The controversial chairman of the National Trust has resigned amid a growing revolt among members over his woke policies.
Tim Parker s decision to quit was announced just 24 hours after a highly critical motion at this year s AGM said the membership had no confidence in his leadership and demanded his resignation.
Members, ministers and MPs had grown increasingly frustrated with Mr Parker s chairmanship, which critics said he used to take the 126-year-old charity in a politically correct direction.
Last September, the Trust published an sensational 115-page report which blacklisted 93 of its estates over their alleged links to slavery - including Chartwell in Kent, home of Sir Winston Churchill.
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Hull business partners with charity that supports women and children in Sierra Leone
The charity runs a number of community projects assisting women in agricultural development and empowering them to become financially stable through entrepreneurship.
21 May 2021
The Jamil & Nyanga Jaward Foundation backpack project
A Hull based business has partnered with a charity in Sierra Leone that supports children and widows through education and economic development.
The Jamil & Nyanga Jaward Foundation was set up in 2017 and runs a number of community projects assisting women in agricultural development and empowering them to become financially stable through entrepreneurship.
The non-profit organisation also runs projects for young children attending various local schools in Freetown, giving them access to much-needed educational resources.
8 of the best bike rides for you to try out near Hull
We are blessed with some perfect terrain to pedal across in Hull and East Yorkshire
8 of the best bike rides for you to try out near Hull
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