Hello Harry and Angie, I wonder if this is to do with the sinister 'Restore Trust' Tufton Street thinktank connected group who are again attempting to place members on the board of the National Trust and who want to force the NT to fully restore Clandon Park (near us), which would be an ultra expensive folly and put preservation of other sites at risk. This was from last year:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/06/right-leaning-group-fails-to-wrest-control-of-national-trust-from-political-takeover
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road