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Donkey Shed restoration recognised by local award

Thursday 19 December 2024

An historic structure that underwent a restoration in 2022 has been recognised with a local heritage award from the Malvern Civic Society.  The Donkey Shed, which housed the last donkeys used to carry people up into the hills, has been given a “Highl…

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Tree safety works underway

Tuesday 17 December 2024

As autumn and winter descends, it's time for us to turn our attention to trees. Around 30% of the land the Trust cares for is native woodland with orchards in-field trees, hedgerows, tree avenues also found across our holding. Much of the woodland …

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Sheep dead after dog attack

Monday 16 December 2024

The Malvern Hills Trust is reminding dog walkers of the importance of putting their pets on leads near livestock after a pregnant sheep was attacked by a dog. On Friday 13th December, the Trust were alerted to a dog attacking a sheep. A member of th…

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Historic Day for Malvern Hills Trust

Wednesday 27 November 2024

Malvern Hills Trust will deposit its Parliamentary Bill on 27 November. This follows 10 years of hard and focused work on identifying the problems with its outdated legislation and identifying the best solutions.  There was an eight-week public cons…

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Office closure - 28th November

Wednesday 27 November 2024

Please note that the office will be closed from 1.00pm on Thursday 28th November for a full staff meeting.  The office will reopen at 9.00am on 29th November. If you need to contact us urgently, please call the office number on 01684 892002.  For al…

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Chair reflects on the Trust's last 12 months

Tuesday 26 November 2024

The Annual Meeting of the Board of the Malvern Hills Trust was held on the 14th November. At the meeting, the Annual Accounts were approved and the Levy Payers voted to retain the current auditors. The Chair of the Board, John Michael addressed the …

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Malvern Hills Trust responds to Public Consultation

Wednesday 30 October 2024

The Malvern Hills Trust has been analysing nearly 500 pieces of feedback from members of the public and organisations about its proposed governance changes. Trustees have carefully considered all the responses and the Trust sincerely thanks all who h…

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Trustees vote to proceed with the Private Bill

Tuesday 29 October 2024

We'd like to thank everyone who took part in our consultation on proposals to bring the Trust into the 21st century. The trustees have now reviewed all the consultation responses.  The report of overall findings is available here and the results and …

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Deadline approaching to apply

Thursday 03 October 2024

The deadline has now passed. The deadline is approaching to join our team caring for the iconic Malvern Hills and Commons landscape. Community and Conservation Officer We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to help deliver our Land Management P…

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Request for information - Malvern Hills Acts

Wednesday 02 October 2024

Malvern Hills Trust (the working name of Malvern Hills Conservators) is considering the promotion of a Bill in the current session of Parliament. If the Bill is promoted, it is likely to provide for the repeal of existing legislation relating to lan…

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