Robert Hunter (National Trust) to propagate the formation of a "National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty". In July 1894 the trust was formally inaugurated under the presidency of the Duke of Westminster. At the inaugural meeting Rawnsley declared, to cheering, that the aim was to establish "a great National Gallery of natural pictures". Hunter was appointed chairman of the executive committee. In the same year he was knighted for his services to conservation. Hunter had warned the inaugural meeting that the trust would be on a truly secure footing only if it obtained the permanent status granted by either a
One World Week (development charity) together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally". Originally oriented towards the Christian churches of the UK, it has now broadened in scope to include people of all backgrounds. One World Week (development charity) One World Week is a United Kingdom development education charity and a series of events sponsored by it. The week of events was founded in 1978 by the World Development Movement, and focuses on the week of that includes October 24 each year (United Nations Day). Strictly, it is an octave rather