York Association of the National Trust
Our March Newsletter is now available
Welcome to the March Newsletter which we hope you enjoy reading. There are two holiday reviews and another essay in our series about paintings from the NT Collection. This year our AGM and lunch will be held on Saturday 8th March at the Bar Convent, see page 4 for more information. On Friday 25th April there is the YANT quiz evening with supper, and further details are on page 5. There is a day trip by coach to East Riddlesden Hall and the Brontë Vicarage on Wednesday 21st May and on Thursday 4th September a joint visit with YPS to the Quarry Bank NT estate, also by coach, details on page 7. Booking forms are included with this Newsletter and on the website.
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 2025
Our next holiday will be:-
Northern Spain, featuring Santiago De Compostela
Monday 12th to Sunday 18th May 2025
From £2,195.00 per person
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
York Association of the National Trust
Your Membership Subscription
Please note that all membership subscriptions are due on 4 January 2025
In 2024 we increased our membership subscription rate from £8 to £10 and £14 to £18. Despite several notifications via the newsletter, many standing orders were not increased by the deadline of 4 January 2024. This resulted in many members posting cheques for the balance throughout the year. Some members did not pay the increase, so many memberships were lapsed. This involved many admin hours sending out letters, emails and updating the database. Not the outcome we wanted.
So, would all members who did not do so last year, please check that their standing orders for 2025 are set at the increased rates and, if not, increase them. Information regarding how much you paid last year will be available on your bank statement. As the committee is so small now, we are unable to spend time chasing up the correct payments again. Memberships will have to be lapsed if an underpayment is received, and the underpayment will be recorded as a donation.
A huge ‘Thank You’ to all those who did update their standing order payments as requested.
Any member who still pays by cheque or BACS, please ensure that we receive payment on time
Carole Wright
YANT Membership Secretary
Valerie Laud
YANT Treasurer
Please see the full letter here which contains payment instructions.
Things we have done in the past (and are starting to do again)
