Committees

The Finance Committee brings together the Chairs of all committees, together with additional advisors, to lead on financial governance including annual setting of budgets, review of monthly management accounts, monitoring of performance of the Trust’s investments, overview of the external audit, and supervision of the Trust’s property portfolio, staffing and heath and safety.

The members of the Finance Committee are:

• Diane Aderyn OBE – Chair of Committee and Trustee
• Tom Marshall – Trustee
• Victoria Thornton – Trustee
• Alex Sherman – Chief Executive, in attendance
• Patrizia Ribul – Director of Museums, in attendance
• Paola Lanciani – Management Accountant, in attendance

The Museums & Education Committee provides strategic oversight, advice and leadership in the development of BPT’s museums, collections, archives and library and the public benefit derived from museum activity, in particular, all learning activity.  The committee strives to do this in a way that raises standards and ambitions and creates a positive cultural environment for all staff and volunteers.

The members of the Museums & Education Committee are:

• Colin Johnston – Trustee
• Peta Hall – Trustee
• Paola Lanciani – Management Accountant, in attendance
• Alex Sherman – Chief Executive, in attendance
• Patrizia Ribul – Director of Museums, in attendance
• Dr Amy Frost – Senior Curator, in attendance
• Ellie Giles – Learning and Engagement Officer, in attendance

Our Advocacy and Campaigns (A&C) Committee provides strategic oversight of the Advocacy and Campaigning activities and Planning Conservation work of BPT. It provides scrutiny to proposals, enables advice, guidance and support to staff and oversees project development and delivery on behalf of the Board of Trustees.

A&C prepares the setting, strategy and priorities which guide the language of the responses provided by BPT’s other committees. It delegates individual responsibilities to sub-committees as appropriate.

Members of the Advocacy & Campaigns Committee are:

• Victoria Thornton – Chair of the Committee
• Douglas Creed – Trustee
• Lucy Barron – Director, BiBO Studio
• Andrew Grant – Grant Associates
• Eleanor Young – Editor, RIBA Journal
• Alex Sherman – Chief Executive, in attendance
• Dr Amy Frost – Senior Curator, in attendance
• Joanna Robinson – Design, Conservation and Sustainability Manager, in attendance

The Architecture Planning and Place (AP&P) Committee coordinates reactive responses to individual planning applications and listed building consents, pre-application consultations, advice requests, and planning guidance and policy consultations, drawing on the skills and expertise of independent, professional advisors. The collective memory and representation provided by AP&P trustees and advisors is an important asset to ensure BPT may offer qualified advice and opinions based on policy, best practice design standards and an understanding of development issues affecting Bath and its environs.

Working with a group of experienced and informed advisors, the committee contributes to responses which are subsequently compiled and edited to create a collective BPT response, signed off by Trustees as appropriate.

This Committee meets every second Tuesday of the month to consider plans with impact on the city. The aim is always to respond with clear and constructive observations and advice in line with A&C objectives BPT positively welcomes early consultation with the Local Authority, Developers and members of the public.

Members of the Architecture, Planning & Place Committee are:

• Victoria Thornton – Chair of the Committee
• Douglas Creed – Trustee
• Tom Marshall – Trustee
• Simon Morray-Jones – Trustee
• Angela Crofts – Advisor
• Stephen Dalley-Smith – Advisor
• Rob Dunton – Advisor
• Ainslie Ensom – Advisor
• Ann Godfrey – Advisor
• Gabriella Herrick – Advisor
• Rob Mitchell – Advisor
• Michael Mutter – Advisor
• Anthony Paine – Advisor
• Mary Stacey – Advisor
• Alex Sherman – Chief Executive, in attendance
• Joanna Robinson – Design, Conservation and Sustainability Manager, in attendance
• Rosemary Snook (minutes), in attendance

The Environs sub-Committee provides a strategic forum which enables representatives from the twelve rural parishes surrounding Bath to discuss matters which affect them. These may relate to planning policy, local planning applications, listed building consents and other developments which may affect or of influence the character of the rural areas. The sub-Committee provides an opportunity to engage the support and expertise of BPT officers and other attendees.

Particular areas of focus include protection of the Green Belt, inappropriate development and the consideration of any issues which might deteriorate or erode communities, or enable urban sprawl.

Members of the Environs Sub-Committee are:

• Douglas Creed – Chair of the Committee and Kelston Representative
• George Ardrey – Bathampton Representative
• Wendy Chambers – Bathford Representative
• John Rippin – Charlcombe Representative
• Malcom Austwick – Combe Hay Representative
• Robert Law – Englishcombe Representative
• John Bravin – Corston Representative
• Richard Tibbles – Freshford Representative
• Des Wighton – Monkton Combe Representative
• Chris Winpenny – South Stoke Representative
• Alex Sherman – Chief Executive, in attendance
• Joanna Robinson – Design, Conservation and Sustainability Manager, in attendance
• Rosemary Snook – minutes, in attendance