The charity that manages and protects the Malvern Hills, the Malvern Hills Trust, is pushing ahead with a new Malvern Hills Bill in Parliament.

Thanks to our amazing members and supporter we were able to get expert legal support in presenting the case against the Bill to the Lord Select committee.

We all await its findings, whilst the Trust have made many amendments, they still want an organisation that is unaccountable, undemocratic and not transparent.

There are still TEN gagged Trustees, all of whom are barred from key discussions and decisions on the Bill.

The Trust told Parliament that levy payers have “no special interest” in the Malvern Hills, and therefore shouldn't be allowed to argue against the Bill, despite being forced to fund the Trust through a compulsory annual charge.

If proof were ever needed that the Trust is acting in contempt of levy payers, this is it.

Anyone who questions the Bill is denied a voice.

The Trust is spending close to £500,000 of these very levy payers’ money pushing the Bill through Parliament, and the amount still continues to rise.

We at the Malvern Environment Protection Group (MEPG) believe this situation cannot go unchallenged. We are aiming to raise £15,000 to obtain independent legal advice from charity and parliamentary specialists to look at:

• The Trust’s position on rejecting levy payer petitions

• Whether these trustee exclusions are lawful

• Whether the Trust’s governance processes comply with charity and public law

• What can be done to restore accountability and representation

• And to provide advice during the Bill’s progress through Parliament

Every donation will go directly towards legal costs and the publication of a clear, independent opinion that can be shared with levy payers, the House of Lords, MPs, and the wider community.

If you believe that the people and their elected representatives should not be silenced, and that the people of Malvern deserve honesty, openness, and a real say in how their Hills are governed, please support this campaign.

This is about fairness, democracy, and trust itself. Together, we can help restore all three.

https://www.malvernenvironmentprotectiongroup.com/