Putting People at the Heart of the National Trust's Future Thinking ; As the National Trust Rearranges Its Local Representation, Martin Hesp Spoke to South West Regional Director Mark Harold About What the Future May Hold for the Westcountry's Largest Landowner

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Did you know that one fifth of the UK population never sets foot on anything but man-made surfaces? Did you realise that the country's largest heritage organisation now hates the idea of pickling anything in aspic? Actually, it's best never to use that particular phrase when talking to the man who's just been given the job of running the National Trust's newly defined super-region here in the South West.

Mark Harold, who has been promoted from his position as the organisation's boss in Devon and Cornwall to being director of its entire Westcountry operations, says he recoils from the idea of pickling anything in aspic like a man being "poked in the eye with a stick".

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Putting People at the Heart of the National Trust's Future Thinking ; As the National Trust Rearranges Its Local Representation, Martin Hesp Spoke to South West Regional Director Mark Harold About What the Future May Hold for the Westcountry's Largest Landowner

That's because Mr Harold flies the flag for a kind of new vision in the hallowed wood panelled halls of the trust's historic houses and across the wild open moors and extensive coasts of its countryside properties.

If you had to precis the new ethos of the region's largest property owner it would be that it wants to act on a more local basis and be more inclusive when it comes to people from all walks of life.

It's even changed the job titles of its "wardens" to "rangers" in a bid to become more user-fr...

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