We'll be on the radio today at 12pm UK time talking about Hopwood Hall Estate. Click the link to the station website to listen LIVE: rochvalleyradio.com

Here is yesterday's full 45-minute radio interview talking about Hopwood Hall Estate with Roch Valley Radio - It was great to be there with Pamela Taylor, one of our amazing long term community volunteers! Hopwood Foundation Friends youtu.be/qoQ9T2l0cac?si…

I had a great time speaking about Hopwood Hall Estate as part of the Library Lecture Series at historic Combermere Abbey. The beautiful room where I spoke was built in the 1500s with one of the shields on the ceiling dating back to the year 1245!

The Japanese version of my book ‘Downton Shabby’ is being released today in Japan! I love that our amazing volunteers are on the cover too! Who would've thought when we started our journey to rescue Hopwood Hall Estate that the story would end up in so many different countries!

So fun to see these photos of my book ‘Downton Shabby’ selling in Japan! I love that the story of our rescue of Hopwood Hall Estate is being translated into other languages. Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen. 村井理子 I hope to visit Japan soon!

Hopwood DePree HarperCollins William Morrow Hopwood Foundation Friends I have read about the recent issues concerning Hopwood Hall. Like the UK, Japan also has a culture of valuing old buildings, so I’m sure Japanese readers will support you and the many volunteers as well. Keep up the good work! I hope to see you in Japan soon!

Due to Rochdale Council's misinformation, we just released a 45-minute tell-all video about the crisis at Hopwood Hall Estate. Click here to watch: youtu.be/CnLJM7xMPZg?si…

A clip of our new video that's already hit over 10K views! The full 45-minute video exposing the shocking misinformation about Hopwood Hall Estate can be watched with this link: youtu.be/CnLJM7xMPZg?si…

From crumbling ruins to a community cornerstone 🏰 Thrilled to be speaking to students at The University of Buckingham on May 1st about the wild ride of rescuing Hopwood Hall Estate. History, heartbreak & hope — can't wait to share the journey! #HeritageRescue #SaveHopwoodHall

I had a great time speaking at The University of Buckingham yesterday about our rescue of Hopwood Hall Estate. It was also encouraging to learn about the projects the Country House Studies students are tackling themselves for heritage, community and the environment!

Exciting news! After being locked out of Hopwood Hall Estate for over 6+ months, there's been fantastic progress by our amazing legal team to further our case to regain Hopwood Hall! Hopwood Foundation Friends Crowdfunding to Help Us Fight: givesendgo.com/SaveHopwoodHall

LEGAL UPDATE: A major highpoint of my life has been working with our amazing community to rescue Hopwood Hall Estate -- so it is incredibly disheartening to now watch what is happening due to the actions of Rochdale Council, Rochdale Development Agency and Hopwood Hall College

It’s been 7 months since Rochdale Council torpedoed our rescue efforts at Hopwood Hall Estate and now they say they need MORE TIME to respond to our ‘Notice of Legal Proceedings’. Meanwhile the community’s huge investments into our award-winning gardens are going to ruin. Video

10K+ VIEWS OVERNIGHT! Check out our new 25-minute investigative video exposing the shocking actions over 30+ years leading to the dereliction of Hopwood Hall Estate and the loss of our community’s access to their heritage. Watch here: youtu.be/KLRVAui80BU

Our YouTube Channel just hit 3,500,000 Views! Thank you to everyone watching, supporting & participating in our rescue of Hopwood Hall Estate! Check it out at: youtube.com/@HopwoodXIV

Despite our challenges with Hopwood Hall Estate, I'm thrilled my family’s USA hotel project is flying ahead! So much progress can be made when a Council decides to help not hinder!! crainsgrandrapids.com/news/hospitali…

Hi, we’ve been focused on the situation at Hopwood Hall and are making progress but it's a slow process. In the meantime, here's a new 40-minute video podcast with Ancestry's Crista Cowan 🍃Ancestry Corporate Genealogist where we discuss my early days discovering the Hall! Watch here: youtu.be/_f913iNIffU?si…