DBC Annual General Meeting, 27 August 2024 and talk by John Gowland

Planning is now underway for the 2024 Club Annual General Meeting, which will take place on Tuesday 27th August at 7.00 p.m. at the Washington Wetland Centre, Barmston Lane, Pattinson, Washington NE38 8LE.

The documentation for the business part of the meeting will be added here over the next few weeks. and will be complete no later than 6 August, with most papers available well before that.

The meeting will include annual elections. It is vital for the future of the Club and the development of its activities that we should strengthen the Board of Trustees. Half of the permitted twelve seats are likely to be vacant. A printable/downloadable form for nominations to the Board, to be received no later than Sunday 4 August, can be found here.

Following the business of the meeting there will be a talk by John Gowland, Reserve Manager at Washington Wetland Centre. This will be entitled The Wildlife of the Wetlands and will look at the diverse wildlife and habitat found at the Washington Wetland Centre, including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds, as well as at key projects such as the Willow Tit project.

Anonymous order for publications

The Club has received a partially-completed order form for two publications, together with a cheque dated 2 May. There is a printed name on the cheque, but otherwise no name/address or contact details (e-mail, telephone number, etc) has been entered on the order form. The name on the cheque does not match anyone on our membership list and we have not been able to trace the person anywhere else. There was no postmark on the envelope. So, if you are Mr C and are wondering why the publications have not yet been delivered to you, please get in touch with us, either by e-mail - durhambirdclub@gmail.com - or by post to the address on the order form.

Club Quiz and Annual General Meeting, 2 August 2023

As some members will be aware, it proved impossible to complete the AGM originally called for 18 May. The resumed meeting will now take place at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday 2 August at Washington Wetland Centre, Barmston Lane, Pattinson, Washington NE38 8LE, to be followed by a quiz put together by Mark Harper.

The documentation for the business part of the meeting is available here.

The meeting will include annual elections. It is vital for the future of the Club and the development of its activities that we should strengthen the Board of Trustees. At present several of the permitted twelve seats are vacant. A printable/downloadable form for nominations to the Board can be found here. The original deadline on this form can be ignored, but nominations must be received not later than midnight on Tuesday 1 August.