This week is 'Trustees Week' and Tenby Museum and Art Gallery has been busy celebrating the role of its trustees.

The museum has 17 trustees who give their time and expertise free of charge to ensure the smooth running of the Museum and Art Gallery.

Earlier this year, following the retirement of Kathy Talbot as honorary curator, a decision was taken to spread the workload of the trustees more evenly to enable the best use to be made of individual personal skills.

This provided the opportunity for trustees to increase the contribution they make to the working of the museum. For example, Nicole Evans has been appointed as education co-ordinator and has been busy organising next year's primary school art exhibition to be held at the museum in January.

Artist and architect David Morgan along with honorary curator Neil Westerman sit on the art committee planning future exhibitions with collections manager Mark Lewis.

Ian Williams looks after the accounts, while John Ross looks after the computers.

Mike Brew, Andy Evans and Kathy Talbot are part of the funding committee, ensuring adequate funds are sourced to ensure the museum's long-term survival.

Trustees Week is a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of trusteeship and to celebrate the great work trustees do and to encourage people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.

The trustees are the people in charge of the museum.

They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the museum's future.

Neil Westerman, honorary curator, told the Observer that being a trustee takes up a lot of time, but was definitely worthwhile and at the same time both challenging and stimulating.

Neil said: "It is great to be able to give something back to the community in which I was born and raised."

Would you like to get involved? If you are interested in helping to run Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, why not consider if being a trustee would be right for you.

Neil suggested that the first step is to visit the Charity Commission pages on the gov.uk website and read the section for new trustees.

This will give an overview of the legal position on becoming a trustee.

The second step is to send your CV with details of what you feel you can offer the museum to - Neil Westerman, Hon. Curator, Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Hill, Tenby.

The board of trustees will then consider if your skills match the museum's requirements.

The museum is looking to strengthen its board of trustees by increasing the range of skills available and seeking individuals who are prepared to give significant amounts of their time to the museum.

As well as strengthening its board of trustees, the museum is also interested in recruiting new volunteers (unpaid) to join the team who keep the museum open and ensure its smooth operation. In particular volunteers with a retail background are being sought to help ensure adequate staff are available to operate the museum's gift shop.