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Oct 2021
Harrogate becomes battleground for National Trust woke and hunting rows
Harrogate became the battleground today in the ongoing debates about wokeness and hunting at the National Trust.
The charity held its annual general meeting at the Harrogate Convention Centre today. Local people passing the building this morning may have noticed a wave of green protesters outside from the League Against Cruel Sports.
But there was also another group, Restore Trust, campaigning for change on the inside at the meeting.
The trust, which has more than 500 properties including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden near Ripon, held various votes today to determine how the organisation moves forward.
Some of the motions to have attracted national media attention were for a ban on hunting on trust land and for the protection of volunteers who refuse to support political movements.
Emma Judd, deputy director of policy, campaigns and communications at the League Against Cruel Sports, told the Stray Ferret:
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Cornelia van der Poll, a spokesperson for Restore Trust denied any interest in wokeness despite it being the centre of a great deal of media coverage in the run up to the AGM. She told the Stray Ferret:
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