Trustees of Rowlands Castle Heritage Centre
The RCHC Constitution, as agreed with the Charity Commission, allows for eleven trustees. Trustees are the only voting members. There remain six vacancies, for which the current trustees are interested in volunteers from residents with museum, management, financial, legal or charity experience.
Prue Amner (Secretary)
Prue qualified in telecommunications and worked as a software engineer until she had her three children. Subsequently she was a computing lecturer, then senior manager at Highbury College Portsmouth for 18 years before becoming a freelance consultant. The family moved to Rowlands Castle in 1970 and all her children attended the village school where she was a governor for over 30 years. She has served as a Parish Councillor and was one of the early committee members of the Rowlands Castle Association and Village Fayre. These experiences have given her a good level of knowledge and interest in the village and its history to enable her to assist in developing the website for the Heritage Centre.
Annabelle Cameron
Kevin Connell
Kevin graduated as a physicist. He has worked in teaching and the Scientific Civil Service. He and his family moved to the village in 2008. He has immersed himself in village life and has served as Treasurer and Chairman of the RCA and has edited the village magazine for the last five years. He is currently chairman of the Rowlands Castle u3a.
Rodney Duggua
Rowlands Castle resident, Rodney Duggua, retired in April 2023 after a 51-year career in local government. He worked for Portsmouth City Council and Havant Borough Council, but spent 45 years working in Chichester. For his last 25 years’ service he was Town Clerk of Chichester City Council. On retirement, the City Council conferred the Freedom of the City on him for “rendering eminent services”. He served in the Royal Naval Reserve for 32 years, retiring in the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He is a member of the Rowlands Castle U3A and enjoys travel, especially to Greece, walking and occasional bouts of DIY.
Alan Eyers (Chairman)
Alan has lived in the village for 26 years, having moved down from Kingston-upon-Thames. He is recently retired from being the Operations Director of a textile treatment company, Euroflam, based in Horndean. He started working life in the Hotel Business, a part of which time was spent in operations for the Savoy Hotel Group. Alan served on the Village Fair for 11 years, 3 as Chairman, 3 years as Chairman of the RCA and was one of the early members of the RCHC from its conception. He also oversaw the building and lighting of 16 Village Bonfires for the RCA.
