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TRUST MEMBERSHIP

Buckingham Heritage Trust was formed in 1985 with the aims of acquiring, restoring and developing the Old Gaol as a museum for the town of Buckingham. It is a registered charity (No. 292807) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 1950221). The Trust acquired the building from Aylesbury Vale District Council and restored it with grants from English Heritage and Buckingham Borough Development Company. With the support of the District and Town Councils, the Trust raised funds to establish the Museum, which opened in 1993. In 1998, the Museum achieved official Registration status, No 188.

Since 1993, the Trust has continued to expand and develop the Museum. The Heritage Lottery Fund helped with the achievement in 2000 of the construction of a glass roof over the original prisoners' exercise yard.

With the help of Aylesbury Vale District Council, the Trust runs a busy Tourist Information Centre (TIC) with a booking service for accommodation, National Express and other coaches and theatres. The Trust receives no subsidy, all revenue coming from admission charges to the Museum, rental of offices, donations, profits from the shop and grants.

The Trust also leases the Chantry Chapel, owned by the National Trust and one of the oldest buildings in the town. The Chapel can be hired for meetings - enquiries to the Old Gaol.

The Buckingham Heritage Trust is looking for people to join the Trust by taking advantage of a specially reduced subscription rate of £5 for 12 months. It is hoped that some of these people will take an active interest in promoting the venue and will also come up with new ideas to draw crowds and increase revenue. We want people who will help sort out funding, run exhibitions, acquire new artefacts for exhibition and help support the development of studies into local history.

To get involved, simply click on the link below, print off and complete the application form and return it to the Old Gaol with your remittance

If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, you can automatically download the form in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the Old Gaol Museum link below.

A copy of Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe Website by clicking here.

Alternatively, these forms can be obtained from The Old Gaol Museum