The Aylesbury Centre of the National Trust is your local group of NT members and volunteers. We meet regularly to enjoy an evening talks programme, outings to Trust properties and other destinations, an annual holiday, coffee mornings and more. We publish a Newsletter to our members three times a year.
Through our events we aim to raise funds which are donated annually towards NT projects, usually within the Aylesbury Vale. We principally support the smaller properties such as Claydon House, Boarstall Duck Decoy, and Ashridge Estate, with an emphasis on improving the visitor experience, particularly for children’s education, and on environmental improvements. A few years ago, we developed a booklet on Florence Nightingale for children to use at Claydon House.
The 220 or so Centre members live in Aylesbury, across Aylesbury Vale, and beyond.
There is no obligation to actively support the Trust, but some of our members volunteer for roles at properties such as room stewards at Claydon and Waddesdon, garden help at Stowe, and so on.
We celebrated our 45th anniversary in 2019 with a social evening in the Powerhouse at Waddesdon Manor. Our President, John Bly, takes an active interest in the Centre.
Meetings take place in Broughton Junior School, Broughton Avenue, Aylesbury HP20 1NQ starting at 8pm. Doors open at 7:30pm which gives time to browse books and any produce, meet friends, and buy raffle tickets!
To confirm programme details, call the Hon. Secretary, Aylesbury Centre of the National Trust on 07399 540626 or aylesburycentrent@gmail.com
Here are just a few of our forthcoming events – we hope you will join us. Further events will be announced in our occasional Newsletters.
Our talks' programme for the next 6 months is:
20 Jan Two Georgian Country Houses in the Chilterns Adam Smith
17 Feb Winston Churchill's Toyshop Gordon Rogers
17 Mar World War II and tea Dananjaya Silva
28 Apr The common lodging-house in Victorian England Liz Woolley
19 May Aspects of Ashridge John Hockey
16 Jun Hops The key to beer flavour Prof F Richard Sharpe
Get in touch
Contact: Hon Secretary
Tel: 07399 540626
