Our CEO meets William Wilberforce’s great, great, great, great grandson

Read all about Philippa Crowther’s meeting with William Wilberforce’s great, great, great, great grandson – who shares his name – in the Yorkshire Post.  We are also very proud to confirm that William Wilberforce has also expressed a desire to help the Trust and he will be joining our exclusive group of Ambassador’s.

“It’s been really interesting because I have been able to hear a lot more about Philippa’s plans for the trust,” he says.  “I was really impressed by how it has managed to push forward in a positive way.  My view was that anything I could do to help, I wanted to.”

To read the full article in the Yorkshire Post click the image below:

William Wilberforce's great, great, great, great grandson - William Wilberforce

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