Site last updated 25th January 2012
AGM Minutes
Friends of Pang Kennet and Lambourn Valley.
AGM held 10th May 2011
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Pang Valley Volunteers
AGM held 15th July 2011
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The Latest Book
Introducing the latest book by Dick Greenaway and Lesley Dunlop with illustrations by Dorcas Ward. The timing is just right for purchasing copies which would make wonderful gifts for Christmas.
“Around the 3 Valleys” is an exploration of the geology, landscape and history of the Lambourn, Kennet and Pang Valleys in West Berkshire.
Ordering details below:
To order copies of the book, email your request to rg.greenaway@btinternet.com and an invoice will be sent with the book. Members (first book only) £10 then £12. General public £12. P+P £1.50.
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‘THE NEW ORGANISATION EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE WEST BERKSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE BY ITS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND ALL OTHER GROUPS AND BUSINESSES INVOLVED IN ITS CARE AND MANAGEMENT. THE ORGANISATION WILL ALSO PROMOTE PRACTICAL WORK TO FURTHER THESE AIMS’.
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The West Berkshire Countryside Society
PROUDLY PRESENT!
HOW THE RIVER THAMES
WON THE WORLD CUP!
(FOR RIVERS!)
Alastair Driver,
National Conservation Manager for the Environment Agency,
will describe the on-
The International Riverprize 2010
TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY
7.30pm
PANGBOURNE VILLAGE HALL
Admission £2 (free to members)
Donations to help with costs will be gratefully received
…. and then there was ONE!
The birth of the ‘West Berkshire Countryside Society’
WHAT AN EVENING!! General Meetings, Annual or Emergency, do not often attract crowds – but this one did!
On Thursday 19th January 2012 in The Oak Room of Upper Bucklebury Memorial Hall history was made. The Friends of the Pang, Kennet and Lambourn Valleys, The Bucklebury Heathland Conservation Group and The Pang Valley Conservation Volunteers, by the unanimous vote of a (probably) overcrowded gathering of their members, became the West Berkshire Countryside Society!
A Steering Group was instructed to go away and sort out the nuts and bolts of the merger – the combining of the assets, the writing of a constitution etc – for the membership to consider and ratify at an Annual General Meeting in May. In the mean time we will continue to ask members to use ‘Friends of the Pang and Kennet Valleys’ on cheques, although we will use the new name on all other documents.
As Dick put it in his introduction, “United we stand, divided we fall”. The new unified group will make us more effective at looking after our countryside and will make it easier for outside bodies – such as West Berkshire Council, The AONB and Natural England – to identify and work with us.
Watch the website for more information. It will still be www.pangandkennetvalleys.org.uk
for the moment. Re-
The West Berkshire Countryside Society
PROUDLY PRESENTS!
SPRING FLOWERS
IN OUR
WOODLANDS.
Charles Flower of Flower Farms, an internationally respected authority on wild flowers, will present an evening talk on woodland flowers and their management followed soon afterwards by a practical Workshop in a local wood.
The Talk will be in St Nicholas Church Hall, Newbury
On Thursday 12 April starting at 7.30pm.
Entry is free to members and £2 to non-
Donations to help with costs will be welcomed.
The Date and venue of the Workshop will be announced later.
Watch this Website for details
