Trenance Cottages Trustees

Behind the scenes, Trenance Cottages is run and maintained by a committee of hard working voluntary trustees who strive to ensure the Cottages are 'kept alive' and provide a resource for the local community and visitors to enjoy.
Each trustee has a wealth of experience and expertise in areas such as fundraising, education, business management. This knowledge has been gained through industry employment and voluntary roles with a diverse range of organisations located within the Newquay area.
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Jill Willmott - Chairman
​TCN Trustee and Project coordinator 25 years of experience in community projects as treasurer and chairman of various organisations, utilising public funds in the form of grants and local fund raising of up to £100,000. Jill is also an ex Town Councillor and retired teacher.

 Valerie Collinson- Vice Chair
 Valerie recently retired from forty years of teaching and has been involved with Trenance Heritage Cottages in a fund raising capacity over the years. She was very pleased to become a trustee. and she is interested in supporting   the further growth of community projects based at the site.

Chris Blount -  Secretary
Chris has over 30 years of experience in the broadcasting medium.  He has been involved in publicising many community projects and has served as chairman of various organisations  where findraising and organising community functions were a continuing requirement.

Chris Rodger - Treasurer
Chris came to Newquay as a 9-year-old and attended St Columb Minor Junior School and then Newquay Grammar School. He was employed by a local firm of Chartered Accountants for 45 years before retiring in October 2016. Chris has been treasurer of Trenance Cottages Newquay since December 2012 and a trustee since May 2017. He is also treasurer of Newquay Lions Club.

 Mavis Warman – Volunteer Coordinator
Born in Newquay and now retired, Mavis has been actively involved in community projects for many years whilst gaining more than 30 years’ experience in retail and catering.  Mavis was involved in the original start of the Newquay Sports Centre, she was on the Executive, and a past Chairman, of Newquay Chamber of Commerce and the NATC, the Director of Newquay Regeneration Forum, and the Chairman of Newquay in Bloom.

Christine Davey (nee Vineer) – Volunteer Coordinator
Christine was born in Redruth and has lived in Newquay all her life, attended Trenance Infant School, and then Crantock Street Junior School before moving onto Tretherras School.  Her family had a Photography business in Newquay going back many years and Christine worked in this business developing and printing customers films and selling photographic equipment from the shop.  Christine has also spent more than 40 years in Girlguiding Cornwall working with many volunteers and becoming the County Commissioner of Girlguiding Cornwall for five years.  Christine enjoys being involved with Trenance Cottages and seeing many locals looking around and being surprised at how lovely the Cottages have been developed.

David Graves – Maintenance coordinator
David worked for 40 years in the Chemical Industry as a Development Chemist for several large Chemical Companies before retiring to Newquay. H rue is currently running a small family business in the wedding and entertainment industry, and first became involved with the Trenance Cottages in 2008.
 

Ron Fullwood – Maintenance Coordinator
Ron worked as a Financial Advisor with Pearl Assurance for over 25 years. He has also served on the management committee of Newquay Cormorants Amateur Swimming Club, played football for Newquay and Cornwall County, and played squash for Newquay Squash Racket Teams. Ron has also served on the Gannel Users Committee and assisted on the Newquay in Bloom Partnership Committee.

Gill Moore – Retail coordinator
Having spent several years in the Civil Service in the Midlands, Gill’s family moved to Newquay in 1990, following the purchase of a small hotel.  Gill quickly became involved in the local trade associations, both Hotels Association and Chamber of Commerce, and latterly the combined, Newquay Association of Commerce and Tourism (NCCT). She was the co-founder of Newquay for Excellence Training, one of the founding Directors of the Business Improvement District and Vice Chair of Newquay Regeneration Forum. 
 

Ruth Atkinson – Retail Coordinator
Ruth moved to Cornwall in 1990 after purchasing a small hotel in Newquay.  Since then, Ruth has become involved in community projects by serving on various committees and partnerships including Newquay Chamber, Newquay Regeneration Forum and as Chair of the East Cornwall Regeneration Board and the Restormel Regeneration Partnership. Ruth was the co-founder of Newquay for Excellence Training and has also sat for several years on the Visit Cornwall Partnership.

Edward O'Dell - Trustee
Edward has always been self-employed; having run a variety of businesses since the age of 10! In 1969, he bought his first property consisting of 3 derelict Cottages which he renovated single-handed and extended to provide 3 letting cottages plus a cottage for himself and his wife to move into. Then went on to buy old barns and cottages to renovate and sell. Ted purchased and ran a 50-bed hotel for 9 years. Sold this in 1999 and started Manor Construction Cornwall Ltd, of which he is currently a Director, building houses and flats in Cornwall and Spain.

Mike Jenkin - Trustee
Born in Newquay, Mike was involved in running a long-established retail family business for 35 years. He followed this by 10 years as a training advisor on Government Schemes and has acted as the Chair of the Cornwall Federation of Chambers of Commerce and both Chair and Secretary of Newquay Chamber of Commerce. In more recent years Mike has served as a councilor on both Newquay and Cubert Councils.