EDITORIAL
Next to political upheavals, which are not the province
of this non-party Bulletin, I suppose the weather is the
biggest talking-point. My barber, in common with most of
his ilk, delights in dissertations on the British climate,
and the worse it is, the more vicious is his hair cropping.
So this "Summer", he has had many field days. And so have
we in the Field Club, and, though the low temperatures may
have retarded the progress of wildlife (plants were late,
and migrant birds were late), they have not prevented good
turn-outs at many of our meetings, as our Reports show. I
write this in the wetness of the first week of August. Let
us hope that by the time you read it, we shall have had a
good holiday month and be all set for a fine Autumn.
You will note that the Programme Cards in future will
be issued in March and October, so as to cover the Summer
and Winter meetings, respectively. And, to save in postage,
which is a heavy item, these days, the Bulletin will, after
December 1972, be restricted to two issues per year, and
will be distributed at the same times.
With this Bulletin comes a copy of our new brochure.
The design for this was made by free-lance artist Bob Jones,
and a very nice job he has done for us, - an attractive
design helps to sell the Club. President Peter Glassborow
asks me to pass on this message: Will you all please give
the brochure to a friend who might be tempted to join the
Club. And don't just stop at that; there's plenty more
brochures to be had from our Secretary.
A final word before I turn you loose into the pages of
the Bulletin: My apologies for any shortcomings in this
issue, but I am in the throes of house-moving. My new
address is on the opposite page. Do look me up if you are
in the area.
Roy Masefield.
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