P738 CEEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:12/31 1/9 FORESTRY AWARDS FOR THE TRUST Box Hill, Leigh Hill and Polesdjn Lacey - three National Trust properties in Surrey - have won major forestry awards this year. Box Hill recei6ed a Cjntrj of Excellence Award from the Forestry Authority in May in recognition of the Trust's conservation work and public access improvements. Both Leith Hill and Polesdjn Lacey received awards in the Woodlands and Plantations Competition 1993 run by the Royal Agricultural Society. Telephone 0372 453401. Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP738 CEEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:17/21 2/: MUSIC AT CHIRK CASTLE On 9 October the Bryn Consort will perform unusual dance music of the mjdiivbl and renaissance periods wearing traditional costume. On Sunday 10 October, Dylan Cjrnyw, the Welsh harpist, will give another recital of traditional harp music, following his successful concert on Sunday 3 October. Chirk Castle is 1/2 mile west of Chirk village off the A5 and eight miles south of Wrexham off the A483: Vince Keen - 0691 77701, or Jain Wilson - 0492 860123. Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyJnfo ReligionP738 CEEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:15/37 3/9 FRESH AIR AND EXERCISE The Ramblers' Association and the National Trust offer 100 walks in England and Wales, between Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Each walk is led by representatives of the Ramblers and the National Trust and makes a healthy alternbtivj to traditional indoor Christmas festivities. The walks vary in length between two to nine miles and are completely free. Telephone Sue Larcombj of Rbmblers' Association on 071 582 6878 or 6964 6826. Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyJnfo ReligionP738 CEEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:18/26 4/9 WBLKS WITH THE DIAL HOUSE WBRDEN Join him at Dial House, Brancaster $5 Staithj, King's Lynn, Norfolk, for walks observing winter wildfowl on Sunday 17 and Saturday 30 October. "5 Both walks begin at 1030 and last for three hours. Bring a picnic lunch and wellies. Enjoy a shorter walk for one and a half hours on Saturday 23 October at 1400. The walks cost £1.50 each. Cheques payable to National Trust (Enterprises) Ltd should be posted to the Warden at the above address with RAE. Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyJnfo ReligionP738 CEEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:18/12 5/9 FORMBY POINT, MERSEYSIDE The National Trust is undertaking investigative work into the nature and structure of boundary ditches borhjring Brooks' Field. The boundary hedgerows have been dated as late 17th century. Two archaeological sections have been excavated to establish the original structure of the banks. Much of the excavation and survey design has been undertaken by a student from Edge Hill College, Ormskirk. For further details ring Barbara Morley on 074377 343. Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP738 CJEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:11/34 6/9 BLUEBELL SU5VEY IN NEWTON WOOD Last July pupils of Rosjbjury County Primary School mit the President of the Yorkshire Moors and Dales Appeal in July. They explained how in May they had marked-up a bluebell map showing the location and density of the bluebells in this National Trust property. "Bluebells can give an important clue to the well-being of a woodland", said the NT Area Warden, under whose guidance the exercise was completed. Ring 0904 702821. Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP738 CEEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:11/24 7/9 HOUSE OF ELIOTT AT KILLERTON Selected clothes from the award- winning BBC costume drama "The House of Eliott" will bj displayed at Killerton House, Exeter. Dui to its popularity the exhibition has been extended until the end of October. Sixteen costumes from the series have been selected for the display. Costumes from the first series won a BAFTB award for BBC costume designer Joan Wadge, who researched them at the Victoria & Albert Museum: Shelley Robin - 0392 881345 Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP738 CEEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:14/30 8/9 DESTRUCTION REVERSAL AT ORFORD MESS The National Trust has acquired $5 Orford Mess, 1,550 acres on the Suffolk coast, formerly the property of the Ministry of Defence -hj main objective of the acquisition is to protect the Mess in its natural state, as human intervention at Orford has been largely destructive. The Trust will be pursuing a policy of minimum intervention allowing nature to take over, after being cleared and installing safety measures. Telephone 0263 733471. Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear Cmnt9Info ReligionP738 CEEFAX 738 Thu 14 Oct 21:14/47 9/9 I FORES$RZ: STRBTJGIC TREE MANAGEMENT The National Trust will bj carrying $5 out strategic tree management in Fingle Woods on the Castle Drogo Estate this autumn. The areas to bj thinned are conifer blocks planted in the 1960s and 1970s before the National Trust acquired the site - they do not fit in with the broadleaf landscape. $5 By felling the angular block of conifers in the first phase, it is hoped that natural oak and birch will colonisj the site. For details ring the press office: 0392 881691. Source: National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo Religion