The Cheltenham Trust is a

registered charity A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definition of a ch ...

that manages several cultural and leisure venues in the spa town of

Cheltenham Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...

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. It manages Cheltenham Town Hall,

The Wilson (Cheltenham) The Wilson, formerly known as Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was opened in 1899. It offers free admission, and has a programme of special exhibitions. It was renamed The Wilson in honour of polar explorer Edwa ...

the town's Art Gallery and Museum,

Pittville Pump Room The Pittville Pump Room was the last and largest of the spa buildings to be built in Cheltenham. The benefits of Cheltenham's mineral waters had been recognised since 1716, but not until after the arrival of Henry Skillicorne in 1738 did seriou ...

and

Prince of Wales Stadium The Prince of Wales Stadium is a multi-sport stadium in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, with a running track and athletics facilities. Since 2014, the stadium has been owned and managed by The Cheltenham Trust. The stadium is home to Smit ...

and the Leisure @ sports centre and swimming complex. It also runs the town's

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. Former director of the

National Football Museum The National Football Museum is England's national museum of football. It is based in the Urbis building in Manchester city centre, and preserves, conserves and displays important collections of football memorabilia. The museum was originally b ...

and director of museums, galleries and archives at Bristol, Julie Finch, was appointed CEO. Founded in 2014 by

Cheltenham Borough Council Cheltenham Borough Council is the local authority for Cheltenham, which is split into 20 Wards of the United Kingdom, wards, with a total of 40 councillors elected to serve on the borough council. Since 2002, elections have been held every two ...

to secure the future of these venues in an era of spending cuts, the Trust also has a trading subsidiary which aims to create revenue to support the venues. The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees made up of unpaid local volunteers. In February 2017 media entrepreneur

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was appointed chairman and Cheltenham's former mayor, Duncan Smith, vice-chairman. In March 2017 the Trust announced its first major improvement project for one of its venues - a £1.5m refurbishment of Leisure @ Cheltenham with debt funding provided by Cheltenham Borough Council.

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*{{official website, http://www.cheltenhamtrust.org.uk Organisations based in Cheltenham Charities based in Gloucestershire