Three new trustees for The Waterways Trust

A qualified planner and member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, Brenda has a background in policy planning, economic development and regeneration. She was chief executive of Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council until the authority was re-organised last year.

Brenda now has her own company providing management and consultancy advice to the public sector, and has been involved in various projects in and around the National Waterways Museum since the 1990s.

Steve Dunlop joined British Waterways (BW) in 2006 as Scotland director. Formerly he was director of regeneration for Newcastle City Council and prior to that held a directorship at Falkirk Council.

Steve is regarded as a regeneration specialist and is also director of BURA (British Urban Regeneration Association) and of a range of BW’s joint venture property companies.

Since 2006 Diana Organ has been the chief executive of Young Gloucestershire, a charity which works with young people from 8-25 years, many of whom face challenges or are vulnerable. She is also chair of Gloucestershire Youth Partnership and vice-chair of Hereford & Gloucestershire Canal Trust.

Diana also holds Trustee positions with UK Youth, Gloucestershire Environmental Trust and Community Foster Care. From 1997-2005, Diana was MP for the Forest of Dean and during her time at Parliament, Diana was a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and the DEFRA Select Committee.

Frances Done, chair of The Waterways Trust said: “I am delighted to welcome Brenda, Steve and Diana to the board of The Waterways Trust. These appointments further broaden the wealth of experience and expertise available to the Trust. With their support, we will continue to work hard to enable communities across the UK to realise the tremendous potential of our inland waterways.”