Boston Town Deal Board, which is responsible for overseeing the transformational £21.9M Towns Fund investment in Boston, has welcomed a number of new members over the last year, enhancing its expertise and broadening the community representation.
Bringing skills and experience in education, community development, public sector, tourism, heritage, marketing, and arts and culture, the new members join the board at an exciting time with progress on the Boston Town Deal projects gathering pace and the role of the board evolving to input into further funding into the Borough from the government.
The new members include Jurate Matulioniene, Chairperson of the Boston Lithuanian Group and Managing Director of the Boston Lithuanian Supplementary School and Boston English Academy, which she founded ten years ago. Jurate is also an online lecturer with Vytautas Magnus University and brings extensive experience coordinating projects and events to the board.
Joining Jurate is Wayne Oldfield, who is the Chief Operating Officer with Voyage Education Partnership, which works with a number of schools in Boston, including Haven High and Boston Pioneers Academy. Wayne, who is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, has extensive experience in both strategic and operational leadership within the education sector
Nick Jones, Director of Transported, has also joined the board. Nick was instrumental in the development of Transported, which aims to get more people in Boston and South Holland to enjoy and participate in arts activities. Nick works with partners to create projects, such as the community mosaic on Dolphin Lane, an area set to soon benefit from public realm improvements.
Charlotte Goy is the Chief Executive of Destination Lincolnshire and has been at the centre of destination marketing within the county for 15 years. A champion for what the county stands for, Charlotte joins the Town Deal Board to ensure the levelling up agenda supports tourism in Boston and Lincolnshire.
Marrianne Garbutt, Managing Director of Brylaine & Executive Director of Lowd & Klea, is also a new board member. Marrianne has 25 years in International Brand Marketing with sports, arts and media combined with 10 years in transport through Brylaine. Marrianne joins the board determined to support Boston for the benefit of its businesses, residents and visitors.
The new Chief Executive of Heritage Lincolnshire, Tracy Stringfellow, has joined the board. Tracy’s background is in the heritage sector, having been CEO of Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust for the last eight years. She has worked in heritage across the country and in the county as Museums and Local Heritage Manager for North East Lincolnshire Council and Education Officer for North Lincolnshire Council.
The Boston Town Deal Board is made up of private and public sector representatives, with a chair from the private sector, in line with government guidance. Neil Kempster, Land and Development Director of Chestnut Homes, is the chair.
I am delighted to welcome the new board members to Boston Town Deal board, bringing their considerable knowledge and experience to support the delivery of our exciting and transformational projects for Boston.
Our collective ambition for Boston is to maximise the town’s significant potential as a place to live, work, invest and visit for generations to come. Through the Town Deal investment and now the Levelling Up funding, we are realising this ambition.
The new board members join us as we are moving forward with delivery on the ground and I look forward to working together in the coming months and years.
Neil KempsterLand and Development Director of Chestnut Homes
Jurate Matulioniene, Chairperson of the Boston Lithuanian Group and Managing Director of the Boston Lithuanian Supplementary School and Boston English Academy.
Wayne Oldfield, chief Operating Officer with Voyage Education Partnership.
Nick Jones, Director of Transported.
Charlotte Goy, Chief Executive of Destination Lincolnshire.
Marrianne Garbutt, Managing Director of Brylaine & Executive Director of Lowd & Klea.
Tracy Stringfellow, the new Chief Executive of Heritage Lincolnshire.