The Sime Gallery is a registered charity. It does not employ any staff and is managed by a board of nine Trustees representing a range of skills and experience including: gallery and museum management; finance; volunteer management; business; marketing; art history; governance and fundraising.
Mary is a retired clinical nurse. As former trustee of Worplesdon Memorial Hall, she is now Chairman of the Sime Gallery CIO which became a separate charity in 2020. Mary is passionate about the artworks and is responsible with 8 trustees for the development of the Gallery to enable more people to become aware and engaged in the art collection. With its significance to art education and the importance of the gallery as a local asset, she has also written a book on Sidney Sime and gives talks, guided tours, and organises workshops.
Graham’s career has primarily been within the theatre industry. Studying at the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art in Stage Management & Technical Theatre, leading on to become a Stage Manager at various UK’s theatres, touring and overseas. In 1987, he set up his own scenery construction business producing scenery and designs for many theatres in the West End, overseas, opera, dance, and exhibitions. Following semi-retirement in 2021, he devotes some time to assisting art galleries and museums with display stands, while now involving himself with the Sime Gallery, Worplesdon Parish Churches Youth activities and local events.
Heather has lived in Guildford for over 40 years and while she knew the Memorial Hall grounds very well it wasn’t until 3 years ago that she became acquainted with the work of Sidney Sime.
Her background was in Facilities & Office Management so she is very familiar with Office, Health and Safety policies and procedures as well looking after the Wellbeing of staff. Since semi retiring she has added to her Volunteer roles, mainly to do with Sport and the protection of our playing fields and green spaces. She also stewards at the Watts Gallery, the studios of an eminent Victorian Artist and his wife who came, like Sidney & Mary, to find contentment and enjoyment in the beauty of our part of Surrey.
One of the things she most enjoys about volunteering is the interaction that she has with fellow Trustees, Volunteers and the visitors who come along to visit the Gallery.
Beatrice currently works as the Interpretation and Programming Officer for Brooklands Museum, with experience in exhibition design and managing project development and delivery. Her previous experience includes working as the Curatorial Administrator for Historic Royal Palaces, where she took an active role in supporting the large curatorial team as well as working at Royal Collection Trust in their Visitor Experience department. Beatrice is looking forward to sharing her knowledge of exhibition development and other heritage experience to help advance the aims of the gallery and the CIO.
Jan has had a long association with Sime Gallery and Worplesdon. She is an active volunteer in all aspects of the Gallery and is currently involved in marketing and press/ social media activity for it. She has a particular interest in the theatrical caricatures and local caricatures as well as SH Sime history.
Cath is a part time ESOL teacher with experience in teaching adults and children of all ages and abilities, both in the UK and overseas. She originally trained as a painter, retaining a strong interest in the arts. She enjoys helping out with local youth theatre productions and fundraisers and is also involved in the youth work at Worplesdon Parish churches.
Marilyn is a museum and heritage professional with more than 30 years’ experience in the sector. She is former Director of The Lightbox and now a museum and heritage consultant. She brings a wealth of expertise particularly in museum planning, income generation, fundraising, volunteer management and governance. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Deputy Lieutenant for Surrey.
John has been a Worplesdon resident for over 30 years. He is a qualified Solicitor and had a career in Industry with 25 years experience operating at Board level for UK and US publicly listed companies. More recently he has been a Trustee of 3 other Charities and is now happy to be involved with The Sime Gallery, his local charity. In his free time John is a keen golfer.
Marjory is a local resident who became interested in the Sime Gallery while being the Minutes Secretary for the Hall. She has worked in a range of charitable and educational institutions.
Thomas Seymour is our founding patron . A barrister and the grandson of Sime’s aristocratic patron, Lord Howard de Walden, Thomas has been a loyal supporter of the Sime Gallery, as well as having a keen personal interest in the artworks.
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