Landscape Trust Events

Photo Events 2024/5 (Call for Participants)
2024-06-01 - 2025-04-30 | Cumbria
We are planning two photographic events:
Firstly, in June 2025 we intend to mount a major photographic exhibition of images from around the National Landscape, show-casing our natural beauties, whether those be bugs, beasties, birds, plant life, landscapes, seascapes or skyscapes (or some combination of all of the above!) as part of the Silverdale and Arnside Art and Craft Trail. For this event we’re ruling nothing out, as long as your photo features some aspect of the National Landscape area.
Before then, though, we are also planning our calendar for 2025. This will be on the general theme of Plants & Animals in the National Landscape; for this, we are looking for a total of 13 images, capable of being printed in A4 landscape format. Images which aren’t selected for the calendar may still be featured on our website, or to adorn the cover of Keer to Kent. Photographs for the exhibition must be submitted before 30th April 2025: images to be considered for the calendar by 31st August 2024. We are exploring options for prizes for photos for the main exhibition event: photographers whose images are selected for the 2025 calendar will be supplied with a free copy of the calendar.
To enter, please use our online submission form.

Cover image: Dallam Bridge by Adrian Almond (winning entry of our 2016 photo competition)

Annual General Meeting 2025 & 'Lakeland Architecture Through the Centuries'
2025-07-17 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Heron Theatre, Stanley Street, Beetham, Cumbria, LA7 7AS, United Kingdom
Annual General Meeting of the Landscape Trust.
Members are advised that the Landscape Trust Annual General Meeting 2025 is to be held on Thursday July 17th at 7.30 pm at the Heron Theatre, Beetham
Note: any resolutions must be submitted, with five members’ signed support, to the secretary 28 days before the AGM and any other business must be notified in advance.
Agenda

Apologies for Absence
Minutes of AGM 17th July 2024
Matters Arising (5 minutes)
Chairman’s report (15 minutes)
Treasurer’s report (10 minutes)
Adoption of accounts, as approved by the trustees in May 2025 / Appointment of Independent Examiner (2 minutes)
Secretary’s report (5 minutes)
Election of Officers: (10 minutes)

The following officers are willing to serve for the coming year: Chairman: Steve Benner; Secretary: Michael Warren – to be proposed and seconded according to the constitution.
Treasurer: At the trustees’ meeting in November 2024, trustees agreed unanimously to appoint Justin Wetters as treasurer to replace Ray Anslow, who had resigned after many years of outstanding service. This appointment needs to be formally approved by the AGM.
Proposal: to elect Justin Wetters to the position of treasurer.

Election of trustees;

Lynne Farrell and Trevor Blease are both coming to the end of their three-year period as Trustees this year. Both are willing to serve for another term. All others are still current.
Note on election of Officers and Committee Members: The Managing Committee currently consists of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and six other elected Committee Members (one of whom will be Vice Chairman). All of these are Trustees. Invited members to the reports part of the Committee Meetings are the Chairman of the Events Committee; Membership Secretary; Volunteer Reserves Officer; Editor of Keer to Kent and the manager of the AONB unit where these are not already elected Committee Members. The President is an ex-officio member of the committee. Trustee Committee Members including Officers serve a three-year term but can be re-elected.

Date and Time of Next Annual General Meeting: To be determined (July 2026).

Break
Lakeland Architecture through the centuries – a talk by Andrew Lowe, former building conservation officer for the Lake District National Park Authority.
Closing comments.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
The following supporting documents are available for download:

Agenda
Minutes of previous AGM (2024)
ASLT Management Structure 2024
Annual report & Accounts 2024-2025
Constitution of the Landscape Trust (as amended 2024)

Annual General Meeting 2026 & 'Lancashire: A Journey Into the Wild'
2026-07-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Heron Theatre, Stanley Street, Beetham, Cumbria, LA7 7AS, United Kingdom
Annual General Meeting of the Landscape Trust.
Members are advised that the Landscape Trust Annual General Meeting 2026 is to be held on Wednesday July 15th at 7.30 pm at the Heron Theatre, Beetham
Note: any resolutions must be submitted, with five members’ signed support, to the secretary 28 days before the AGM and any other business must be notified in advance.
Agenda

Apologies for Absence
Minutes of AGM 17th July 2025
Matters Arising (5 minutes)
Chairman’s report (15 minutes)
Treasurer’s report (10 minutes)
Adoption of accounts, as approved by the trustees in May 2026 / Appointment of Independent Examiner (2 minutes)
Secretary’s report (5 minutes)
Election of Officers and Trustees: (10 minutes)

No officers’ terms are coming to an end this year. Nick Lindsay’s first term as a Trustee ends this year; he is willing to serve for another term. All others are still current.

Note on election of Officers and Committee Members: The Managing Committee currently consists of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and six other elected Committee Members (one of whom will be Vice Chairman). All of these are Trustees. Invited members to the reports part of the Committee Meetings are the Chairman of the Events Committee; Membership Secretary; Volunteer Reserves Officer; Editor of Keer to Kent and the manager of the AONB unit where these are not already elected Committee Members. The President is an ex-officio member of the committee. Trustee Committee Members including Officers serve a three-year term but can be re-elected.

Date and Time of Next Annual General Meeting: To be determined (July 2027).

Break
Lancashire: A Journey into the Wild – a talk by John Lamb, Senior Conservation Officer with The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.
Closing comments.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
The following supporting documents are available for download:

Agenda
Minutes of previous AGM (2025)
ASLT Management Structure 2024
Annual report & Accounts 2025-2026
Constitution of the Landscape Trust (as amended 2024)
