Overview
- Andy Jones, 71, was told the relationship had irreversibly broken down and that he is ineligible for future volunteer roles across all National Trust properties.
- He says he spent about 400 hours compiling a dossier of thousands of misspellings and factual inaccuracies on the Trust’s website after years of volunteering.
- Following unanswered emails, he resigned and sent a strongly worded message that insulted Director-General Hilary McGrady and disparaged the website.
- Jones has acknowledged his language was inappropriate and said stress from a stage-two prostate cancer diagnosis contributed to his behavior.
- A National Trust spokesperson cited confidentiality and said volunteers are not removed solely for flagging errors, while Restore Trust criticised the charity for disciplining volunteers for their opinions.