Morecambe Winter Gardens
Preservation Trust Ltd

Trustees

There are four trustees all who are passionate about the Winter Gardens building and the regeneration of Morecambe.

PROFESSOR VANESSA TOULMIN

Chair

Professor Vanessa Toulmin is the Chair of Early Film and Popular Entertainment at the University of Sheffield, a historian and international expert of Film & Popular Entertainment. Vanessa is the Chair of The Winter Gardens Preservation Trust. Vanessa Toulmin was born into a fairground family which operated the Winter Gardens fairground, some of her fondest memories were watching her aunt perform on stage at the Winter Gardens Theatre as a contortionist. Vanessa is the author of 14 books on the history of Fairgrounds, Circus and Early Film and Popular Entertainment.

Martin Shenton

Trustee

Martin Shenton is a health and safety consultant, an accident investigator, has been a professional stunt performer with over 20 years under his belt, this is through performing as stunt doubles for film and television dramas he has also gained over 25 years of experience and knowledge in the film and theatre industry. Currently the owner of Regent Park Studios which is a sport & stunt school.  As for now, he specialises in Film, TV and Commercial set health and safety stunt coordination.

“Safety is my primary concern while undertaking any project”

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iNTERIM TREASURER

Susan Lomax has spent most of her working life in the customer service industry when she retired it gave her to the opportunity to volunteer in the many different and varied areas in her community, this included being a Parish Councillor. Susan also believes that this has given her character and insight to continue and support the causes that she is passionate about, but also to encourage and inspire others.

Paul .s. Anderton

BA Honours

Trustee

Paul was born and bred in Morecambe, attending Lancaster Road Primary School the Morecambe Grammar School.

During this time he was an active sportsman, captaining the Junior section at Morecambe Golf Club and playing football for Morecambe FC reserves before moving to Chester, with a BA Law Degree, to attain his Law Society final exams.

After serving Articles of Clerkship in Nantwich, Paul returned to Morecambe in 1984 to practice Law in the Private Sector and is now a Director of Ratcliffe and Bibby Solicitors which Firm was established in Morecambe over a century ago. Paulis Head of the Corporate Division. 
Paul is well connected locally having served 20 years as Governor at Greatwood Primary School and 20 years as Secretary to a local Scout Group of which he is now a Chairman having served 5 years in this position.

Paul is both a Morecambe Town Councillor and Lancaster City Councillor sitting on several committees.