Claire Hayward is a History teacher and public history expert. Prior to teaching, she completed her PhD in public history and was a researcher for Historic England’s Pride of Place:...
Val has lived in Southampton since 1985 and worked at Southampton City Council for 28 years. She has a Master’s degree in Art History from the Open University. One of...
Barbara Gibson has agreed to take up the role of events organiser. Barbara has spent her working life in business, initially in developing aircraft flight deck systems and later, in...
David served as HAT chairman from 2017 to 2025, he was succeeded by Alistair Dougall and resigned as a Trustee in August 2026. It is with great sadness we report...
Charlotte is our Vice Chairman & Membership Secretary. Charlotte is a retired Primary school teacher who is interested in using archives to bring the past to life. She has made...
A retired professional archivist with 37 year archives experience, and senior management responsibility. Sue came to work at Southampton Archives in 1986 and stayed until her retirement in 2016. While...
David Canniford is the Treasurer of the Hampshire Archives Trust. He was born in Glastonbury, Somerset, and lives in Andover, Hampshire. After a course in Business Studies at Highbury Technical...
Alistair Dougall joined the Hampshire Archives Trust as a Trustee in May 2021 and was recently appointed Chair, taking over from David Livermore in 2025. In 2022, he set up...
