OUR BOARD & MANAGEMENT TEAM
Doreen Moule, Chair of RHT & Chair of WWII Internment Team
Doreen Moule, Chair of RHT & Chair of WWII Internment Team
Doreen Moule, Chair of RHT & Chair of WWII Internment Team
Born in Wolverhampton, Doreen grew up in the Black Country and then trained as a teacher in Birmingham, where she taught in a Primary school from 1970 to 1999. In 1999, she was fortunate enough to secure a teaching position in Douglas, where she taught for almost 10 years. Doreen and her partner moved to Rushen in 2004 and four years lat
Born in Wolverhampton, Doreen grew up in the Black Country and then trained as a teacher in Birmingham, where she taught in a Primary school from 1970 to 1999. In 1999, she was fortunate enough to secure a teaching position in Douglas, where she taught for almost 10 years. Doreen and her partner moved to Rushen in 2004 and four years later she retired, however still continues as a supply teacher, because she still enjoys working with children. Doreen is also the Schools Liason Officer for Rushen Heritage Trust.
Sandra Davidson, Secretary
Doreen Moule, Chair of RHT & Chair of WWII Internment Team
Doreen Moule, Chair of RHT & Chair of WWII Internment Team
Sandra graduated as a mature student in English & Publishing at Oxford Brookes University and typed/edited/vastly improved all six of Hugh’s books, including the best selling “Offensive Marketing”. She has also written a book for family and friends based on the memories of her mother, Joyce Gott, who also lived in Port Erin. Sandra is a
Sandra graduated as a mature student in English & Publishing at Oxford Brookes University and typed/edited/vastly improved all six of Hugh’s books, including the best selling “Offensive Marketing”. She has also written a book for family and friends based on the memories of her mother, Joyce Gott, who also lived in Port Erin. Sandra is a Trustee of the H & S Davidson Trust, a Committee member of both Inner Wheel and Save the Children IOM, and a volunteer in the Save the Children shop in Port Erin. She has travelled with Hugh to Viet Nam, India, and Bangladesh to visit projects with Oxfam and Save the Children.
Hon Juan Watterson SHK
Doreen Moule, Chair of RHT & Chair of WWII Internment Team
Hon Juan Watterson SHK
Juan was born and raised in Port Erin & Port St Mary, educated at Castle Rushen High School and then went on to study at Lincoln University where he graduated with 1st Class Honours in Management. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 2005 and has been an MHK since 2006. He has served in numerous backbench roles before spen
Juan was born and raised in Port Erin & Port St Mary, educated at Castle Rushen High School and then went on to study at Lincoln University where he graduated with 1st Class Honours in Management. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 2005 and has been an MHK since 2006. He has served in numerous backbench roles before spending five years as Minister for Home Affairs, before being elected Speaker of the House of Keys in September 2016. Juan chairs Rushen Heritage Trust, and is a director of Southern Befrienders, Vice Chairman of Port Erin British Legion and is Hon. Colonel of the Island’s Army Cadet Force.
Hugh Davidson MBE
Ali Graham, Treasurer
Staffan Overgaard
Hugh was educated at St Marks School and at Cambridge. He had a long career in senior management globally, co-founded Oxford Strategic Marketing and spent 12 years as Visiting Professor of Marketing at Cranfield University. He returned to the island in 2002 and chairs the H & S Davidson Trust, designed to help the poorest of the poor in
Hugh was educated at St Marks School and at Cambridge. He had a long career in senior management globally, co-founded Oxford Strategic Marketing and spent 12 years as Visiting Professor of Marketing at Cranfield University. He returned to the island in 2002 and chairs the H & S Davidson Trust, designed to help the poorest of the poor in East India and Bangladesh. His Isle of Man projects include www.thetellmeproject.com and The One World Charity Challenge. In recognition for all of his work, Hugh received an MBE in 2015.
Staffan Overgaard
Ali Graham, Treasurer
Staffan Overgaard
Corporate branding and campaign activities have been Staffan's signum for most of his professional life, either as a creator, organiser or administrator. In the last fifteen years, he has been involved in Marketing Resource Management as a founder and partner in BrandSystems. Staffan studied at the Royal Institute of Technology, earning a
Corporate branding and campaign activities have been Staffan's signum for most of his professional life, either as a creator, organiser or administrator. In the last fifteen years, he has been involved in Marketing Resource Management as a founder and partner in BrandSystems. Staffan studied at the Royal Institute of Technology, earning a Masters in Industrial Economy. He was Communication Manager at Ericsson for eight years and worked as a manager, project leader and copywriter for various advertising agencies for seven years, followed by five years as Communications Manager for a business to business company, while working as a Project Manager at an advertising company. In 2012 he started up Candor Diagnostics, a medical diagnostic company.
Ali Graham, Treasurer
Ali Graham, Treasurer
Ali Graham, Treasurer
Manx-born in the Jane Crookall Maternity Hospital in Douglas, Ali was brought up with her sister, Jane, in the family home, Manchester House, Port St Mary, which overlooks
Chapel Beach. Ali lived in New Zealand for five years, returning in 1963. She was educated
firstly in Rushen Primary School and then Castle Rushen High School, before goi
Manx-born in the Jane Crookall Maternity Hospital in Douglas, Ali was brought up with her sister, Jane, in the family home, Manchester House, Port St Mary, which overlooks
Chapel Beach. Ali lived in New Zealand for five years, returning in 1963. She was educated
firstly in Rushen Primary School and then Castle Rushen High School, before going on to study for a year in the then Isle of Man College of Further Education, qualifying in
Business Studies. Ali has worked in the construction industry since then, setting up a Quantity Surverying services practice in 1992 with her husband Robert, having
gained a HNC qualification at the Isle of Man College in Building Studies. Having been brought up in Port St Mary, it holds a special place in her heart, so preservation of its
heritage - and that of the Parish of Rushen - will always be a part of her life.
Alan Jackson
John Quirk, Heritage Coordinator
John Quirk, Heritage Coordinator
Alan is an award-winning BBC senior producer-presenter who returned home to the island after a distinguished time with BBC Radio Merseyside. His career with the BBC actually spanned more than 30 years, during which time he received plaudits for his work in news, current affairs, entertainment and sport. Alan’s vast experience includes int
Alan is an award-winning BBC senior producer-presenter who returned home to the island after a distinguished time with BBC Radio Merseyside. His career with the BBC actually spanned more than 30 years, during which time he received plaudits for his work in news, current affairs, entertainment and sport. Alan’s vast experience includes interviews with Prince Charles and the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as well as numerous personalities from the world of show business including Paul McCartney and Cliff Richard.
John Quirk, Heritage Coordinator
John Quirk, Heritage Coordinator
John Quirk, Heritage Coordinator
Manx born and bred, John has worked in and with the media for 27 years. He worked as a journalist in Lancashire and the Isle of Man before spending 11 years working in PR and advertising. John lives in Port Erin and runs his own business, offering freelance writing, editing and admin services.
John Quirk, Heritage Coordinator
OUR HERITAGE ACTION TEAMS
Story of the Land
Our Story of the Land HAT had an exciting 2016 with their first exhibition in July accompanied by the book "A Year on Ballachurry Farm 1943-44" written by one of the HAT members, Stanley Clucas. The team also spent much of the year researching historical documents, stories and legends, Manx language and local wildlife to build an extraordinary library of films, audio and photographs for the local community and visitors to the island to share through our new mobile app "Isle of Man Walks" which was officially launched in October. Plans for 2017 are already underway celebrating 100 years of Port St Mary and the development of more interactive walks on the app.
Story of the Sea
The Story of the Sea HAT held their first event last October, which was the beginning of a series of talks and music around the sea. The first evening featured Dessie Robinson on the subject of Herring Fishing, Michelle Heywood on Diving and the Wrecks of the South of the Island plus the story of Captain David Clarke, from Cadet to Captain and his first trip to sea as a Deck Cadet. The team are planning more talks in 2017 and will be announcing dates soon!
Tourism
Our Tourism HAT launched our 2015 programme in March, with a small exhibition and "chat room" at Thie Rosien in Port Erin. The small information gathering event focused on history and people in five hotels in Rushen; Bayqueen, Falcons Nest, Belle Vue/Royal, Perwick Bay Hotel and The Bay. This event laid the ground for a major new exhibition, “The Glory Days of Southern Tourism“, in which much of the material generated was used and displayed at Port St Mary Town Hall from the 12th to the 26th July 2015. The HAT held their third exhibition in May 2016, based around holidays and the entertainment that local residents and tourists enjoyed across a range of decades. Over a thousand people visited in just 19 days!The HAT are now planning an exciting project in 2017 looking at traditional Pierrots Shows!
WW2 Women's Internment
Our WW2 Women's Internment HAT had a fantastic first exhibition in May 2015 called "Friend or Foe? 1940-1941" to which over 3,000 tourists and local residents visited, including the former CEO of the British Museum, Sir David Wilson, who said the exhibition was of “outstanding quality”.Courtesy of Betty Kelly, the team also published “The Illustrated Roll Call” on 19th May 2015. In 2016, the HAT extended the "Friend or Foe?" exhibition, exploring the creation of the world's only married camp in WW2. The exhibition was supported by an exciting weekend of events in early August in collaboration with the Erin Arts Centre on "Wagner and Rushen Internment" where a group of special visitors came to give talks.The team are now producing their second book on Rushen Internment, which will be published in 2017.
Get Involved
If you would like to join any of our Heritage Action Teams please email rushenht@gmail.com and we can introduce you!