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Land Trust Annual Review 2019

The Land Trust:

The first 15 years

The Land Trust celebrated its 15th birthday in 2004 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
2019. Established as a pilot project in 2004,
before becoming a registered charity in 2010, The Land Restoration HM Treasury approves The first full year of the Land Trust has The Land Trust Over 44,000 people
we have welcomed millions of people to our Trust is established. the establishment Land Trust operating 2,000 hectares of land secures its 50th site. take part in organised
sites over the last 15 years making a hugely Over the first three years of the Land Trust as a registered charity. under management. Land Trust endowment activities on Land
positive impact with the communities based of the pilot, eight sites as an independent Hectares under ‘The Lady of the North’ portfolio rises to over Trust sites.
charity with five key
around our sites and changing people’s lives and 400 hectares of land charitable objectives management Northumberlandia £100 million. Countess of Chester
for the better. were transferred with an of health, community increased from 985 transfers to the Northumberlandia Country Park officially
endowment to the Trust. and social cohesion, hectares to 1,800. Land Trust. welcomes over 120,000 opened by Duchess
This timeline takes you back through some of the education, economy After 27 years of Transformation of visitors and features of Cornwall.
incredible things that have been achieved working and environment. dereliction, Festival Port Sunlight River on ITV’s Tales of Port Sunlight River Park
with our fantastic team of managing partners Cronton Colliery, Haig Gardens reopens in Park begins. Northumberland with (opened by local MP
2012 thanks to the hard
Robson Green.
Alison McGovern) and
and volunteers. Colliery and Greenwich work of the Land Trust. Over 8,000 people Canvey Wick (opened
Ecology Park transfer attended community The Land Trust takes
to the Land Trust’s events on our sites. on historic site, by TV presenter
Here’s to the next 15 years! management. Fort Burgoyne. Steve Backshall) also
officially open to the
Green Angels launched general public.
at Liverpool Festival
Gardens.
Greenwich Ecology
Park, Elba Park,
Weetslade and Beam
Parklands receive
Green Flag status.

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