A CHARITABLE trust which supports Cumbrian rural communities has a new administrator with strong farming connections.

Caroline Addison, above, who has been involved in the trust for more than a decade, has taken the helm of the Hadfield Trust from Michael Hope, who is stepping down after 17 years and now becomes a trustee.

Mrs Addison’s family farm at Kings Meaburn in Eden.

The deadline for the next round of Hadfield Trust grant applications is the June 1.

Charitable organisations which believe they may be eligible can visit www.hadfieldtrust.org.uk for details.