We are a voluntary association, founded in 1997, of National Trust members and supporters living in Belgium. Our aim is to promote the work of the National Trust, as well as to organize social activities that make membership of the Trust more enjoyable for members living outside the United Kingdom.
Read moreEach year we reserve a major part of our financial surplus for a donation to NT properties in Britain. We select the most suitable beneficiaries bearing in mind that we aim to give substantial exposure to our association and to support projects, preferably with a Belgian connection, for which we can see a tangible result.
Read moreOur local Belgian NT supporter group has a twofold purpose: to locally promote the work of the National Trust, as well as to organize activities in Belgium that make the membership of the Trust more enjoyable for members living outside the United Kingdom. The National Trust Association Belgium (NTAB) - or ‘Association of National Trust members and supporters living in Belgium’, its official name - has been in existence since 1997. Up and until today it has been a vibrant organization thanks to the enthusiasm of its membership and the commitment of its Committees members, all volunteers.
Read moreErasmus House - Collegial Church of St Peter and St Guidon - urban farm BIGH on the roof of the Foodmet. Lunch included
Read moreThis will be mainly an ‘open air’ activity, as the idea is to walk through the narrow streets of this charming little town, about 60 km from Brussels, surrounded by high ramparts, which are partially preserved.
Read moreWe visit different sites from UNESCO’s World Heritage list in Charleroi, one of the cities where the industrial revolution in Wallonia took off, resulting in a boom of the iron, coal and glass industry and in the first influx of Italian immigrants.
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