The Importance of Woodland – Past, Present & Future – Gerald Price – 31st July 2017

The Woodland Trust was formed in 1972 as a charitable trust. They now own 1,200 woods covering approximately 75 sqare miles throughout the British Isles, and also work with landowners who own their own woods. With around 300 employees, 300,000 members and many volunteers, they are financed equally by legacies, membership, grants, full-time fundraisers and … Read more

Geoff Barwick – Part 2 – 27 March 2017

Our Treasurer, who spoke in Part 1 about his National Service days in an RAF band, agreed at short notice, to entertain us with further yarns of his time in the Service, because the scheduled speaker had become incapacitated. Geoff pointed out that he had obviously not been first choice, as the Chairman admitted he … Read more