# ARCHIVES WEST MIDLANDS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1168386
- **Other names:** AWM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 22, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1168386


## Contact

- **Address:** Warwickshire County Council, County Record Office, Priory Park, WARWICK
- **Postcode:** CV34 4JS
- **Phone:** 01926 738950
- **Email:** archiveswestmidlands@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://archiveswestmidlands.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, PRESERVATION OF AND ACCESS TO ARCHIVAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION AND TO SUPPORT WORK THAT INCREASES THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE REGION.

**Activities:** Archives West Midlands is an independent, strategic partnership of archive services which aims to maximise the benefits of working together in terms of shared projects and funding opportunities. We aim to promote the importance of archives; support members to achieve accreditation and workforce development; explore a regional solution for digital preservation; develop a volunteer strategy.




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Birmingham City
- Dudley
- Herefordshire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Walsall
- Warwickshire
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Caroline Louise Sampson** | Chair | Sept. 28, 2022 |
| DR Clare Watson |  | July 10, 2017 |
| Eleanor Cook |  | Jan. 4, 2024 |
| Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan |  | July 10, 2017 |
| Georgia May Bould |  | Sept. 4, 2024 |
| Helen Catherine Johnson |  | Sept. 4, 2024 |
| Ian Gray |  | Sept. 4, 2024 |
| Justine Samantha Pick |  | Sept. 28, 2022 |
| Richard Lewis |  | April 19, 2017 |
| Richard Lewis |  | July 10, 2017 |
| Robin James Dakin |  | Sept. 24, 2021 |
| Samantha Mager |  | Sept. 4, 2024 |
| Sharon Forman |  | Sept. 4, 2025 |




