Fabulous day at Snowshill Manor NT. I thought Calke had an eclectic collection, but this was something else! Loved it! Love to get an insight into what the collections team have to deal with there 😁

A massive thank you to all colleagues working National Trust this weekend. Faithfully serving a nation in search of Easter egg hunts, daffodils, spring blossom and a nice cup of tea. I’m on comms, ready for any sconefights that come our way. May the force be with you all 🫡

Not sure who is more surprised, me or them.

Explore the 500-year history of Baddesley Clinton, a place that has been a refuge for those seeking escape of the outside world through the house, gardens, shop and café immerse yourself into all Baddesley has to offer.

Open 363 days a year from 09:00 – 17:00.

Still painting! Sold the framed one, so painted a similar style on a smaller canvas.

Love this!

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Today ⁦National Trust⁩ announced that new trees are growing from seeds rescued at Sycamore Gap. The BBC’s made some lovely telly at our plant conservation centre but this little film by one of our team made me cry. Would love to credit them if I had their name.

Charles Moore says his writing about the National Trust’s management team ‘hasn’t always been favourable’. 🤔 maybe the time he said we recruit ‘LGBTQ allies’ to spy on people. Or that we ask people in job interviews whether they voted leave or remain. spectator.co.uk/article/could-…

Secondary school admission offer day by Birmingham City Council. What a total joke. The number of schools in our area and they offer one almost six miles away. Sufficed to say we won’t be accepting the offer and will appeal. He’s 11 and nowhere near ready to catch 2 buses alone!

If you click on the link to the ‘grassroots activists’ the Telegraph refers to in this piece, it is the group whose spokesperson is based at the Dubai- funded London thinktank the Legatum Institute. I don’t think that’s very grass roots. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/2…

Now this gives me a good excuse to get the hiking boots out! Congratulations Corinne Fowler

Like all the other institutions? Do they want to take over all of those too. Imagine that world!

And so it continues. If this isn’t a red flag I don’t know what is.

Ah this is fantastic! There are some wonderful properties up in Warwickshire if you ever find yourself over this way 😉…

My lad 😊

Siri - Show me you don’t know how museums, research and history works. 🤓

A visit to the oldest bookstore in the world.

Valencia, a stunning city of old and new. Definitely be returning!

A stroll around the Gothic Quarter. My favourite part of Barcelona.