The deadline for online or postal votes has now closed. However, you can still vote on the resolutions at the AGM itself, but not for the Council elections.
Why does voting matter in particular this year? The National Trust has been through a period like no other in our 126-year history. Strong views have emerged on a host of topics, from volunteers and curators to trail hunting and overcrowding. Members are our lifeblood and help us set the right agenda in all that we do.
The votes cast will help us make the best possible decisions in the months to come. Full details of this year’s event, including all the resolutions and candidates for the Council elections are set out in our AGM booklet, which you can access below.
Voting recommendations
Many of our members have asked us to summarise voting recommendations this year, so we have set these out below. Members can, of course, vote in any way they choose. You can also appoint the Chair of the meeting to vote on your behalf as he/she thinks fit.
The Nominations Committee’s recommendations for the Council elections are:
Sandy Nairne, Caroline Kay, Min Grimshaw, Philip Monk, Sarah Green and Christopher Stewart
Summary of recommendations for the resolutions:
Members’ resolution about trail hunting, exempt hunting and hound exercise on National Trust land
Board of Trustees’ position: We note the resolution and are keen to hear the views of the membership
Members’ resolution about volunteer management
Board of Trustees’ position: We recommend members vote against the resolution
Members’ resolution about defibrillators at properties
Board of Trustees’ position: We recommend members vote against the resolution
Members’ resolution about disclosure of senior staff remuneration
Board of Trustees’ position: We recommend members vote for the resolution
Members’ resolution about overcrowding at properties
Board of Trustees’ position: We note the resolution and are keen to hear the views of the membership
Members’ resolution about curatorial expertise
Board of Trustees’ position: We recommend members vote against the resolution
Board of Trustees’ resolution about digital futures
Board of Trustees’ position: We recommend members vote for the resolution
You are eligible to vote in the Council elections if you joined us as a member on or before 12 August 2021. You are eligible to vote on the resolutions if you joined us on or before 20 August 2021.
We'd love you to join us in person, but if you can't attend, you can watch the AGM online via this page on Saturday 30 October 2021.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions of the Trust's AGM Chair, Orna NiChionna Turner, as well as the Director-General, Hilary McGrady, and her team.
Below you'll find all the links you need, as well as our latest Annual Report and guidance on how voting works.
