Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall
16th Meeting, 18 January 2012
The 16th meeting was held on Wednesday, 18 January 2012.
The Friends have a number of guest speakers arranged for 2012, and the January meeting featured a slide show and talk from Sam Ovenden, Membership Development Officer with the RSPB. Sam gave a very interesting talk and we heard about the history of the RSPB, its policies, and lots of help and advice on how to provide a healthy, natural environment where birds will flourish. A question and answer session followed.
The meeting concluded with feedback on a number of maintenance issues and a further update on delivery timetable for the master plan.
Please click HERE to read the minutes in full.
NB. Update ! …on 27 January the Committee heard from Anthony French that the Council’s drainage team will be carrying out maintenance works to the pond area next week, cutting back from edges, taking out some of the debris etc. Work clearing the former propagation centre area may start as early as Wednesday 1st February!
Programme for 2012
PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE
The Village Centre, Colville Rd., Cherry Hinton CB1 9EJ
at 7.30pm
18th January
Sam Ovenden from the RSPB
‘Homes for Wildlife’
21st March
Guy Belcher
Nature Conservation Officer, Cambridge City Council
16th May
Mark Buckton
Recycling Champions Coordinator, Cambridge City Council
18th July AGM
Laura Watson
Community Conservation Officer
The Wildlife Trust
Followed by a visit to the chalk pit to look for glow worms
All Welcome. Raffle prizes appreciated.
15th Meeting, 16 November 2011
The 15th meeting was held on Wednesday, 16 November 2011.
The main business was a report back from Anthony French, Cambridge City Council Open Space Officer, Horticulture, who had agreed to provide a report on where the Council are in delivering the master plan plus other items of interest.
Anthony covered funding for the master plan, works being looked at over the winter including opening up the former propagation centre area, tree planting along the
Please click HERE to read the minutes in full.
Why join the Friends?
Friends
The Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall, formed in 2009, comprise people who are concerned about the usage, environment, welfare and future of the park for the benefit of those who use it. The Friends seek to act as champions of the Cherry Hinton Hall grounds on behalf of the general public and to act as a communication channel between the City Council and the public.
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