Berwick Wildlife Group

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Items	Subject	Details	Notes
1	2007 AGM minutes	.	Accepted. Proposed D. Johnson, Seconded J. Rae
2	Chairperson's Report	Fiona Aungier (2007/08 events, surveys, interpretation, co-operation, lobbying)	Fiona Aungier thanked all committee members for their invaluable hard work and support over the past year and then gave a summary of activities. Surveys had included town trees, bats, beach litter, red squirrels, bumblebees, butterflies and estuary birds, and all data collected had been tied into national surveys. Monthly talks and/or walks had been arranged, and were appreciated by those attending. BWG had been represented at various events and festivals in the Borders, and had organised the event, ‘Berwick is Brilliant for Wildlife’ for which Tweeddale Press had kindly given permission for use of the ‘Berwick is Brilliant’ logo. A tremendous amount of work had been carried out in relation to proposed developments within the town and borough; examining consultants’ reports, attending meetings, and composing detailed responses. Representatives of Berwick Borough Council had met with the committee and registered appreciation of its efforts.
3	Treasurer/Memb. Sec's Report	Enid Turnbull	Enid Turnbull distributed a detailed account of BWG finances and spoke to it. The report was accepted. Proposed J. Young, seconded S. Rae. Memberships continue to increase, and the future for the Group looks very promising.
4	Election/re-election of officers: Please feel free to nominate new people or volunteer yourself for any of these posts – we need help!	Chairperson Treasurer/Membership Secretary Secretary (Minutes) Secretary (Events) Newsletter editor/Data handler Other Committee Members	No nominations had been received, and none were proposed from the floor, so the following agreed to continue in office. Chairperson, Fiona Aungier. Proposed P. Johnson, seconded J. Rae. M. Hutcheson offered a few words in appreciation and thanks for Fiona’s hard work and tireless dedication over the past year. Treasurer/Membership Secretary, Enid Turnbull. Proposed J. Young, seconded M. Hutcheson. Secretary (Minutes), Margaret Williams. Proposed L. Cook, seconded F. Aungier. Secretary (Events), Elizabeth Bamford having resigned from the committee and there being no nominations the position is vacant. Newsletter Editor/Data Handler, no nominations, position vacant. Other Committee Members. There having been no nominations, F. Aungier proposed the existing officers be re-elected en block and this was unanimously accepted. These are Leslie Cook, Malcolm Hutcheson, Molly Hardie, John Inglis, John Rae.F. Aungier urged members to volunteer for the vacant posts in order to relieve the committee of some of the burden.
6	Any Other Business	.	E. Turnbull reminded everyone that subscriptions for the coming year were due.

The AGM was followed by an illustrated talk by sea kayaker and wildlife enthusiast John Rae entitled "From Sea to Sky in British Columbia" and the Chairperson thanked him for an excellent presentation.