At the A.G.M. in March Mrs. Mildred Parker
became Membership Secretary, Mr. Adrian Vernon
Editor of the Bulletin and Mrs. Margaret Vernon
the first Publicity Officer. The Rev. David
Agassiz and Mr. Martin Gregory were elected
Ordinary Members of Council. Mr. John Bath
agreed to be Bird Recorder. Later in the year
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Boniface became Meetings
Secretaries.
A total of thirty-three meetings appeared on
the programme. The Botany Group arranged
eight events, including moss mapping, looking
for myxomycetes and a botany workshop.
Members who attended the Geology Group lecture
by Mr. Howgate learnt a lot about Dinosaurs.
Mammal Group members heard about seals in
Britain from Dr. Anderson and badgers from Mr.
Doveaston and Mr. Kourik, and during the year
watched foxes, bats and small mammals while the
red squirrels at Thetford Forest proved elusive
yet again.
For their ten meetings Bird Group members
travelled about the county to visit different
habitats, and a few rose before the sun for the
dawn chorus in late May.
General Meetings arranged were a visit to Duck
Wood to look for hawfinches, moth trapping at
Bradwell, pond dipping at Roxwell and the
annual fungus foray. The audience were able
to see birds at close quarters when Mr. Abbey
gave a talk on Raptor Rescue. The Boxing Day
ramble concluded the year's programme as usual.