Calendar for 2009
WSRS Winter meeting 2010
We will shortly be booking The Tower Windmill, Burnham Overy Staithes, Norfolk (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham_Overy_Staithe_Windmill for details of the mill and its surroundings) for the winter meeting 2010. The National Trust which manages the mill does not take bookings until September, but as soon as a date is confirmed you will be notified via a Newsletter. Burnham Overy is a new venue for WSRS, but if it proves to be as successful as other new venues we have tried in recent years it should be a fantastic meeting. The planned dates are Fri 26th– Mon 29th February 2010. This coincides with tides that should be favourable for recording wintering wildfowl and in particular several species of geese.
WSRS Spring meeting 2010
Fri 14th– Mon 17th May 2010
The spring meeting is scheduled for Fri 14th– Mon 17th May 2010 at Ennerdale Cumbria. The Society has been to Ennerdale several times over the years, but this time we will be using newly refurbished accommodation closer to Ennerdale Water and further away from the river: so water noise should be less of an issue. Few vehicles are allowed to enter the valley, thus traffic noise and disturbance is minimized. In fact Ennerdale is the only Lake District water which does not have public vehicular access. Added to this there is an active group which is promoting the wildlife and conservation of Ennerdale Water and its surroundings, so everything is in our favour for a wonderful recording weekend.
AGM and Members Day at Cottesmore Village Hall, Rutland.
Sat 3 July 2010
The AGM for the past year, 2009, will be held on Saturday 3rd July 2010 at Cottesmore Village Hall, Rutland. This is a member's day as well as the official AGM. The competition prizes will be awarded at this meeting, and it will be a good time to renew old acquaintances, as well as a good venue for newcomers to the Society, to get to know other like minded people.
Further details and directions will be sent to all members in the next few months.
Future year’s proposals
A change to the spring meeting routine was proposed for 2011 with a weeklong trip to Stokholm, and in 2013 with a further weeklong trip, this time to Islay, while in 2012 it is suggested that there be a long-weekend spring meeting, venue still to be decided.
