THE NOAK BRIDGE NATURE RESERVE SOCIETY
 Autumn 2007 |
NEWSLETTERhttp://www.nbnrs.org.uk |
THE NOAK BRIDGE NATURE RESERVE SOCIETY
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Autumn 2007 |
NEWSLETTERhttp://www.nbnrs.org.uk |
 Greetings from Chairperson Betty HaynesWell, here we are in the last quarter of the year! Hate to say this, but there are only twelve weeks to Christmas! It comes around so quickly but we still look forward to it just the same. I'm sorry we are late with this Newsletter but as you are aware we did not have enough members at our Annual General Meeting in July. We did not have the necessary 10 members present to elect a new committee and had to convene a Special General Meeting on 7 September to amend the Society's constitution to allow a quorum of 8 members for all future meetings. Fortunately, we had 18 members on September 7 and were able to conduct the meeting and elect a new committee. As there were no members wishing to serve on the committee, the same members were elected again. Thank you to all our members who attended. 2007 was not a very good year for the wildlife; very changeable weather so the birds were confused about when to start nesting. They began to build their nests earlier than usual only to lose them in the strong winds. However, they did manage to survive and raise their young a few weeks later. Butterflies too had a hard time. I didn't see many until the middle of summer. Here is a list of butterflies and birds found in the reserve:
Wildlife observed: Great Crested Newt, Common Lizard, Grass Snake, Adder, Pigmy Shrew, Field Mouse. These are just a few I've seen this year while walking around the reserve. So I think we, as a group should start recorded surveys on your reserve. If any member would like to join us on a survey, please get in touch with one of your committee members; we do need help on such a survey. Finally, I would like to invite you all to join us on our Yuletide Ramble on Sunday, 9 December at 10am and celebrate the season with us at 12pm in the Village Hall with mulled wine and mince pies.  Annual General Meeting - Thursday, 5 July 2007As you all know, this meeting was so poorly attended (9 members) we were unable to elect a new committee and a Special General Meeting was arranged for Friday, 7 September. The minutes for the AGM were distributed with your invitations to the Special General Meeting.  Special General MeetingConvened on 7 September to present an amendment to the Society's constitution. It is proposed to change Item 8(b) to read: "a quorum of General Meetings of the Society shall be 8(eight) members of the Society entitled to vote at meetings of the Society." The reason for this change is that we were unable to conduct the business of the Annual General Meeting because we did not have the present quorum requirement of 10 members present when we met on Thursday, 5 July 2007 in the Village Hall at 7:30pm. It was so disappointing for the eight members who came, especially the committee members who have worked hard all year in your interests. Special General Meeting
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| Committee Present: | Betty Haynes, Chair Janet Bircham, Secretary Weed, Membership |
Joan Fynn Peter Fynn Mark Williams, Countryside Services |
| 1. | Apologies for absence. Ralph Chapman, Terri Sargent, Tony Youe, John Baron, Tony Garner. |
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| 2. | Welcome, Betty Haynes, Chair. Betty was delighted to welcome 18 members to the Special General Meeting called: (1) to complete the business of our Annual General Meeting, 5 July 2007 (2) to amend the Society's constitution to allow a quorum of 8 members at all future meetings. The attendance at the AGM did not meet the required quorum of 10 members so we were unable to elect a new committee. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 5 July 2007 were previously distributed to all members. |
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| 3. | Matters Arising. None |
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| 4. | Election of Officers/Committee Members for 2007/2008. Chair, Betty Haynes. Proposed Renee Pryke, seconded Jean Youe. Vice-Chair. Position not filled. Treasurer, Ralph Chapman. Proposed Peter Hobbs, seconded Joan Fynn. Secretary, Janet Bircham. Proposed Betty Haynes, seconded, Lesley Zanco. Membership Secretary, Weed. Proposed Peter Fynn, seconded Betty Haynes. Committee Members. Joan and Peter Fynn, Jean Youé. Betty thanked all the committee members and was pleased to welcome Jean Youé to the group. |
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| 5. | Any Other Business Betty thanked all the members present for their support and hoped to see them all at our next event - the Yuletide Ramble on 9 December. We will be providing new bird nesting boxes in the autumn and replacing the stolen kestrel box with another one donated by the RSPB. Further actions to be discussed at the next committee meeting. There were no questions from the floor and Betty declared the meeting closed at 8.15 pm. |
Dragonflies
and Crickets Guided Walk. Sunday, 12 August 2007
Moths Survey
Memberships.
Internet.
Work Parties.
Dogs
NO CYCLING
Items for the NewsletterBASILDON COUNCIL COUNTRYSIDE SERVICES EVENTS |
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| Saturday, 13 October NO DOGS |
Seed Gathering Norsey Wood |
10.30am - 12.30pm | ||
| Sunday, 21 October Dogs on leads |
Autumn Ramble Nevendon |
10am - 2pm | ||
| Monday, 22 October - Friday, 26 October Conservation Week Watt Tyler Country Park Restoring the ponds and clearing scrub to promote ground flora. Bring a hot drink and packed lunch. Wear old clothing and steel toecaps! |
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| Tuesday, 30 October Booking essential* |
Nightmare! Wat Tyler |
6.30pm - 9.30pm ghouls and ghosties! |
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| Saturday, 3 November Booking essential* |
Fungus Foray Mill Meadows |
10.30am - 12.30pm NO DOGS |
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| Saturday 10 November NO DOGS |
Fungus Foray Norsey Wood |
10.30am - 12.30pm Booking essential* |
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| Sunday, 2 December Hang decoration 2.30pm |
Tree DRessing Norsey Wood |
12:30 onwards NO DOGS |
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| Sunday 2 December Mulled wine, etc |
Yuletide Ramble Nevendon |
10am - 12pm free |
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| Saturday, 8 December Dogs on leads |
Yuletide Ramble Queens Park |
10.30am - 12.30pm Mulled wine, etc |
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| Sunday, 9 December The Wick AGM |
Yuletide Ramble The Wick |
2pm start Mulled wine, etc |
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| Sunday, 9 December Mulled wine, mince pies |
Yuletide Ramble Noak Bridge |
10am - 12pm Dogs on leads |
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| Sunday, 16 December £4 per child Boooking Essential* |
Santa's Grotto Wat Tyler |
11am - 3pm Mulled wine, etc |
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* BOOKINGS: Telephone 01268 - 550088 |
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