A PROTEST was held at a famous national trust house and gardens in Wimborne.

On August 8 and 9, National Trust members joined Extinction Rebellion Wimborne in protesting at Kingston Lacy with placards and leaflets.

The climate activists spoke to hundreds of visitors, urging them to call on The National Trust to stop banking with Barclays because of its ties to funding fossil fuels.

They carried placards saying ‘Love National Trust, Not Barclays’ and invited visitors to Kingston Lacy to sign a petition calling on the charity to switch to an alternative bank.

Retired ship’s captain, Peter Aldous, took part. He said: “The National Trust have known about their members’ ethical concerns for years and they’re not doing anything about them.”

Kingston Lacy is famous for its beautiful grounds and extensive art collection. It is one of hundreds of sites owned by the National Trust, the much-loved guardian of nature reserves, national parks, coastline, historic buildings and estates across the country.

The outreach action at Kingston Lacy is one of many colourful actions by campaigners across the country designed to urge the National Trust to ditch Barclays, which has poured $235.2 billion into fossil fuels in the last seven years.