DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

DCMS 144/98                                             3 July 1998

        CHRIS SMITH NAMES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND APPOINTEES

  Culture Secretary Chris Smith today announced the appointment of
Baroness Pitkeathley as Chair of the Board for the New Opportunities
Fund (NOF). He also announced the appointment of five other Board
members. Further appointments will be announced shortly including
representatives for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Mr Smith said:

  "The New Opportunities Fund provides a wonderful opportunity for
the National Lottery to make a real difference to communities across
the country through imaginative schemes in health, education and, in
due course, the environment.

  "The Board members I have announced today will bring a wide range
of talents and experiences from a variety of backgrounds to their
task and I am confident that they will provide the vision and
dedication to make NOF an overwhelming success."

Jill Pitkeathley said:

  "I am honoured and delighted to be appointed to chair the New
Opportunities Fund. The Fund faces a challenging and exciting task in
allocating money from the National Lottery to help all kinds of
people in innovative ways. I am looking forward to working with
colleagues to meet that challenge."

  The other Board members appointed today are: Jill Barrow (England
member), Professor Eric Bolton, Nita Clarke, Melinda Letts and
Professor Allan Patmore.

  The National Lottery Act 1998, granted Royal Assent yesterday,
creates a new good cause for health, education and the environment.
It also creates the New Opportunities Fund (NOF) to distribute
lottery funds to initiatives under the new good cause. The first
three, to be named in an Order to be laid today, will support healthy
living centres; out of school hours education and childcare; and ICT
training for teachers and librarians and digitising educational
content.

  NOF expect to issue draft guidance on bidding procedures in the
Autumn and to begin inviting applications in early 1999.

  All the appointments are for three years. As Chair, Baroness
Pitkeathley will be paid #22,000 pro rata for 2 days per week. The
other posts are not remunerated.

  None of those appointed have undertaken significant political
activity in the past five years with the exception of Baroness
Pitkeathley and Ms Nita Clarke who are both currently politically
active for the Labour Party.

Biographical Details

Baroness Pitkeathley has been the Chief Executive of the Carers
National Association since 1988. She is a trustee of the Diana,
Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. She has previously been Chair of
Reading Citizen's Advice Bureau, Advisor to the Griffiths Review of
Community Care and a Governor of the National Institute of Social
Work. She was made a Life Peer in 1997 and takes the Government whip.

Jill Barrow is currently an Associate Fellow at Warwick Business
School, working in the Local Government Centre, developing and
evaluating new policies and practice. From 1995 she was the Chief
Executive of Lincolnshire County Council and before that she was
Director of Education at Surrey County Council. From 1972 to 1985
Ms Barrow was a teacher, community worker and lecturer.

Professor Eric Bolton was Senior Chief Inspector of Schools in
England from 1983 to 1991 and subsequently a Professor of Teacher
Education. He is involved in a wide range of voluntary activities
including the Foundation for Young Musicians and is Chairman of the
Book Trust. He was a Nolan Assessor in Public Appointments from
1997-98. He has recently been appointed to the National Advisory
Committee on Cultural and Creative Education by the Secretary of
State for Education.

Nita Clarke is Vice-Chair of Governors at Woodside Infant and Junior
Schools and a former Chair of Croydon Council for Community
Relations. She is currently the Parliamentary Liaison Officer for
UNISON. Previously she was a public relations consultant for the
Government of Jamaica and has also been a National Officer for COHSE
as well as working for GLC and ILEA. She has just been elected a
member of the Labour Party Womens Committee.

Melinda Letts has just left the National Asthma Campaign after almost
seven years. As Chief Executive her responsibilities included the
Campaign's own grant-making programme for non-commercial asthma
research and the management of the NHS research and development
programme in asthma management. She was previously a manager with
McKinsey and with VSO.

Professor Allan Patmore CBE has been the Vice Chairman of the English
Sports Council, where he chaired the grant assessment panel, and a
member of the English Countryside Commission. He is Emeritus
Professor of Geography at the University of Hull. He was also a
member of the National Park Review Panel from 1989 to 1991.

Notes to editors

1. For full details of the National Lottery Act's provisions see PN
DCMS 143/98.

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DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

DCMS 148/98                                              8 July 1998

 TOURISM FIRMS URGED TO CONSIDER IMPACT OF EMU ON THEIR BUSINESSES

    The UK tourism industry should start to think of the impact
the introduction of the euro will have on their business environment
Culture Minister Mark Fisher advised today.

   Speaking at the Council for Travel and Tourism's seminar
on EMU Mr Fisher said:

   "The introduction of the single currency in January will bring
a fundamental change to the European business environment, bringing
fiercer competition. If you prepare for this, it could provide many
new opportunities. If you ignore it, it could present pitfalls and
hit profit margins. My advice is think about it and prepare."

   " is important to see the euro as more than just the
introduction of another new currency. It is a strategic challenge.
Even though the UK will not be joining in January the arrival of the
euro will directly affect many businesses in the UK. To remain
competitive, the tourism industry needs to be ready to deal in the
euro.  Being able to quote in euro can only improve business
relationships.

   "Many firms appear to be under the impression that they will not
be affected. I must say it is rather worrying to hear that only five
per cent of small companies had made any preparations for the euro
and 69 per cent thought no preparations were necessary. A view no
doubt shared by some tourism businesses. But even small businesses
trading solely in the UK may notice the winds of change, and from
January, be expected to present invoices in euro.

   "So what is the Government doing to help? As a result of
talking to representatives from small and medium sized companies we
are providing information on how firms can prepare. Tom Clarke, the
Tourism Minister has set up a working group with representatives from
across the industry to consider the impact on tourism businesses and
to consider how to disseminate advice. The group hope to issue an
advice leaflet later this year.

   "The Government is determined to ensure that the tourism
industry in the UK is prepared for the euro. We will do all we can
to help. But it is up to firms themselves to judge how the euro
will affect business and to plan for a bright and prosperous future."

Notes to editors

1. The full text of the Minister's speech is available from the DCMS
Press Office.

2. Support for businesses preparing for the introduction of the
single currency is being co-ordinated by the Treasury Euro
Preparations Unit (EPU). It provides the information that small and
medium sized firms want and equips intermediaries who are best placed
to offer individual professional advice to businesses.

3. The ten euro factsheets published to date are available from the
Euro Information Line on 08456 01 01 99.  These cover:

     What you need to know about the euro.
     What is EMU?
     The UK position on EMU.
     The introduction of the euro and the implications for the UK.
     Is your organisation affected?
     Strategic and practical issues for UK businesses.
     Planning checklist.
     Foreign exchange rate risk.
     Conversion between sterling and the euro.
     Where to go for more information.

Further factsheets covering topics related to business strategy, such
as marketing, pricing, accounting, tax, and the euro and IT are in
preparation.

4. The factsheets, together with business case studies, speeches,
news releases  and other information are available on the Treasury
euro website at http://www.euro.gov.uk.

DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

DCMS 146/98                                             8 July 1998

               ARTS MINISTER DEFERS EXPORT DECISION
            ON A FIRST-CENTURY AD BRONZE HARNESS-MOUNT

     Arts Minister Mark Fisher has deferred a decision on an export
licence application for a first-century AD bronze harness-mount.
This follows a recommendation by the Reviewing Committee on the
Export of Works of Art.

     The decision will be deferred to enable a purchase offer to be
made at or above the following recommended price:

     -    a first-century AD bronze harness-mount, deferred until
8 October 1998; recommended price #4,000 (plus VAT where applicable).
The deferral period could be extended until after 8 December 1998 if
there is a serious intention to raise funds with a view to making an
offer to purchase.

     Offers from public bodies for less than the recommended price
through the private treaty sale arrangements, where appropriate, will
also be considered by Mark Fisher. Such purchases frequently offer
substantial financial benefit to both parties by the sharing of tax
advantages.

     Anyone interested in making an offer to purchase the
harness-mount should contact the owner's agent through:

          The Secretary
          The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art
          Department for Culture, Media and Sport
          2-4 Cockspur Street
          LONDON
          SW1Y 5DH

NOTES TO EDITORS

A first-century AD bronze harness-mount

The bronze harness-mount is of overall cruciform shape, measuring
6.7cm by 5.6cm and weighs 86.8 grammes. The mount has cast ornament
in relief and enamel inlay in red and light blue. At the back are two
square loops. The design consists of a central square featuring a
blue enamel quatrefoil surrounded by borders of blue triangles,
attached to two square panels and two pointed, lobed ones. The square
panels have a highly stylized pattern suggesting the large eyes and
beak of a bird of prey and there are traces of blue enamel in the
outer rings of the circular eyes.

The mount was probably manufactured somewhere in the west of England,
possibly near to where it was found, buried in the ground at South
Cerney, near Cirencester. It belongs to a widespread class of
decorative British 'horse-brasses' of late Iron Age to very early
Roman date. These mounts, often colourfully enamelled, were used to
embellish the leather straps of horse-harness. The stylized
ornithomorphic features of this mount would undoubtedly have had
symbolic significance.

The artistic and technical skills of British Celtic bronze-smiths are
acknowledged as exceptional, even within the wider European context.
The harness-mount is an outstanding example of such metalwork

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DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

DCMS 147/98                                              8 July 1998

           TONY BANKS LISTS 109 MILITARY BARRACKS BUILDINGS

  Over a hundred triumphs of military construction up and down the
country have been added to the list of buildings of special
architectural or historic interest by Heritage Minister Tony Banks.

  The 109 barracks buildings and structures were recommended for
listing by English Heritage as a result of its survey of this
building type. This first comprehensive study of barracks buildings
has been undertaken with the full co-operation of the Ministry of
Defence, which owns most of the buildings.

Tony Banks said:

  "In recent years there has been a growing awareness of the
importance to our built heritage of historic military buildings.
English Heritage's study of barracks has enabled us to look at these
buildings in context for the first time, and to identify those which
should be protected for the future. These are wonderful buildings
which provide fascinating insights into over three centuries of
England's military and social history.

  "I have accepted all of English Heritage's recommendations. Today I
am listing 109 buildings, upgrading a further 13 from Grade II to
Grade II* and one, the barracks at Upnor Castle, from Grade II* to
Grade I. We will also be issuing improved list descriptions for
around 250 other buildings which are already listed.

  "With the major changes that have taken place in defence provision
over the years, it is inevitable that some barracks buildings have
become inappropriate for their original use. By listing some of the
finest examples, we are ensuring that any changes necessary to bring
them back into active use will be carried out in a manner that is
sympathetic to their heritage value.

  "I am pleased that a far greater degree of care is being given
nowadays to the repair and adaptation of our historic military
buildings and that some of them are already being put to imaginative
new uses, such as the Peninsular Barracks at Winchester, which have
been converted to private housing, and the Hillsborough Barracks in
Sheffield, now in use as a supermarket and offices.

  "I congratulate the Ministry of Defence on its enlightened attitude
in recognising the heritage value of its historic buildings, and in
co-operating fully with English Heritage in the process leading to
these listings."

  Most of the well-known military establishments in the country such
as Aldershot, Sandhurst, Portsmouth and Plymouth are represented in
today's listings. Others included are Bodmin, Cornwall, Colchester,
Essex and Grantham, Lincolnshire. Whether built during the Napoleonic
Wars, at the peak of the Empire, or shortly before the First World
War, all are strongly evocative of their times.

  The majority of the barracks buildings provide accommodation for
officers, NCOs and privates. However along with these are a variety
of other buildings essential to the efficient running of a military
establishment, including messes, cook houses, hospitals, chapels,
riding schools and gymnasia.

Notes to Editors

1. The main purpose of listing is to ensure that care will be taken
over decisions affecting the building's future, that any alterations
respect the particular character and interest of the building, and
that the case of its preservation is fully taken into account in
considering the merits of any redevelopment proposals.

2. English Heritage's survey is the first comprehensive study of
English barracks. Its aim was to establish criteria for the
assessment and selection of barracks of historic and architectural
importance based on thorough historical research and fieldwork. The
study investigated the historical background to English barracks and
the different phases of their development, within a broader British
and international context. It also analysed the dominant planning,
design and architectural regimes of each period. The foremost
principle of selection for barracks is to identify the most complete
examples from the main phases of development for each of the branches
of the armed forces. While architectural considerations are relevant,
they are not always paramount since this was rarely the chief
objective of barrack building. Many of the buildings are listed for
their historic interest.

3. Further details of the buildings can be obtained from DCMS press
office by contacting the numbers below.

4. A full list of the buildings listed and upgraded today is
attached.

MILITARY BARRACKS BUILDINGS LISTED AND UPGRADED 8 JULY 1998

Aldershot
Smith-Dorien House - Grade II.  Barracks institute. 1908. Probably by
H B Measures, Director of Barracks Construction.
Aldershot Military Museum, M & N blocks - Grade II. Barrack huts,
now museum. 1894.

Bodmin
Hartnell's SE and NW barrack blocks - Grade II. Barrack blocks.
1881. Major H C Seddon (War Office).
Hartnell's Sergeants' mess - Grade II. Sergeants' mess. 1881. Major
H C Seddon (War Office). NRA offices - Grade II. Married quarters,
now offices. 1881. Major H C Seddon (War Office). Sir John Moore
House - Grade II. Former officers' quarters and mess, now offices.
1881. Major H C Seddon.
The Drum Major - Grade II. Hospital, now public house. 1881.
Major H C Seddon.

Caterham Guards Depot
Piers and walls to churchyard of St Michaels - Grade II. 1886.
William Butterfield.

Cirencester
The Old Barracks - upgraded to II*. Militia armoury, store and NCO
barracks. 1857. Thomas Fulljames, County Surveyor.

Colchester - Le Cateau
Cavalry barracks A & B - Grade II. 1863.
Riding school - Grade II. 1860.
School room - Grade II. c1863.
Former officers' quarters - Grade II. c1863.
Sergeants' Mess - Grade II. c1861.
Garrison Church - upgraded to II*. 1856.

Dover Castle
Officers' barracks and attached walls and railings - Grade II.
Dwarf walls, piers and lamps to steps at officers' barracks - Grade
II. 1856-58. Exterior A Salvin, interior G Arnold.
Admin block - Grade II. Originally officers' quarters. 1861.
Former Regimental Institute - Grade II. 1868. G Arnold - Clerk of
Works. Grand shaft stairs and attached railings - Grade II. 1803-5.
Sir Thomas Hyde Page.

Maidstone
Officers' quarters - upgraded to II*. c1797-98.

Exeter
Former Riding School, Higher Barracks - Grade II. 1794.
Former Forage Barn, Higher Barracks - Grade II. 1794.
Former Hospital - Grade II. 1794.
Former Gunners' Barracks, Buildings 1 and 11, Wyvern Barracks -
Grade II. 1806. James Wyatt for the Ordnance Board.
Guard house and attached wall, Wyvern Barracks - Grade II. 1800-1804
for the Ordnance Board.

Frimley and Camberley - Royal Military Academy
Staff College House - Grade II.  1860s. James Pennethorne.

Gillingham, Kent
Gymnasium, HMS Pembroke - Grade II. c1902. Col Sir Henry Pilkington.
Swimming pool, HMS Pembroke - Grade II. 1900s. Col Sir Henry
Pilkington. Brompton Barracks Gymnasium - Grade II*. 1863.
Archibald McLaren.
South block, Brompton Barracks - changed from Scheduled Ancient
Monument (SAM) to Grade II* 1804-6. James Wyatt.
North Block, Brompton Barracks - changed from SAM to Grade II*.
1804-6. James Wyatt. Officers Block, Brompton Barracks - changed
from SAM to Grade II*. 1804-6. James Wyatt. School House Brompton
Barracks - changed from SAM to Grade II. Early C19. Lecture
Theatre, Brompton Barracks - changed from SAM to Grade II. Early
C19. HQ RSME, Brompton Barracks - changed from SAM to Grade II.
Institute, now offices. 1872-4. Sir Frederick Ommanney.
Boer War Memorial Arch, Brompton Barracks - Grade II*. 1902. Ingress
Bell. Crimean War Memorial Arch, Brompton barracks - Grade II*.
1856. Matthew Digby Wyatt. Lord Kitchener Memorial, Brompton Barracks
- Grade II. c1920.
General Gordon Memorial, Brompton Barracks - Grade II*. 1890.

Gosport
Gymnasium, St George's Barracks - Grade II. 1868.
Hospital, St George's Barracks - Grade II. c1860.

Grantham
Former barracks, Beacon Lane - Grade II. 1858. Henry Goddard.

Guildford
Keep and attached gateway, Stoughton Barracks - Grade II. Armoury,
guard house and store, now flats. 1876. Major H C Seddon.

Kempston, Bedford
Bedford Masonic Centre - Grade II. Barracks armoury, stores and
quarters. 1876. Major H C Seddon.

Chelsea
Cavalry House, Duke of York's HQ - Grade II. Early-mid C19.

Westminster
Riding School, St Johns Wood Barracks - Grade II. 1823. Major B
Tylden RE.

Greenwich
Royal Military Academy, Main Building - upgraded to II*. Military
academy, library, barracks, offices and mess. 1805-8. James Wyatt.
West and East Lodges, RMA - Grade II. 1862.
Overthrow lamp, Jashoda House - Grade II. Early C19.
Royal Artillery Barracks Main building - upgraded to II*. Artillery
barracks, offices and mess. East half 1775-82, west half 1802. James
Wyatt.

Hounslow
Hardinge Block - Grade II. 1872-80. Major H C Seddon RE. nd.
Naafi building - Grade II. 1875. Col C B Ewart RE.
Former married quarters building - Grade II. 1860.
Barracks Masters House - Grade II. c1876. Major C B Ewart RE.
Medical Centre - Grade II. c1862. Capt Douglas Galton RE.
Former Hospital - Grade II. c1793. J Johnson.

Maker with Rame, Cornwall
Barrack Block - Grade II*. 1804-08. Ordnance Board.
Guard House, boundary wall and ancillary buildings, Maker Heights
Barracks - upgraded to II*

Northampton
TA Centre and Drill Hall - Grade II. Militia armoury 1859, Drill
Hall c1880.

Pirbright
Muzzle loader's Assoc Hut, Bisley - Grade II. Rifle club house.
1891. Wire Wove Co.

Plymouth - Royal Marine Barracks
Archway block - upgraded to II*. 1867-71. Col G Greene.
South block and railings - upgraded to II*. 1780-83. Messrs Templer
and Parlby. SW Block and railings - upgraded to II*. c1860. Col G
Greene.
The Longroom - upgraded to II*. An assembly room when built in 1760,
subsequently used as mess, infirmary, school and now gymnasium.
Boundary Wall to north - Grade II. c1857.
Equipment shed - Grade II*. Mid C19.
North Barrack Block - upgraded to II*. c1860. Col G Greene.
East Barrack Block - upgraded to II*. ...

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DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

DCMS 151/98                                             13 July 1998

               TRUSTEES AND CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED FOR #200M
            NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND
                               THE ARTS

     Culture Secretary Chris Smith today announced the appointment of
Trustees and Chairman for the National Endowment for Science,
Technology and the Arts (NESTA) which will be set up with a #200
million endowment from the National Lottery.  Lord Puttnam will
become Chairman of NESTA, and Mr Smith has appointed eight other
Trustees.  They are Dame Bridget Ogilvie, Sir Martin Rees, Dr Chris
Evans, Carol Vorderman, David Wardell, Francois Matarasso, Clive
Gillinson and Genista McIntosh.  Biographical details are set out
below.

     Mr Smith said:

     "NESTA will help people realise their dreams, by turning talent
and bright ideas - which Britain has in abundance - into real careers
and real products and services.  It will be a national bank of
talent; and I want it to help talented individuals develop their full
potential, help people generate viable businesses out of their
innovative ideas, and contribute to improving the public's awareness
and appreciation of science,  technology and the arts.

     "The first members of the team I am putting in place will bring
a dynamic vision to the work of NESTA and I am sure that, with their
varied backgrounds and talents, they will help make it a champion for
excellence and innovation in this country, and a driving force in our
national economy."

     David Puttnam said:

     "In today's knowledge economy where bright ideas and innovation
are increasingly the currency that really counts, NESTA is a model
for the future. By bridging the gulf that has traditionally separated
science and technology from the arts it will be a magnet for fresh
thinking.

     "Since the first industrial revolution Britain has been the most
prolific ideas factory in the world. NESTA is going to help turn more
of those ideas into jobs and businesses."

     Margaret Beckett, President of the Board of Trade said:

     "NESTA is an exciting new approach to the problem of talented
creative individuals lacking the relatively modest finance and other
support they need to realise the full potential of their skills and
ideas, across the fields of science, technology and the arts. Its
establishment has depended upon close co-operation between Chris
Smith's DCMS and my own Department of Trade and Industry.

     "There are no overnight solutions or short-cuts to success, but
we will expect NESTA to have a sense of urgency, to be imaginative,
and to take reasonable risks in its drive to nurture individual
talent. We are confident that NESTA will inspire those willing to
give of their best in science, technology and the arts to build the
enterprise nation we all seek."

     NESTA will receive an endowment of #200m from the National
Lottery which it will invest to generate a flow of income from which
to fund its programmes. It will also seek income from other
sources, including donations and a share in the profits of successful
ventures.

     NESTA's statutory objectives  are to be achieved by the
following three means:

     helping talented people reach their full potential;

     helping turn ideas and innovation in to marketable products and
     services;

     contributing to public appreciation of science, technology and
     the arts.

     All the appointments are for three years.  As Chairman, Lord
Puttnam will be paid #22,000 pro rata for 2 days a week.  The other
posts are not remunerated, but Trustees are entitled to allowances.

   None of the Trustees has undertaken significant political
activity in the past five years with the exception of Lord Puttnam,
who takes the Government whip in the House of Lords, and Sir Martin
Rees and Dr. Evans, who have spoken publicly in support of the Labour
Party.

     Further appointments to NESTA will follow in due course.

Biographical Notes

Lord Puttnam of Queensgate CBE (Sir David Puttnam) (age 57) has had a
thirty year career as an independent film producer. He was Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Pictures between 1986 and
1988 and is currently Director of Enigma Productions. He is
Chancellor of the University of Sunderland, a Governor of the London
School of Economics and Political Science, Vice-President of the
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and a Trustee of
the National Museum of Science and Technology. He served the National
Film and Television School for 22 years until 1996, as a Governor and
then Chairman. He is a member of the Government's Education Standards
Task Force, and will be standing down as a member of the Creative
Industries Task Force in order to take up this new position.  He was
made a Life Peer in 1997.

Dame Bridget Ogilvie (60) is a medical scientist who spent 19 years
with the Wellcome Trust, becoming its Director in 1991, funding
activities in medical research. Following her retirement she became
Chairman of COPUS. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Biology and
the Royal College of Pathologists, a Member of the UK Council for
Science and Technology and a Trustee of the Science Museum.  Dr
Ogilvie was made a DBE in 1997

Prof. Sir Martin Rees (56) has been a university professor at Sussex
and Cambridge, and has wide experience of international science. He
is currently a Royal Society Research Professor, and Fellow of King's
College, Cambridge. He previously spent 10 years as Director of the
Institute of Astronomy. Since 1995 he has held the honorary post of
Astronomer Royal. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the
Institute of Physics, a Member of COPUS and a Trustee of the British
Museum. He has also served on Research Councils and was President of
the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1994-95.
Prof. Rees was knighted in 1992.

Dr Christopher Evans OBE (40) is a biochemist and entrepreneur with
over 100 patents and publications on his inventions generated during
his career in scientific research, innovation and business start-ups.
He is the founder and Director of twelve biotechnology companies
employing 1,700 people. He has also invested in and helped to run a
number of new hi-tech businesses. He is Chairman of BEST, the
European Commission's Task Force on Business Issues for Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), and a member of the Government's
Advisory Panel on Competitiveness and Council of Science and
Technology. He was awarded the OBE in 1995.

Carol Vorderman (37) followed her Engineering Degree from the
University of Cambridge by becoming the first woman on Channel 4,
appearing as the "numbers girl" on Countdown in 1982. In the sixteen
years since then she has presented or appeared in a large number of
television and radio series, many of them concerned with science,
technology and education, including Tomorrow's World, Computers Don't
Bite, Hot Gadgets, Take Nobody's Word For It and The Vorderman
Report, which she also produced. She is an Affiliate of the
Institution of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Society of
Arts.

David Wardell (38) left school after taking 'O' levels and had
various jobs in catering and hotel management, manufacturing, sales,
marketing and financial services. Since 1993, he has been a Director
of the Intellectual Property Development Confederation (IPDC), which
he built up into an internationally recognised support group, and
which has recently merged with the Institute of Patentees and
Inventors to form a single national body supporting and advising
inventors. He launched and edits the award-winning Inventors World
Magazine. He is a member of the judging panel for the Prince of Wales
Award of Innovation, and President of the International Jury for the
Invention and New Product Exposition, Pittsburgh, USA.

Francois Matarasso (39) is a principal with the independent research
group, Comedia, with a background in local arts development. He
directs Comedia's innovative research programme into the social
impact of the arts, libraries and museums in the UK and abroad. Other
recent work has focused on the role of the arts in urban
regeneration, the re-use of redundant churches and community
participation and accountability. He is the author of several books
on the arts and cultural policy, and is involved with research in
several European countries.

Clive Gillinson (52) trained as a cellist, studying at the Royal
Academy of Music. In 1970 he joined the London Symphony Orchestra
cello section. In 1976-79 and again in 1983 he was elected to the LSO
Board, eventually serving as Finance Director. In 1984 he was
appointed full-time Managing Director, a position he has held to this
day. He was Chairman of the Association of British Orchestras between
1992 and 1995. He is an Executive Member of the National Youth
Orchestra, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and an External
Adviser to the Board of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He
was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1993 and was awarded an
Honorary Doctorate by the City University in 1995.

Genista (Jenny) McIntosh (51) is an arts administrator who spent much
of her early career at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which she first
joined in 1972. In 1990, she was appointed Executive Director of the
Royal National Theatre, to which post she returned after resigning
from the Royal Opera House in May 1997 to work alongside Trevor Nunn,
the National's new Artistic Director. She is a member of the Boards
of the Young Vic, Sheffield Theatres Trust and the Theatre Museum.
She is Chairman of South East London Common Purpose and a Fellow of
the Royal Society of Arts.

Notes to Editors

1. The National Lottery Act 1998, granted Royal Assent on 2 July,
establishes  the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the
Arts to support and promote talent, innovation and creativity in
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