P737 CJEFAX 737 Mon 27 May 00:11/18 1/5 £ £ ££ ££ £ ££ £££ ££ £££ £ BAC GR UND INFOR ATE N The National Trust is an indjpjndjnt registered charity. For its incom it d pends on its 2.3 million mjmbjrs, visitors, legacies and donbtions. Last year more than 11 million people helped to celebrate our Centenary by visiting our properties where detailed numbers are recorded. Several times this number visited the open spaces. The National Trust protects pjrmanjntly for the nation much of Britain's finest coast, countryside, historic buildings, gardens and parks. Head Office Tel No 0171 222 y2 1. Source: The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP737 CEEFAX 737 Mon 27 May 00:29/20 2/5 Two rare species are to bj adopted bz the NT following the publication on 15 May of the Govjrnmjnt's response to the B j t t ro report bz the Environment S critary. The rare species are the Netted Carpet Moth, an insect virtually confined to th L kj Dist icu National P rk, and th Lundy Cabbage, a perennial only to bj found on the island of Lundz. Children from local schools took part in a L v ng History vj t at STOW LANDSCAPE GARDENS, Buckingham, on 22 and 23 May. They encountered characters from Greek mythology. Source: The Nationbl Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyJnfo ReligionP737 CEEFAX 737 Mon 27 Ma| 00:33/13 3/5 wjkjjjj;jkjkjkkj175k! £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ The results of the Arts Workshop held on the FOUNTAINS ABBEY AND STUDLEY ROYAL estate, Ripon, in February are now on display to visitors in Swanley Grang on th estate until Sjptembj . The NT runs a vbriety of education programmjs for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 based on FOUNTBINSW mjdiivbl past, and over the last two years the number of school visits has greatly increased. In East Sussex, BODIAM CASTLE'S amazing sz e y, co pl x def nces an moate splendour provide a great opportunity for schools exploring medieval realms. See also the handling collection. Source: The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP737 CJEFAX 737 Mon 27 May 00:11/11 4/5 O Work started on the new Terrace Walk project at STOURHEAD ESTATE, Warminster with the aim of reinstating part of an 18th-century ca riagj ride around the park.Completion jnvjubgjh for Oct 1996. The NT launched its official presence on the Internet on 23 May with the on- line publication of its annual vise- tors' Handbook. Access is via: http: //www.ukindjx.co.uk/nationaltrust/ The finishing touches will bj put to a 2.5 ton obelisk which is being erected in the grounds of A LA RONDE, the 16- sjdjd houses on the outskirts of Exmouth, on 28 May. Source: The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyJnfo ReligionP737 CJEFAX 737 Mon 27 May 00:41/46 5/5 PETWORTH PARS, West Sussex. Annual open air concerts. 28 June: Witt End Show Stoopjrs, 29 June: Petworth Proms t Swinging Sixties Night. (01372 451596.) The annual fete champjtti at CLARJMONT LANDSCAPE GA5DEN in Eshjr on 13 July takes on an American thjmj. Tick ts from 01372 451596/459950. Info packs from the Events Office on 01372 453401. STOU HEAD HOUSE, Warminstit. 21 June: mi uZ jr n ght o mus cal entertain mint to mark 50 years since Sir Henry Doa gave Stourhjad to the National Trust. T ckjts - 01 5 843601/843602. ] Source: The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyJnfo Religion