Second resignation in a month at opera house
The interim chairperson of Jersey Opera House has announced he is stepping down.
It comes weeks after the interim director of the opera house Andy Eagle resigned from his post to return to family in the UK.
The venue's board said interim chairperson Dave Chalk had decided it was the right time to step away as the theatre entered a new phase.
The Opera House is due to reopen for the Liberation celebrations following a refurbishment that cost £12m of public money.
The newly appointed interim chair of the Jersey Opera House Cyril Whelan paid tribute to the "extraordinary work" of Mr Chalk .
He said he had "lead the enterprise through this difficult terrain to date".
He added: "The board of the operating company is reshaped to reflect the shift in focus from restoration to activation and growth."
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