Meet the trustees

Lichfield Arts is a non profit making registered CIO Charity (charitable incorporated organisation) who’s activities are aimed to ensure that Lichfield district has a thriving arts community wherein all residents and visitors have the opportunity to experience and be inspired by a diverse range of arts. This in turn aims to provide personal wellbeing, education, social cohesion and assisting the local economy.

As such, Lichfield Arts requires a board of trustees who have overall control of the charity and are responsible for making sure it’s doing what it was set up to do. More information about the role of trustees can be found HERE

Lichfield Arts has a board consisting of ten trustees including the current chairman: Greg Gibbons, vice chair: Phil Beale, treasurer: Jerry Sykes, president and vice president: Brian Pretty and Stuart Davies respectively.

The Charity Commission overview of Lichfield Arts can be found HERE

Below in no particular order is an introduction to the current board of trustees and a brief overview of their various roles. All trustees can be contacted through the Lichfield Arts office.

Lichfield Arts' Current Board Of Trustees

Stuart Davies

Trustee / Vice President

I have been associated with Lichfield Arts for over fourteen years, ten of them as Assistant Director....

Brian Pretty

Trustee / President

My name is Brian Pretty and I volunteered in the 80’s to run the bar, and was appointed administrator then director in 90’s....

Rob Morris

Trustee

My name is Rob Morris and I’ve been a volunteer with Lichfield Arts since 1995. In 2013 I was privileged to be invited to become a trustee. ...

Rob Tilston

Trustee

My name is Rob Tilston and I am a trustee of Lichfield Arts with responsibility for looking after the bar – a subject dear to my heart....

John Percival

Trustee

My name is John Percival and I am the Trustee responsible for Outreach. I have been working in the arts and education sector for the last 13 years...

Greg Gibbons

Trustee & Current Chair

I’m very excited to have joined Lichfield Arts as Chair. I come with thirty years of experience in the hospitality industry and it is there that after staging many events over a number of years, my love of live music, comedy and arts has grown....

Phil Beale

Trustee / Vice chair

I became a Trustee of Lichfield Arts in October 2013, and am now Vice Chair. As well as assisting the Chair in steering...

Fuse Project Manager Volunteer Opportunity

Lichfield Arts is looking to appoint a volunteer Project Manager for its Fuse Festival 2021, which is due to take place from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th July 2021.

Lichfield Arts organises, promotes and runs a wide variety of arts and community events in and around the city each year. These include live music concerts, outreach projects, the L2F folk festival, the Blues & Jazz Festival and our largest event, the free community Fuse Festival. It is attended by up to 18,000 people and includes live music, dance, DJ sets, poetry, visual art and other attractions. Great emphasis is placed on diversity and community involvement.

Fuse 2020 had to be cancelled because of Covid-19 restrictions, and we are determined to give the community something to smile about by delivering an excellent Fuse Festival in 2021. To do this we need to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Fuse 2021 project manager, noting we are happy to consider joint applications where the role would be shared by two individuals.

Learn more:

https://lichfieldarts.org.uk/jobs/

In these challenging times, the cycle of less-than-ideal news we get on a daily basis can sometimes make it difficult to remember a lot of the good that continues to go on around us. That's why we wanted to draw attention to, and say a massive thank you for, a recent donation that we had from Computer Disposals Limited.

An industry-leading, multi-award-winning company that specialises in the environmentally friendly clearance of computers and electronics, Computer Disposals Limited sent Lichfield Arts three desktop computers and monitors, along with all the associated extras like keyboards, computer mouses and cables, to get everything up and running. All supplied with Windows 10, their donation helps to keep the technical aspects of our activities and operations going for both staff and volunteers alike.

Known for their involvement with local communities, we're very thankful for CDL's kind donation, especially during what's been a tough 2020 for everyone in the country. It's certainly nice to see a company go above and beyond in the midst of such a confusing, unpredictable time.

Phil Beale, our vice-chair, said: "With the importance of the arts as a whole being downplayed during the pandemic, we're very happy with CDL's donation. Not only is it great to receive a gift that's going to help us out with what we do here, it's also a recognition of the significant role the arts play in both our local community and the nation in general. Even when the good news isn't always the focus, it's definitely heartening to be involved with something that might put a smile on a few faces.”

https://www.computerdisposals.co.uk/