The new chair of the
Land Trust, Bill Hiscocks, wants the charity to become ‘the leading green space
management organisation’ in the country as the Trust looks to build on its
growing portfolio of sites over the next few years.
Hiscocks, set out
his ambitions for his time as Chair as he takes over from Peter Smith who
retired in December following 10 years in the role.
Speaking about his
vision for the Trust, Hiscocks said: “The Land Trust celebrated its 15th birthday in 2019 and over the last
decade and a half we have made tremendous progress and are now in a position
where we are managing 75 sites and positively impacting millions of people’s
lives each year.
“It is a great
privilege to have been chosen as Chair of the Land Trust and I look forward to
working with my fellow Trustees to support the Trust’s hard working and
dedicated staff as we continue our great work delivering against our five key
charitable objectives and working with the communities around our green spaces.
“The Land Trust is a
unique organisation delivering a fantastically diverse range of work across our
management portfolio and with a very strong pipeline we are continuing to add
new sites all the time.
“Our placekeeping
philosophy ensures that we manage these sites with the best interests of the
community at heart, and in a way that benefits the local environment and
biodiversity. I firmly believe that we have the skillset and potential to be
recognised as the leading green space management organisation in the UK and the
first choice for landowners when they are seeking an organisation to manage or
take ownership of their land.”
Hiscocks takes on
the role following a very successful year for the Land Trust which saw the
charity
transfer six new
sites to management, over a million people visit one of the Trust’s green
spaces and £20 million of economic and social value delivered.
Land Trust Chief
Executive Euan Hall, said: “We are delighted that Bill has taken up the role as
Chair and he is a great candidate to build on the excellent work of his
predecessor Peter Smith.
“Bill has served as
a Trustee for five years so has an extensive knowledge of the Trust, the great
work we do and also the challenges that we face.
“His background and
the insight and experience he will bring will be an enormous asset to the Land
Trust over the next few years.”
