust staff and volunteers to progress our plans which have caught the imagination of so many people and prompted so much interest and support of so many individuals and organisations.”

 

The Sunderland Trust’s very popular Flying Boat Centre - located in the former Royal Dockyard near South Pembs Hospital - welcomed 10,000 visitors last year and since the New Year visitor numbers have continued to be very encouraging.

 

Funding for the Centre is from the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013, which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). This is administered locally by Pembrokeshire County Council.

 

 

Caption:

Sunderland Trust Chairman William McNamara (left) welcomes new Trustees Gareth Scourfield and Andrew Brown (right) at the Flying Boat Centre.

PICTURE: Martin Cavaney Photography.