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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Amanda Martin MP visits Wymering Manor
Amanda Martin MP visits Wymering Manor.
Airswimming with Vega Theatre
Performed in the Great Hall, AIRSWIMMING promises to be an intimate performance of this superbly written tragic comedy, where the audience are transported into the world of St Dymphna’s Hospital for the criminally insane.
Airswimming with Vega Theatre
Performed in the Great Hall, AIRSWIMMING promises to be an intimate performance of this superbly written tragic comedy, where the audience are transported into the world of St Dymphna’s Hospital for the criminally insane.
Heritage Open Day
Come and join us at our Heritage Open Day at Wymering Manor to delve into the Routes, Networks, and Connections of those who have inhabited or visited the manor over the centuries.
Take a stroll through the Manor on our guided tours, witnessing how each room has transformed and adapted through time, embodying numerous stories within its walls.
Kids can engage with historical puzzles as they explore the premises while meeting our skilled gardeners caring for the Physic garden. Have a leisurely break in the Music room, where children can immerse themselves in the tangible history by touching and examining artifacts discovered on the manor grounds, granting them a tangible connection to the past.
It’s a relaxed and engaging day for the whole family, offering a glimpse into the rich tapestry of history at Wymering Manor.
Wymering Manor’s Great Quiz – All things summer!
Come make unforgettable memories at Wymering Manor’s Fun at the Fair afternoon! Join us for a delightful day filled with games for both children and adults.
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.