Tribute to Sandi Shallcross

Thornbury and District Museum has lost a much loved and respected friend and colleague, with the death on 20th September 2022 of Sandi Shallcross. We send our sincere condolences to her family.

Sandi was at the heart of the museum’s activities. The museum has no paid staff and is run entirely by volunteers. Sandi was a past chair of trustees, a member of the management committee, treasurer of the museum Friends and organiser of the museum’s monthly geology group. She led the museum through three successful rounds of Accreditation, accolades not easily achieved by small town museums, which undoubtedly enhanced Thornbury’s credibility and reputation. (The image on the left, above, shows Sandi holding the museum’s Accreditation award in 2009.)

Sandi gave practical and moral support to museum volunteers and to other museums and was always willing to discuss and investigate enquiries from anyone who contacted the museum with an interesting object or local query. She fostered the museum’s friendly, professional approach, which so encourages community involvement.

Her huge commitment was recognised in 2018 by The Alan Hudson Award for Volunteering Achievement, an annual Thornbury award (pictured on the right, above).

She will be deeply missed by us all.