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Creating
Unforgettable
Memories

A warm welcome ..

Welcome to the Upper Thames and Ridgeway National Trust Association (UTRNTA).

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The UTRNTA is the local Supporter Group for the National Trust, covering parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire not catered for by surrounding Associations.

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We attract members from a wide area centred on Cirencester, Lechlade and Highworth.

In addition to your existing membership of the National Trust we offer events such as:

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​Local talks on a wide variety of topics

Day-trips to NT Properties and other places of interest

An annual spring holiday

 

​The talks take place in the winter months and are held in Cirencester, Lechlade and Highworth.  The outings are in the warmer months, and are typically day-trips by coach to NT sites which are further away.  The holiday in 2023 was based in Sheffield and included five National Trust sites in that area.

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​Some of our funds are donated to the National Trust to help in their work locally.

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OUR MEMBERSHIP

Unforgettable

Memories

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OUR EVENTS

Unforgettable

Memories

Our upcoming Events

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NEXT TALK

Saturday 16th November

2 30pm Cirencester


Dr Gillian White –

The most dissolute man in London, the Duke of Devonshire and the building of Chatsworth

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William, Cavendish, 4th Earl and 1st Duke of Devonshire, has gone down to history as both the saviour of English liberties and ‘the most dissolute man in London’. This talk looks at his exciting political life and also considers the gambling, womanising, duel-fighting side of his story. But Cavendish was also the builder of one of England’s greatest country mansions, Chatsworth House, and we’ll also look at the architecture and decoration of this great building that took twenty years to complete – and was really only done by accident.

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annual general meeting will follow at appox

3 45pm

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Forest

FUTURE TALKS

​2025

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Thursday 16th January

2 30 pm Lechlade Memorial Hall

Bill King

The River At War

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Tuesday 11th February Highworth

Wednesday 12th March Cirencester

Thursday 17th April Lechlade

Tuesday 7th October Highworth

Saturday 15th November Cirencester

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Castle in Island
OUTINGS

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Friday October 11th

visit to  Chedworth Roman Villa

we have been invited to join the celebration of a century in the National Trust and 160 years since  the discovery at Chedworth

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Shared car transport 

starts 11am for a guided tour

20 places

To express an interest please contact Gillian millerwrde@icloud.com

 

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         Tuesday November 26th

              Coffee Morning

            Three Trees Farm Coffee Shop

SN4 0HT

     at 10 30 am

Three Trees is a mile south of the

M4 junction 15 on the RHS of the road to Marlborough 

There is also a farm shop

threetreesfarm.co.uk

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Tuesday December 10th.

Christmas Tea

at the De Vere Hotel

Cotswold Water Park

https://www.devere.co.uk/cotswold-water-park-hotel

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Have you ideas for visits for next year?

Please let us know if you have

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We are coming to the end of this year's programme so please look out for next year's programme

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In the meantime why not visit the News and Gallery Section and see what we have enjoyed this year

Just click on the writing for a fuller report

 

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2025

Wednesday February 5th 2025

NEW YEAR LUNCH

Blunsdon House Hotel

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