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.
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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FUTURE TALKS
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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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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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Wednesday February 5th 2025
NEW YEAR LUNCH
Blunsdon House Hotel
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