Future Events

Programme of Events
for the 2011 - 2012 season

Indoor meetings are held in the Main Hall of the

Cavendish School,
Warners’ End Road,
Hemel Hempstead HP1 3DW

unless stated otherwise, commencing at 8.00pm; doors open at 7.30pm. Admission is £3.00 for RSPB members and £3.50 for non-members. We hope that you find the season both informative and interesting and that you will consider bringing a friend or relative to introduce them to the Society and possibly a new hobby.

Location of Cavendish School, Warner’s End Road

FEBRUARY
Monday 6th	Glis-glis in The Chilterns Brian Barton makes a long-overdue return to the group to tell of his work in studying the edible dormouse.
Saturday 25th	Shared car trip to RSPB Arne. A visit to the RSPB reserve on Poole Harbour. This will be a shared car trip and we shall meet in Two Waters Road opposite Halfords Car Park at 07.00 Hours. We shall be stopping for breakfast on the way. This is a 250 mile round trip. We normally take a packed lunch and a hot drink as there is no food available at Arne. If you would like to come please contact Alan Corner at the next meeting or phone 01442 833585.
MARCH
Saturday 3rd	Quiz Night at The Apsley Community Centre. 7:30 for 7:45. Bring some friends and book a table (max 6). Good fun guaranteed and a fish and chip supper. Tickets are £10 per person and available at our indoor meetings.
Monday 5th	The RSPB Reserves of East Anglia Director of RSPB East of England, Paul Forecast, returns to tell us of the work being carried out by the RSPB in his region.
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th	Weekend trip to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Reserve at Gibraltar Point. Details from the Outings Secretary.
APRIL
Monday 2nd	Enchanted Islands on The Equator Jill Carey makes a welcome return to tell us about the many birds and other wildlife of Galapagos. There will be a Plant Stall at this meeting.
Saturday 14th	Shared car trip to Paxton Pits. Details at our April meeting.
MAY
Saturday 12th	Shared car trip to RSPB Minsmere. A visit to the RSPB reserve in Suffolk. Details at our April meeting.
Monday 14th	RSPB as a Voice for Nature in the Midlands From the Trent Valley to Tristan da Cunha – reflections of RSPB’s work as a Voice for Nature. Central England Regional Director Steve Holliday will talk about some of the exciting projects underway in the Midlands and provide an update on a few of our International projects. From bitterns to black hairstreak butterflies, turtle doves to tigers – anything is possible in this wide ranging talk. This talk will be preceded by a short AGM.
JUNE
Monday 4th	Africa: Botswana, S. Africa and Namibia Micki Aston shares her wonderful photographs of the landscapes, birds and other wildlife of the countries.
Saturday 9th	Shared car trip to Amwell and Rye Meads. Details at our June meeting.
SEPTEMBER
Monday 3rd	Natural Born Killers Chris Ward makes a welcome return to thrill us with Birds of Prey and Owls from the UK and around the world.

Outdoor trips are usually in shared cars so please remember we are dependent upon the goodwill of car owners, who share their cars with group members when we go on outings.

So when travelling in someone else’s vehicle please ensure that you wear clean footwear at all times.

Please ensure that you have sufficient money to share the cost of travelling with your car driver. Depending on the size and type of the car, fuel costs could be between 12p and 20p per mile, shared between all of the car’s occupants.