Essex Field Club Annual General Meeting 129
to be held at 2:30pm Saturday 14th March 2009 at the Blessed Sacrament Church
Hall, Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford CM1 2DT. It is about 200m east of Chignall
Road and about 900m north of Roxwell Road, A1060, at TL688084, or can be reached
by bus 54 which runs roughly every 20 minutes from Chelmsford Bus Station
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 2008
3. Report of Council for 2008
4. Balance Sheet and Accounts for 2008
5. Election of Officers and Members of Council, and Editorial Team
6. Any Other Business
7. Members' Notes and Exhibits
8. Presentation by David Hedges from the RSPB "A Synopsis of the South Essex
Marshes".
The RSPB acquired its first land in South Essex in 2006 and since then the reserve has grown
to nearly 1000 hectares. With a broad range of habitats including over 500 hectares of coastal
wet grassland as well as reedbeds, intertidal habitats and dry grassland and scrub the reserve
supports a diverse range of wildlife. Sections of the reserve are coming to the end of restoration,
others are just beginning and more is planned for as late as 2020, so there is a lot to say. This
talk will review how the first three years work has contributed to delivering the reserves vision
and outline how the reserve is planned to develop. Some of the key species discovered in the
first three years and how they will be conserved and enhanced will also be discussed.
The Council's nominations for Officers and Council Members to fill vacancies of
those retiring are as follows:
President Peter Harvey
Vice-President Peter A11en
General Secretary Mary Smith
Membership Secretary Del Smith
Treasurer Sarah Kenyon
Meetings Secretary Ken Adams
Collections and Library Assistant Martin Heywood
Editorial Team Ken Adams, Tim Gardiner, Bill George, Dr
Chris Gibson, Peter Harvey (Technical Editor),
Adrian Knowles
Editorial Representative Peter Harvey
Ordinary Members of Council Brian Ecott, Paul Hewitt, David Turner
Any further nominations must be handed to the President in writing either before or at
this meeting. All nominations are to be duly seconded. In the event of no further
nominations being received, those nominated will be declared elected at the meeting.
Before the presentation there will be a break for tea and biscuits, as well as an opportunity
to view exhibits.
Essex Field Club Newsletter No. 58, January 2009
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