BALH Officers and Teams

BALH is managed and run by a team of elected post holders and officials.

President: Professor Jackie Eales

Vice Presidents: Dr Christopher Charlton, Professor Claire Cross, Mr Phillip Snell, Dr Kate Thompson

Board of Trustees 2025-26:

Sophie Anstee de Mas (Treasurer)
John Chandler
Morgan Ditchburn
Jane Golding (Vice Chair)
Daniella Gonzalez
Tim Hamilton
David Killingray
Tim Lomas
Joe Saunders (Vice Chair)
Lisbet Sherlock
Jack Southern
Julia Tubman
Martin Watts (Chair)
Adrian Webb
Laura Yeoman

Advisory Teams:

Outreach:
Jude Rhodes (Chair) chair.outreach@balh.org.uk
Sophie Anstee de Mas, Steve Barrett, Cheryl Butler, Jo Burnham, David Cant, Morgan Ditchburn, Jane Golding, Daniella Gonzalez, Tim Hamilton, Tim Lomas, Jonathan Mackman, Susan Moore, Helen Palmer, Joe Saunders, Lisbet Sherlock, Jack Southern, Julia Tubman.
Ex Officio: Paul Carter (Digital Manager), Megan Wang (Digital Strategy Coordinator), Victoria Northwood (Projects Manager), Catherine Warr (Digital Content Coordinator).

Publishing:
John Chandler (Chair)
Claire Cross, Paul Dryburgh, Michael Little, Roger Ottewill, Win Stokes, Kate Thompson, Nigel Tringham, Laura Yeoman.
Ex Officio: Andrew Chapman (Editor Local History News), Alan Crosby (Editor The Local Historian), Heather Falvey (Reviews Editor).

Publications

Editor, The Local Historian: Alan Crosby editor.tlh@balh.org.uk

Editor, Local History News: Andrew Chapman editor.lhn@balh.org.uk

Reviews Editor: Heather Falvey reviews.editor@balh.org.uk

Digital

Digital Manager: Paul Carter digitalmanager@balh.org.uk

Digital Strategy Coordinator: Megan Wang socialmedia@balh.org.uk

Digital Content Coordinator: Catherine Warr engagement@balh.org.uk

Outreach

Projects Manager: Victoria Northwood outreach@balh.org.uk

Why BALH?

Nick Barratt Historian and Author

Supporting your academic research

There is an increasing interest in local history as a key element of academic studies – not just the content that has been published by local historians over the decades as a key research resource, but also in co-produced projects. Grant-awarding bodies such as the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have placed an increasing emphasis on collaborations and partnerships when considering the award of research funding, and BALH provides the perfect platform for academic researchers to locate key groups and ongoing activity.

Nick Barratt, Historian and Author

Meet the team

Morgan Ditchburn Trustee

Morgan Ditchburn

Morgan is a historian and educator with a BA and MA in History, and a PGCE in Further Education. She teaches across three campuses in North Wales and previously served as Head of History at a private secondary school. A medievalist at heart, she also embraces modern history. Morgan runs a historical tour company covering key sites across North Wales and regularly delivers public lectures. An Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, she is Treasurer of a local history group, Secretary of the North Wales Historical Association, and Adult Learning Coordinator for Conwy and Denbighshire, promoting inclusive historical engagement.

Morgan Ditchburn, Trustee