National Trust Audio Magazine

Issue 152 - Spring 2021

National Trust Audio Magazine

Show Notes

We hope the spring issue of the National Trust Magazine will inspire you to enjoy all that the season has to offer across the Trust. We start by celebrating the beauty of blossom and share how a new project aims to plant circles of blossoming trees across the country. Hear the stories behind five special objects in the Trust’s collections which feature in a new book, discover how 20th-century Castle Drogo in Devon has finally been made watertight for the first time, and be inspired to grow your own herbs in our food feature ‘A pinch of magic’.

You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes:

00:00:00 - Introduction and Editor's Letter 00:01:28 - News From Around The Trust 00:07:05 – Member Broadcast 00:08:59 - From The Director General 00:13:34 – Blossom Season 00:24:10 – A Destiny Fulfilled 00:33:57 – Meet Katie Archer 00:37:38 – From the Trust’s Collections 00:47:53 - A Brief History of the Handbook 00:53:39 – A Pinch of Magic 00:59:15 - From You – including Why I volunteer 01:04:45 – My Membership and Me 01:07:00 – What’s On 01:11:41 - Credits

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Members of the Trust receive the print magazine free of charge. Full of behind the scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us

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