Chairman Tim Parker left 24 hours after members launched a bid to depose him
The charity faces mounting criticism for the woke direction it has been taking
Now, Restore Trust say director-general Hilary McGrady really needs to go next
The campaign group hope to bring back the heritage body s apolitical ethos
Say National Trust has 3 senior management figures with highly woke agenda
Tim Parker resigned as National Trust chairman amid a bid to depose him
Former volunteer Tony Adler pointed finger at director-general Hilary McGrady
More than 50 members said they had no confidence in his leadership
Last September the Trust published 115-page report which blacklisted 93 estates over links to slavery
Mr Adler claimed he was forced out after pointing out report s inaccuracies
Leading historian Simon Heffer said Ms McGrady is responsible for turning Trust into left-wing front organisation
Said he was delighted Mr Parker has resigned but said he is not the main culprit
The controversial chairman of the National Trust has resigned amid a growing revolt among members over his woke policies.
Tim Parker s decision to quit was announced just 24 hours after a highly critical motion at this year s AGM said the membership had no confidence in his leadership and demanded his resignation.
Members, ministers and MPs had grown increasingly frustrated with Mr Parker s chairmanship, which critics said he used to take the 126-year-old charity in a politically correct direction.
Last September, the Trust published an sensational 115-page report which blacklisted 93 of its estates over their alleged links to slavery - including Chartwell in Kent, home of Sir Winston Churchill.
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Community briefs May 27
Grab-n-Go Craft: Stained glass flowers craft offered May 24 to May 29
ROCKLAND Visit Rockland Public Library to pick up a bag of supplies to make a “stained glass” flower.
This craft is for kids and adults. Join June 7 to June 12 for another craft.
1. Visit the Rockland Library Children’s Room for a bag of supplies.
2. Get crafting at home with the contact paper and color gels included.
3. Place in a window to add color to any home.
All youth in Knox County can open a library card for free because of fundraising by the Friends of the Rockland Public Library. Call 594-0310 or email refdesk@rocklandmaine.gov for more information.
I’m sure many of you have been to Popham Beach State Park. Perhaps some of you may have even traveled a little bit further down to Fort Popham. The fort was built during the Civil War but neither the beach nor the fort tell the story of the original settlement.
According to the Smithsonian, the Popham Colony began in 1607 when a large group of men and boys set sail from England in order to attempt to profit from the abundance of natural resources the new world possessed. The spent months crossing the Atlantic only to abandoned the colony just over a year later.