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| Rather than worrying about rainbow badges to indicate anti-homophobia or avoidance of the word “Easter” in their publicity (The National Trust has become an easy target in the culture wars, G2, 9 August), the National Trust would do better to pay more attention to the accessibility of their paths. | Rather than worrying about rainbow badges to indicate anti-homophobia or avoidance of the word “Easter” in their publicity (The National Trust has become an easy target in the culture wars, G2, 9 August), the National Trust would do better to pay more attention to the accessibility of their paths. |
| Anyone who has pushed a wheelchair through the deep gravel so beloved of NT country house gardens will know what I mean – it is almost impossible. | Anyone who has pushed a wheelchair through the deep gravel so beloved of NT country house gardens will know what I mean – it is almost impossible. |
| A binding resin, or a double run of stone-flagging, the width of the wheels, would blend sympathetically with the surroundings and solve the problem immediately. As Sir Simon Jenkins could confirm, I have written to the Trust three times over the past few years, asking for a fundraising campaign to be considered, to begin a rolling programme of such improvements. | A binding resin, or a double run of stone-flagging, the width of the wheels, would blend sympathetically with the surroundings and solve the problem immediately. As Sir Simon Jenkins could confirm, I have written to the Trust three times over the past few years, asking for a fundraising campaign to be considered, to begin a rolling programme of such improvements. |
| I also offered starter money to begin the fund. I received bland assurances in reply and precisely no action.Anne AyresHuthwaite, Nottinghamshire | I also offered starter money to begin the fund. I received bland assurances in reply and precisely no action.Anne AyresHuthwaite, Nottinghamshire |
| • Why is the National Trust not insisting on its army of volunteers undertaking their duties in wheelchairs in order to demonstrate empathy with their disabled customers. Any organisation worth its salt as a virtue-signaller should have been on to this long since.Edward ThomasEastbourne, East Sussex | • Why is the National Trust not insisting on its army of volunteers undertaking their duties in wheelchairs in order to demonstrate empathy with their disabled customers. Any organisation worth its salt as a virtue-signaller should have been on to this long since.Edward ThomasEastbourne, East Sussex |
| • The trivial nature of the complaints against the National Trust obscures more serious concerns. The NT has adopted the signature message “for ever, for everyone”, but this does not apply to its libraries. The NT has one of the country’s largest collections of old and rare books and complete libraries, but the average visitor does not have any access to these. Visitors often cannot get near enough to see the book titles. The books are just there for decoration, locked away, never to be used or consulted. Although the libraries are being catalogued and conserved, there does not appear to be any NT policy for displaying the contents for visitors or making any educational use of these vast and interesting collections.Malyn NewittLockerley, Hampshire | • The trivial nature of the complaints against the National Trust obscures more serious concerns. The NT has adopted the signature message “for ever, for everyone”, but this does not apply to its libraries. The NT has one of the country’s largest collections of old and rare books and complete libraries, but the average visitor does not have any access to these. Visitors often cannot get near enough to see the book titles. The books are just there for decoration, locked away, never to be used or consulted. Although the libraries are being catalogued and conserved, there does not appear to be any NT policy for displaying the contents for visitors or making any educational use of these vast and interesting collections.Malyn NewittLockerley, Hampshire |
| • Reading about the recipe change by the National Trust to their flapjacks, I wondered if it was one of these that Jill Archer threw at a restaurateur last week? Though I would expect her to approve of the new ingredients – using seeds, fruit and nuts and less sugar. I do that myself.Jill BennettSt Albans, Hertfordshire | • Reading about the recipe change by the National Trust to their flapjacks, I wondered if it was one of these that Jill Archer threw at a restaurateur last week? Though I would expect her to approve of the new ingredients – using seeds, fruit and nuts and less sugar. I do that myself.Jill BennettSt Albans, Hertfordshire |
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