About The Holywood Trust

The Holywood Trust, which takes its name from the Parish of Holywood on the outskirts of Dumfries, was founded and endowed by the late Sir John Keswick of Portrack and his daughter, the late Maggie Keswick Jencks. (See also www.maggiescentres.org for information about “Maggie's Centres” which were initiated by Maggie and her husband Charles Jencks.)

It became operational in 1981, and is administered by a Board of Trustees and there is a permanent professional staff based at Mount St Michael, Craigs Road, Dumfries.

Apart from giving financial and material assistance to individuals and organisations, the Trust has also founded or helped to found a number of projects and organisations which continue to benefit young people in Dumfries & Galloway, and is happy to co-operate with other Voluntary Organisations or regional and national Statutory Bodies, both in management and consortia approaches to funding.

DIRECTOR
Peter Robertson

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Helen Turner

TRUST ADMINISTRATOR
Richard Lye

ADMINISTRATION TEAM
Amanda Armstrong
Jean Doyle
Alison Robertson
Marge Sharpe
Heather Unsworth

WORKSTEP MANAGER
Peter Ward

FUNDRAISING ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Mary Taylor

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
Gordon Murphy

CLEANER/GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
Barry McCormick