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EDITORIAL
As the President says, in his inaugural message, the
decision to produce a Bulletin was taken by the Council as
a result of the answers to the questionnaire sent to
members some time ago. This revealed that there were those
who felt the Essex Naturalist to be too specialised for the
lay reader, and those who felt there was no place for
trivia, such as reports of meetings, in this publication.
Our policy is, therefore, to produce a small
publication containing reports of meetings, short items of
general interest, notices of forthcoming meetings and so on.
This Bulletin will replace the monthly notices hitherto sent
out to members; without these reminders, I would emphasise
the need to make a note of all meetings in your diary now.
It has been inevitable that, for this first issue, I
have had to provide much of the copy. Subsequently, I hope
to receive more from readers. Remember, all observations
are of interest, and some may be of importance, so that
publication is a very necessary thing. I shall welcome any
contributions you may send; in fact, the success and
continuance of this venture depends on you.
Also, of course, criticism is looked for. The layout
and type of material may not always meet with general
approval, and will be altered in the light of criticism when
possible, always remembering that we are limited in
resources. Letterpress and glossy paper or colour printing
are beyond our means at present.
You will see, from the reports of meetings, the Club
has been active this summer; some of the meetings have been
well attended and all have been very enjoyable. It is the
Club's meetings, after all, which give members almost their
only opportunity to meet each other and indulge our common