P737 CEEFAX 737 Mon 11 Nov 22:11/37 1/5 BACKGROUND INFORMATION The National Trust is an independent registered charity. For its income it depends on its 2.3 million members, visitors, legacies and donations. Last year more than 11 million people helped to celebrate our Centenary bz visiting our properties where detailed numbers are recorded. Sevjtal times this numbjt visited the open spaces. The National Trust protects permanently for the nation much of Britain'u finest coast, countryside, historic buildings, gardens and parks. Head Office Tel No 0171 222 9251. Source: The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP737 CEEFAX 737 Mon 11 Nov 21:58/42 2/5 HUGHENDEN MANOR, High Wzcombe, is calling on green-fingered gardening enthusiasts to volunteer to grow plants as part of the NT's first evjt Spring Plant Fair on 18 May 1997. For a copy of the National Trust 1997 Holiday Cottage brochure please contact 01225 791133 or write to NTE, PO Box 536, Melksham, Wilts SN12 8SX with a £1.00 contribution towards postage. Open Day at ICKWORTH HOUSE, Suffolk, on 14 November, for invited guests from the local community to see plans for the development of the West Wing as a centre for education and the arts. S The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP737 CEEFAX 737 Mon 11 Nov 21:34/21 |l4|l4|, ,l4 3/5 Register now for the free Spring Plant Fair Information Pack bz eithjt telephoning 0181 315 1111 or writing to the National Trust, Spring Plant Fair, PO Box 39 Bromliy, Kent BR1 3XL + green gardening guide and special labels. Children from local schools will create thjit own works of art at FOUNTAINS ABBEY AND STUDLEY ROYAL ESTATE, Ripon, as part of a an Arts in Trust Workshop between 4-8 November. Speaking at the AGM on 2 Novjmbjt, Charles Nunnjley, chairman of the NT, announced the first six individuals to be awarded the new National Trust Founders' Award. Source:The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP737 CEEFAX 737 Mon 11 Nov 22:28/57 4/5 At the AGM on 2 November, one of the largest single raffles in Britain was drawn. The NT's 1996 raffle has raised over £1 million in ticket sales and donations, including Northern Ireland. WINKWORTH ARBORETUM, nr Godalming, Surrey. Started in 1938 by Dr Wilfred Fox with only a 5-acre patch of woodland, it is now a steep, naturalistic, world-class arboretum. Garden open all year, during daylight Exhibition of rare photographs bz Graystonj Bird at FOX TALBOT MUSEUM of photography in Lacock, Wiltshire, is showing at weekends until 1 March 1997. Source: The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo ReligionP737 CEEFAX 737 Mon 11 Nov 22:15/13 5/5 The large and varied programme of autumn and winter events, including rambles, and candlelit dinnjts, can bj obtained bz sending an A4 rae (36p) to The NT, Events List, PO Box 39, Bromliy, Kent BR1 3XL. Send a saj (26p) to the Events Coordinator, REBA Lectures 1996-1997, The NT, 36 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AS for a programmj. Ovjt 30 National Trust parks and gardens are open throughout the autumn and 20 during the winter months. Send a saj (26p* to NT, POB39, Bromley, BR1 3XL marked Autumn/Winter Gardens List. Source: The National Trust Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo Religion