National Trust Staffordshire Centre
Who Are We?
We are a group of National Trust supporters who provide a range of activities to enable our members to meet socially, make new friends and get more out of supporting the National Trust.
Funds raised are used to support our local properties. To find out more visit our About Us page
What Do We Do?
We have regular meetings throughout the year, where we enjoy talks on a wide range of topics.
We organise a walk in most months of the year. In the summer we organise interesting coach and car visits, where you can enjoy the company of friendly people with similar interests.
Who Do We Support?
In our first fifty years we raised over £100,000 for local National Trust properties. Recently our efforts have been concentrated on the Shugborough Estate, where we have committed to be the sole sponsor of the second hand bookshop. Find out more
What's Coming Up?
Our first walk of 2025 – Thursday 17th April
Pirehill and Aston-by-Stone, starting at the Star Inn. Details now on website
Diary dates:-
Thursday May 29th – Sandon Estate – details now on website
Thursday 12th June
Thursday July 17th
Click on the logo to go to the Walks page
Next talk – 8th April – 51st AGM 2025 –followed by an update on Shugborough
13th May – Women in Aviation – Jess Boyden-Juckes
10th June – Unpicking The Thread – Shaun Farrelly
Details of talks to June 2025 posted on to the Talks page.
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First visit of 2025 – Thursday 10th April – A car visit to Shugborough for a talk and tour around the Forest Garden. Free to members of the Centre and their guests.
Diary dates:
Tuesday 29th April – Skittles at The Royal Oak – CANCELLED due to pub closure
Wednesday 25th June – A car visit and lunch to St Bartholomew’s Church.
Click on the logo to go to the Visits page.
Our 2025 Holiday – Yorkshire Wonders – had to be cancelled due to a lack of support but members were able to join another holiday to Cambridge s an alternative.
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The bulk of our 50th anniversary donation in 2023 of £3,500 funded the purchase of a ‘Touch To See’ tactile book and map for visually impaired visitors to the mansion. This has now been delivered to Shugbooug. In 2024 we have donated £2,500 to Shugborough to pay for a new weather station and training in the craft of hedgelaying.
We’ve had a progress report on the hedge-laying training and the weather station from the Shugborough team that you can see on the About Us page
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Join In
Why not join us for a walk or come along to one of our talks.
Talks are held in Walton Village Hall, Milford ST17 0LD at 2.30pm – usually on the second Tuesday in the month, and are followed by tea, coffee and biscuits.
Check out our Events page to see our current programme and details of how to join in on our walks, talks and visits.
Join Up
Membership only costs £8 a year. For this you get access to a full programme of events and a Newsletter that we publish twice a year.
To see how to join, go to our Join Us page and complete the application form.
Membership is open to all supporters of the National Trust from Stafford and the surrounding villages.
Help Preserve Our Special Places - Forever
If you want to get more out of the National Trust, make new friends and help support the historic places and countryside that we all care about, check out our Events page, give us a try and join us.
