Article 476W3 National Trust targets new audience with celebration of protest

National Trust targets new audience with celebration of protest

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Esther Addley
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Year-long programme of events will explore history of revolt linked to trust's sites

Put down the jam scone and stop scrutinising that Chippendale sideboard. The National Trust will be directing visitors to examine more revolutionary concerns this year with a programme of events commemorating protests, marches and demands for social change.

The conservation charity is best known for its careful stewardship of hundreds of historic homes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. But in an effort to be "relevant" and capture new audiences, it will focus this year on the history of protest at its sites, in a programme inspired by the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo massacre.

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