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Lancashire Heritage (2018) CIC is seeking to appoint two new board members to work in partnership with the other CIC directors to establish Becconsall, Lancashire's Living Museum on the site of a former brickworks in Hesketh Bank (midway between Southport and Preston), Lancashire.

The attractive 20 acre site comprises woodland, open areas and a lake and is designated as a Biological Heritage Site. The site is being transformed into a heritage park where the natural environment will form the setting for a range of features and activities telling the stories of Lancashire's rural and industrial past. The North West is one of the only areas in the UK that does not have its own open-air, living museum. The vision for Becconsall is that the site will become a popular and engaging attraction which offers leisure, educational and volunteering opportunities and contributes to the wellbeing of local communities and the wider area. Partnerships, particularly those within the education and voluntary sectors, are an important feature of the vision and project implementation. We see the site being used actively by schools, FE students and supported people in a wide range of ways. Delivery of the project has been impacted upon by the pandemic and the board is now aiming to open up the site to visitors on a limited basis in Spring 2023.

The CIC was established and incorporated in 2018 to drive forward this exciting project and its current directors bring to the project a wide range of experience including heritage, museum management, engineering and planning. It is proposed that a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) will also be established in the near future to sit alongside the CIC. This is a relatively small, but energetic and friendly organisation and the board is keen to widen its diversity.

The board is supported by a number of associates who offer particular experience and skills and we foresee many tasks moving to 'project groups'

What skills do I need?

• Good organisational skills

• Fundraising skills and experience

• Administration and financial management

• Experience of working within the voluntary/charitable sector

• Experience of partnership work

• Interest in the heritage of Lancashire and the North West

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