Issue 164 - Spring 2025

Spring 2025 audio edition highlights 
The latest issue of National Trust Magazine has landed and, as always, it’s packed full of fascinating stories and updates from across the Trust. 

This spring we’re taking a look at the work that’s been going on at Trust places to restore the health of the UK’s rivers, while comedian and art-lover Sandi Toksvig introduces a new book celebrating women artists and designers. Listeners can also learn how the Trust is recreating the Japanese festival of Hanami at Kingston Lacy in Dorset and take a tour of Henrietta Bankes’ interpretation of a Japanese garden.

Meanwhile there are plenty of ways to make the most of your membership this spring, from World Book Day events to seasonal blossom walks - plus news stories to keep you up to date with all the work you’re supporting. 

You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes: 

00:00:00 Introduction and Editor’s Letter 
00:01:37 News from around the Trust
00:07:37 From the Director General
00:11:38 National Trust AGM Report 2024
00:17:37 Henrietta’s Garden
00:28:04 From Source to Sea
00:45:54 Women Artists and Designers at the National Trust
01:02:34 When Old Meets Bold
01:02:05 Out and About
01:15:28 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