Wellington Circus Trust - Deed

Wellington Circus Trust was formed as a charitable Trust in December 2005. At that time there were a number of talented and enthusiastic circus professionals and amateurs who were creating wonderful performances, training and engaging in teaching and learning but finding the facilities and infrastructure was always a challenge. The Trust was formed in order to be able to set up the infrastructure needed for artists to train and share circus with the Wellington public.

Our stated aims are:

1) To foster a thriving circus recreational and performance community in Wellington. For the purposes of this Trust, circus is defined as those performing arts commonly associated with the circus, which are primarily based on human physical performance.

2) To facilitate opportunities for the broader community to learn circus skills.

3) To facilitate opportunities for the broader community to enjoy circus performance.

4) To provide community facilities, equipment and infrastructure for classes, rehearsal and performance that are affordable to circus groups. Priority will be given to activities dependent on specialised equipment and facilities, such as aerials, over activities for which other facilities are readily available.

5) To foster, encourage, and facilitate relevant community classes, workshops and training opportunities.

6) To do any other act within New Zealand that advances the above charitable aims.

This is the founding document trust deed of Wellington Circus Trust as signed on 23 Dec 2005 by Andrea Knox, Eileen McNaughton, Jenny Ritchie, Jez Weston, Thomas Beauchamp. At the first trust meeting Jez resigned and Alice Capper-Starr and Deborah Pope were appointed.