This was held at 25Clausentum Road on Sunday 28th April, 5.15 pm.
The minutes are available here .
This was held at St Faith's Parish Hall on Sunday 2nd April, 5.30 - 6.30 pm.
The agenda and financial report for 2022 are available here.
Unfortunately only four people attended, all committee members. No changes were made apart from Marian Hollingsworth becoming the new Treasurer but Anna-Maria Holt will remain on the committee.
This was held at St Faith's Parish Hall on Sunday 13th March, 4.30 - 5.30 pm.
The minutes are available here, and the presentation here.
The current committee were re-elected. During 2021 Marian Hollingsworth stood down as co-chair but will remain on the committee which currently consists of:
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Due to lockdown restrictions, it will not be possible to hold a formal AGM this year. The Treasurer's and Chairman's reports will be circulated to members on Saturday 20th February. We are also planning a revision to the constitution, to reflect the way that the group has evolved, which can be found here.
The 2020 AGM wa held on Sunday 16th February at St Faith's Parish Hall. 16 people battled through the storms to attend. The existing committee is unchanged.
Minutes of the meeting can be found here, and the chairs' presentation here.
The 2019 AGM was held on Sunday 10th February at St Faith's Parish Hall. 21 people attended. The existing Committee will continue in their current roles, and two new members were elected, Brian Millet and Tim Walker, whom we are very pleased to welcome.
Marian gave a presentation about activities during 2018, followed by Jonathan who showed some of the things we have learned about the Fen. Anna-Maria gave a Treasurer's Summary, and Mike a Conservation Officer's review.
The Committee currently consists of:
Minutes of the meetings can be found here, and a copy of the presentation slides here.
Our second AGM was held on Sunday 18th February at St Faith's Parish Hall. 28 people attended including Cllr Ian Tait (WCC). Fiona Mather (HCC) attended the start of the meeting. The meeting was chaired initially by Marcus Swalwell. Elections were held by a show of hands. Anna-Maria Holt and Mike Gibbons continue as Treasurer and Conservation Officer respectively. Marian Hollingsworth and Jonathan Sleath were elected as co-chairs, and Ann Balfour as an elected member. There were no other candidates.
Chairman's Annual Report
Marcus thanked everyone who helped and supported the work of the Group in the last year. He also thanked all the groups and individuals who provided financial support. He summarised the Group’s activities for the year and presented a proposal for taking water through a pipe into Zone 3. A copy of his presentation is available for download as v1 (powerpoint 13MB here) or v2 (pdf 2.8MB here).
Treasurer's Report
Anna-Maria gave an interim financial report which is available here. The year end for financial purposes was decided to be March 31st.
Conservation Officer's Report
Mike gave a presentation about the background of the fen and the wildlife to be found. His presentation is available here.
Survey Findings
Findings from the survey including the free text comments (here) were discussed and presented. The presentation follows the balance sheet here.
Draft Plan for 2018
This had already been circulated to members and was presented as a discussion document. It and gave a number of options for the management of the fen in the coming year and resulted in much discussion. It can be downloaded here.
The minutes of the meeting are available here.