This month was the National Trust Week of Action – a series of colourful protests which took place from the 29th July to the 4th August. The focus of the week was to urge the National Trust to drop Barclays, the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe.

Many National Trust members, volunteers and staff thought up the campaign and took part – along with numerous CCA members. Their passion and drive was supported by a coordination team, where CCA played a central role.

A massive well done to everyone who was involved, and thank you for all your hard work. The campaign will be turning into an evergreen campaign soon, meaning that people will be invited to take further actions at National Trust sites going forward. If you weren’t able to get involved in the week of action, but wish that you had, you can join this whatsapp group to get up to date information on it, or read this action pack.

Also a big thankyou to everyone who donates to CCA. This campaign wouldn’t be possible without you.

The Week of Action Was Huge

It is incredible to think that almost 50 actions took place at National Trust properties across the UK. The activities at each site looked different, depending on what those involved felt would work for the location. There was a samba band marching through the National Trust site at Killerton in Devon, a punting protest through Bathampton Meadows in Somerset and a protest choir singing at the Longshawe Estate in the Peak District. When at National Trust sites people were able to have meaningful conversations with visitors and staff. There was widespread support for their campaign and a clear agreement that the National Trust should drop Barclays.

The week of action got widespread media coverage, including The Times and page 2 of the Telegraph.

Some photos of the National Trust campaign