Become a Trustee

Burwell Museum and Windmill - New Trustees Needed at Local Museum.

Burwell Museum Trust is currently recruiting new Trustees to join its governing board, particularly a new treasurer. Could you help us to maintain our museum community, plan for the future and share the unique stories of Burwell?

This is a voluntary role.

We are looking especially for individuals with
professional experience in any of the following areas:
• Fundraising
• Museums and Heritage
• Events Management
• Marketing
• Charity Law
• Finance

Previous experience as a Trustee or Director in a similar charity is not essential, nor is knowledge of museums (other than the role of Trustee overseeing Museums/Heritage), although an interest in museums and heritage is desirable. For the treasurer role experience of Xero or similar accounting software would be an advantage.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop and utilise your skills to help run a
successful, small museum and take part in shaping its future development.

Trustee meetings take place on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7pm. You would be required to attend at least 6 out of 12 meetings per year.

About Burwell Museum and Windmill
We are a hands-on Trustee group, in an entirely voluntary run museum.
Burwell Museum and Windmill is located in the heart of the fourth largest settlement in East Cambridgeshire. It offers visitors the chance to see and experience over 200 years of life in this charming and unique area of the Fenland landscape. Surprisingly nestled in the middle of the 1960s cul-de-sac that grew up around it, you’ll find Stevens’ Mill, a working 19th century Tower windmill and a museum featuring displays about the people of Burwell and the things that mattered to them, such as farming tools and heritage crafts to school photos and vintage clothing.

The Museum first opened to the public in April 1992 and since then both the size of the site and the number of buildings have been increased. Following our recent Heritage Lottery-Funded ‘Fresh Wind in Our Sails’ and ‘A Mill for All Seasons’ projects, opening hours were extended to Thursdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 11-5pm in the period Easter until the end of October, and changed to 10am-4pm from 2023. The museum also opens by request for group visits on other days, including during National Mills Weekend.

Please visit the rest of this website for more information about the museum.