{"id":34617,"date":"2022-10-18T17:23:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T16:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34617"},"modified":"2022-10-18T17:23:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T16:23:27","slug":"nts-introduces-first-female-president-jackie-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34617","title":{"rendered":"NTS introduces first female President: Jackie Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-34618\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NTS_Jackie_Bird_181022.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"224\" \/>Members endorsed the appointment of Jackie Bird as the first female President of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) at the Trust\u2019s Annual General Meeting on Saturday 24 September.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 valuable ambassadorial role for the Trust\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>NTS writes:<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming her to the Presidency, National Trust for Scotland Deputy Chair David Mitchell, who convened the AGM, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jackie Bird is already a committed friend to the National Trust for Scotland, doing a wonderful job at presenting our Love Scotland podcasts. We are delighted that she has strengthened the connection, taking on this valuable ambassadorial role for the Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie\u2019s deep interest in Scotland\u2019s heritage, and her skills at communicating that, will be a huge asset to the Trust. We\u2019re grateful to Jackie for accepting the role, delighted that our members confirmed her appointment, and very excited about working with her to tell people about Scotland\u2019s magnificent heritage and the work the Trust does to protect, care for, share and speak up for it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the Annual General Meeting and her confirmation as President, Jackie said:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I started hosting the National Trust for Scotland podcast during the pandemic, my eyes were really opened to the value of its people, its places and the breadth of its activity to protect Scotland\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n<p>I knew the Trust cared for some of Scotland\u2019s most historic buildings and landscapes but I hadn\u2019t fully realised its vast remit in terms of protecting our natural world \u2013 from flora and fauna to the stewardship of entire islands.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than ever, I know the importance of the Trust\u2019s work to all parts of Scotland and to all generations who live or visit here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Jackie Bird<br \/>\n<\/em><em>President of the National Trust for Scotland<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jackie continued: \u2018I\u2019m absolutely committed to, and excited about, using my role as President to communicate that importance to different audiences, and I\u2019m flattered to have the opportunity to do so.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jackie begins her role immediately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/stories\/our-new-president-jackie-bird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members endorsed the appointment of Jackie Bird as the first female President of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) at the Trust\u2019s Annual General Meeting on Saturday 24 September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34619,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34617\/revisions\/34619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}