Do all come to the AGM
The 17th AGM of our group will be held on Tuesday 24 April 2007 at 7.30 pm at Chichester Baptist Church, Sherborne Road, (doors open from 7 pm) and will be followed by a talk from the Selsey Wildlife (Project) Group. Please note the change of venue from last year when more than 50 members came along – a great encouragement.
Your committee do their best to manage the Copse on your behalf during the year and we really appreciate the feedback, ideas and suggestions we get from you along the way – well, most of them!
We recognise that we won’t all agree on everything but hopefully we can get a consensus on the big issues such as the proposed housing development which threatens our Copse and its biodiversity. It is therefore particularly important that at least once a year we get as many members as possible together to ensure we are on the right track. So please do come if you can.
Footnote: At the AGM, only those who have paid the subscription (£2 per household) for the year ending 31 March 2007 are technically members and entitled to vote. So if you haven’t got around to it yet, now would be a good time to settle up! Subscriptions for next year are due on 1 April 2007. Subscriptions for both years can be paid on the night. They can also now be paid by standing order (which helps considerably with reducing administration). For convenience, a renewal form and standing order mandate are provided with this newsletter.
From the secretary, Tom Snow
With all the rain in February and early March, the Copse is very wet, with high water levels in all the ponds. What a difference from last summer! For another view, see below. Both photos by Jean Sagues
