Nicky Chance-Thompson stands down as trustee at Halifax's The Piece Hall Trust
A charity leader at the helm of Halifax's most iconic attraction has resigned as a trustee.
Nicky Chance-Thompson, who remains chief executive of the The Piece Hall, reportedly stood down from the trust that runs it on June 25.
A statement issued by the charity outlines that it is her view - and the board's view - that there is "no ongoing business case" for its chief executive to also be a trustee.
The move, the trust added, is as a result of changes made to its best practice governance. Her role as chief executive is unaffected.
The Grade 1 listed Piece Hall in Halifax is the last remaining Georgian cloth hall in the world, dubbed the 'sole survivor’ of its 18th century textile past as a trading centre for Yorkshire's woollen mills.
Reopened by The Piece Hall Trust in 2017, it now welcomes around three million visitors a year.
Renowned for its shops and restaurants, cultural, art and music events, Tom Jones and Fatboy Slim are among artists to have performed here.
The popularity of the centre, meanwhile, is credited with bringing in a huge economic boost to tourism since its return. A recent report showed that The Piece Hall has boosted the economy by around £680m in the last decade.
Ms Chance-Thompson, a Deputy Lieutenant for West Yorkshire, has often been credited as a driving force behind its transformation and success over recent years. She was made an MBE for services to culture and heritage in the King’s Birthday Honours in 2023.