Join our Trustees
Would you like to join the Wymering Manor Trust, which is planning the future of one of Portsmouth’s oldest houses?
Built by Catholics in 1581, Wymering Manor’s Elizabethan timber frame wraps round the great hall with its dramatic twisting staircases to the fine rooms and attics above, while the nineteenth century extensions offer several different spaces. It’s listed Grade II*, and its atmospheric interiors and garden attract enthusiastic volunteers.
Our aim is to restore, convert and build a sustainable future for the manor, for local people to enjoy as their ‘home from home’, as we manage the building to earn its keep by letting rooms for events, meetings, education and training, putting on plays, ghost hunting, socialising and new activities. Once restored, it will be a centre for the local community and a catalyst for regeneration of this deserving area of the city, offering help in wellbeing, tackling loneliness and isolation, developing personal skills and bringing the community together to shape its future.
We’re on track to raise the £5.9m we need with the application to the final stage of lottery funding and matched fundraising. We have consultants’ plans for business development, financial feasibility, design options, audience development, catering and weddings and interpretation. Now key areas of focus for the trustees are: developing our forward plans, strategy development and maintaining our financial viability.
To make our plans a reality, we are seeking new trustees and a secretary who recognise the contemporary role of heritage places, spaces and culture, and who value the contribution they make in creating and sustaining social, educational, environmental and economic development, as well as supporting the importance of volunteering to our community. Together, the trustees will shape the next key stages of the manor’s future. We are particularly interested in applications from people with specific expertise or experience in any of the following:
- community development and supporting volunteers
- fundraising
- small business development
- public relations and social media
- heritage and museum development
- commercial and/or property legal experience.
Please apply here via email. When we receive your application, we will send you further information. We look forward to hearing from you!
Wymering Manor Trust
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Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward
Join the Theatre of Dark Encounters, in the beautiful and atmospheric setting of Wymering Manor, to see how the Condomines, both past, and present, cope with love across the astral plane.
Wymering Manor receives generous donation
WMT have received a generous donation from SLR Consulting.
Paranormal Investigation of Wymering Manor
Investigating the paranormal activity inside the Manor – an ongoing project putting the legends of the house to the test
Stories from Wymering Manor from the Theatre of Dark Encounters
Weave your way around the whole manor house by candlelight and hear tales inspired by the history of the house. Tension will be unbearable…
Dark Encounters Midweek Ghost Hunt
Join a small group to explore the remarkable history and paranormal activity inside the Manor.
