York Association of the National Trust
Our March Newsletter is now available - see below for contents
Welcome to the March Newsletter and I hope you are enjoying this time of year when we see the signs of Spring around us. In April and May we have planned return visits to
Middlethorpe Hall Gardens and
Bridgewater RHS Gardens with booking forms included with this Newsletter and on the
website (Login required).
Catherine Brophy, Chair chair@yant.org.uk or newsletter@yant.org.uk
(You can read the full text of the Chair's Letter
here)
The next Newsletter will be published in June 2024
Forthcoming Events (Calendar)
 Tuesday 16th April - Drop in Lunch - Theatre Royal's Upper Foyer
Wednesday 17th April - Day Trip - Middlethorpe Hall Gardens
Thursday 18th April - Short Walk - Myton on Swale
Saturday 20th April - “I’m Anthony Day and I keep bees” 2.30 at York Explore
Sunday 5th to Sunday 12th May - Holiday - Sicily
Wednesday 8th May - Short Walk - Cropton Cabins
Wednesday 15th May - Day Trip - RHS Bridgewater
Tuesday 21st May - Drop in Lunch - Theatre Royal's Upper Foyer
Click here for details of events at our local NT properties
The next Half Day Walk will be on
Thursday 18th April 2024 - Mayton on Swale Circular Walk
Approximately 5.5 miles.
For further details see the Walks Page or contact the Walks Group (walks@yant.org.uk)
If you are intending to participate in any of our Walks, please read our latest note (available
here) which gives details of how our future Walks will be organised and run.
Please note, in particular, that Members wishing to take part in our walks must inform the Walks leader of their names and mobile telephone numbers so that the numbers of walkers may be known and recorded prior to the start of the walk.
What's in our March Newsletter?
MEMBERSHIP (Page 4)
Over the past three months we have welcomed three new members to YANT bringing our total membership to 411. Thank you to all our members for your support.
53rd AGM, TALK and LUNCH (Page 4)
Our 53rd AGM will be Saturday 23rd March 2024 followed by a Talk to be given by Mary Murrey - “When the Queen came to Lunch”.
Full details of the AGM, Talk and Lunch are on page 4 of the Newsletter and on the
Talks page of our website.
HOLIDAY (Page 5)
There is still time to book for all our 2024 holidays. Do have a good look at the 2024 holiday brochure included with the September Newsletter or see full details on the Holiday page of this website.

DROP IN LUNCHES (Page 5)
Drop In Lunches will be held on the third Tuesday each month in the Theatre Royal's Upper Foyer. Dates for the next three months are on Page 5 of the Newsletter and also on our Calendar.
TALKS (Page 6)
Our March and April Talks will be:
“When the Queen came to Lunch” on Saturday 23rd March (following the YANT AGM) at the Delta by Marriott Hotel, Tadcaster Road.
“I am Anthony Day and I keep Bees” on Saturday 20th April.
To be held in the Marriott Room, York Central Library, Museum Street starting at 2.30pm.
Full details on Page 4 and 6 of the Newsletter and on the
Talks page.
DAY TRIPS (Pages 7 and 8)
We have two Day Trips planned for April and May. Middlethorpe Hall Garden Visit and Cream Tea on Wednesday 17th April and RHS Bridgewater on Wednesday 15th May. Full details on Page 7 of the Newsletter and on the Day Trips page of our website.

WALKS QUIZ NIGHT (Page 9)
The Walks Group Social Evening and Quiz Night will be held at the New Earswick & District Bowls Club, Huntington Road, York on Friday 15th March 2024. Full details on the Walks page.

HALF DAY WALKS (Pages 9 TO 11)
Half Day Walks have been arranged for March, April, May and June. Full details are available on the Walks Page.
HOLIDAY REVIEW (Pages 12 and 13)
Christmas in Liverpool
5th and 6th December
The Albert Docks, the Shakespeare Theatre, the top of the Liver building, Liverpool tour and Christmas lunch!
"This was a very enjoyable couple of days, a good way to start Christmas"
Read the full, excellent review of this holiday (plus photographs) here (Login required).
DAY TRIP REVIEW (Pages 13 to 15)
Starting on Page 13 there is an interesting review of the November 2023 visit to the Art Gallery at Beningbrough Hall. The review is also available on the Day Trips webpage here (Login required).
NEWS FROM THE NT (Pages 15 and 16)
Have a look at Pages 15 and 16 plus our website for news about Beningbrough, Goddards, Nunnington and Treasurer's House.
Or follow the links in the "What's On at our local National Trust properties" section below.

SANDHAM MEMORIAL CHAPEL (Pages 17 and 18)
See Pages 17 and 18 of the Newsletter for an article by Dr. Dorothy Nott entitled Sandham Memorial Chapel by Stanley Spencer.
"This is far more than a single painting. Three sides of the chapel are covered with murals from floor to ceiling"
There is still time to book for all our 2024 holidays. Do have a good look at the 2024 holiday brochure included with the September Newsletter or see full details on the Holiday page of this website.
Please note - our August Holiday to the Outer Hebrides has been cancelled and replaced with a visit to Cheshire.
Castles and Historic Houses of Cheshire
13 - 16 August 2024. 4 Days from £825.00
For further details see the Holidays Page or contact the Holidays Organiser (holidays@yant.org.uk)
To Book on this Holiday, contact Brightwater Holidays on 01334 657155

Holiday Photographs and Reviews
Reviews and photographs of our 2023 holidays to the Peloponnese, Bath & Wells, the Grand Houses and Gardens of Northern Ireland and the Christmas visit to Liverpool and Shakespeare North Playhouse are now available on the 2023 Holiday page (Login is required for these pages). A big thank you to all our members who review our holidays and let us use their photographs.
INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION FEES
Since our last increase in subscription fees, our admin and running costs have risen, especially over the last year e.g. printing costs, hall/room hire, fuel prices, postage rates. Following a discussion and vote at the Annual General Meeting in March, it was agreed to increase the membership subscription fees. These increases will come into effect for 2025.
Individual membership will increase from £8 per person to £10.
Family membership (YANT members living at the same address) will increase from £14 to £18.
If you pay by standing order, please contact your bank and increase your payment to the relevant amount, due on 4 Jan 2025
Things we have done in the past (and are starting to do again)
