Our thanks are due to those named above, to my
father for invaluable support, to the Passmore
Edwards Museum and the Chelmsford and Essex Museum
for the loan of stuffed animals, to the youngsters
on the next stand for stamping membership forms with
my name and address, and not least to the show
organisers for giving us the opportunity to exhibit,
and for their excellent organisation.
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OTHER EVENTS
Following the Dagenham Town Show,a display
was put on at the Writtle Show and Pete. This was
an open and far less organised affair. On the
village green we had the rain to contend with and
the wind, but the sun shone for most of the day.
The display was centred on a full-size badger sett
made of large boxes, sacking and turf; there were
plenty of people at hand to talk to those attending
the show and the three badgers, fox and hare pro-
vided a great attraction. Again several people
joined the Club and many more mammal records were
gained.
The Ingatestone Show was different again. Housed
in one giant tent, we had a central position and so
had no walls to put up drawings and photographs. A
slightly smaller badger sett was constructed by
Bob Cowlin and myself and photographs were laid on
sloping boards low around the badger sett. This
arrangement allowed people to walk all around the
display as indeed they had to to see the other stands.
Again there was a lot of interest, a number of
records and several new members were gained.
At the present moment (August) a Club display
is filling one wall of the foyer of the Chelmsford
and Essex Museum, complete with tape-recorded bird
song. My thanks to all those that helped with
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