Tag: National Trust

Record number of National Trust members stand for election to charity’s Council at Annual General Meeting

Stuart Mitchell

National Trust members have taken part in the Trust’s 130th Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held recently in STEAM Museum, Swindon, and online. For the second year running, a record number of National Trust members applied to join its Council, which plays a key role in the charity’s governance. This year 200 members with valid applications chose to go forward to ballot, a rise on 127 members standing last year.  The Council, the governing body that appoints trustees and helps to monitor and support their work, is made up…

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National Trust and Admiral announce three-year partnership focusing on natural flood prevention in England and Wales

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust and Admiral have joined forces in a new strategic partnership that brings together nature conservation and community protection. Over the next three years, the two organisations will work to restore vital landscapes and raise awareness of how nature-based solutions can help tackle the growing threat of flooding. This is the first time both organisations have combined their strengths: Admiral’s experience in looking after people and the things that matter most to them, and the National Trust’s expertise in protecting the environment. With flooding already affecting one in…

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National Trust launches ‘Wild Senses’ campaign to reignite nature connection this autumn

Stuart Mitchell

As the days grow shorter and colder, the National Trust is calling on the public to resist the seasonal retreat indoors and instead embrace the sensory richness of autumn through its new nationwide campaign, ‘Wild Senses’. Launching after last night’s first episode of Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles – the BBC’s new nature series co-produced by the National Trust and The Open University – the campaign urges people to step outside and reconnect with the natural world on their doorstep. The series presented and narrated by wildlife expert and cameraman Hamza…

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Creating a sustainable future for the National Trust update

Stuart Mitchell

In July they the National Trust announced the need to make savings due to sustained cost pressures that are affecting many charities, and to put us in the best position to deliver our new 10-year strategy. Following consultation and our voluntary redundancy scheme, we have been able to minimise the number of compulsory redundancies. As a result of cutting our pay reduction target by £2 million we have also been able to add some roles back into our proposed structure. Of the 6% reduction in headcount we were expecting to…

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National Trust announces creative commission on second anniversary of Sycamore Gap tree felling

Stuart Mitchell

Two years on from the illegal felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, the National Trust is today announcing a major creative commission, inviting artists, organisations and creative agencies to breathe new life into the wood saved from the felled tree. One of Britain’s most loved and photographed trees, the sycamore was an emblem for the north-east of England and visited by people from around the world. Its unexpected felling on 28 September 2023 led to an outpouring of emotion across the UK and globally and sparked a widespread conversation about…

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