The chair of Nottingham Castle Trust has today (September 5) stepped down. A spokesperson for the castle confirmed that Professor Ted Cantle CBE is leaving the role following the "successful recruitment of new trustees in July".
As part of the "planned change", fellow trustee Richard Tresidder, former Nottingham Post Business Editor, has also stepped down. Nottingham Castle thanked the pair for their contribution.
The news comes after protesters gathered outside Nottingham Castle earlier last month - almost a year after a reported 'racist incident' at the attraction. A child was reported to have racially abused two other children, then aged seven and 11, in a play area at the Castle on August 17, 2021.
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A dispute then followed between two families. Nottinghamshire Police investigated the incident but no further action was taken because the accused child was below the age of criminal culpability.
A statement from Nottingham Castle regarding the trustees read: “Today (Monday 5 September 2022), Professor Ted Cantle CBE has stepped down as chair of Nottingham Castle Trust following the successful recruitment of new trustees in July. The board wants to thank Ted in recognition of his commitment and contribution to the Trust.
"Ted’s vision played an important part in securing essential funding for the £30million Castle Redevelopment Project. The Trust board has been focussing on finding new trustees over the past year as part of its good governance and leadership succession planning.
"We are delighted to be able to announce that we have recruited new trustees following an extensive recruitment process led by independent charity governance specialists. Nottingham Castle Trust looks forward to welcoming and working with them all.
“As part of this process of planned change, trustee, Richard Tresidder has also stepped down. Alongside Ted, Richard played a fundamental role in securing the funding to regenerate the historic site so that Nottingham Castle can be enjoyed by tourists and residents for hundreds of years to come. Again, we thank him for his contribution to the Trust.”
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