People News July 2026

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Welcomes
 

We are delighted to share that, in July, William Wetherall joined the Maintenance Team as an Apprentice Carpenter.

We also welcomed Ryan Colton, Katherine Gill, Amelie Edmondson, and Matt Cullane, who all joined the Museum as Historic Characters.

In addition, Elsie Lane, Sarah Tavered, Codagh O’Dwyer, Ciara O’Dwyer, Dynetta Laird, Megan Cochrane, Noel Clarke, Arsalan Ahmed, Joseph Bates, and Sophie Davis all commenced summer fixed-term contracts as Enterprise Team Members. Dynetta, Megan, Noel, Arsalan, Joseph and Sophie were previously casual workers.

In addition, we welcomed a number of new casual team members across our Enterprise, Historic Character, and Cleaning & Recycling teams.

Please join us in giving all our new colleagues a warm welcome when you see them around the site.

Farewells

In July, we said goodbye to Matthew Cowpe, Head of Interpretation & Collections, Jake Ensor, IT Apprentice, Kate Goode, Site Cleaner, and Sarah Bunce, Enterprise Team Member.

We thank them all for their valuable contributions and dedication, and wish them every success and happiness for the future.

Sadly Departed

We’re incredibly sorry to share news of the passing of one of our volunteers, Kate Meldon. During her 7 years with the Museum, Kate brought an abundance of knowledge, mostly from personal experience and involvement with the Methodist movement, towards the storytelling of the Gospel Car and Providence Chapel. It’s fair to say that the presence of the Gospel Car on site wouldn’t be what it is today without Kate’s generous contribution.

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Brian Marsh. While Brian was not a staff member or volunteer; he was a larger than life character who helped us achieve what we thought was sometimes impossible. He had such a wealth of knowledge and his involvement with Forging Ahead, Joes Tools along with so many other projects such as installing Tommy’s statue will leave a lasting legacy with the Museum.

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