News from East Midlands Branch
East Midlands Branch Butterfly Conservation Member's Day and AGM 2012.
This will take place on Sunday November 4th at the Hollingwood Hub, S43 2JP. Further information about this venue can be found on their web site at www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/index.php/beside-the-canal/hollingwood-hub
Proposed agenda is as follows (please note this may be subject to change).
| 10 am | Arrival, sales, publicity |
| 10.20 am | 2012 Annual General Meeting |
| Apologies for absence | |
| Minutes of 2011 AGM | |
| Matters arising from these minutes | |
| Chairman's Address | |
| Branch Officers' reports | |
| Election of Officers | |
| Any Other Business | |
| 11.00 am | Refreshment Break |
| 11.20 am | The National Forest, Sam Lattaway, Biodiversity and Access Officer National Forest Company |
| 12.00 noon | Lunch Break |
| 1.00 pm | Members Slide Show |
National Butterfly Conservation Member's Day and AGM 2012
This year the East Midlands Branch is hosting the annual AGM on Saturday November 17th
At the Belfry Hotel, Nottingham.
Details about the Belfry Hotel can be found on their website. www.qhotels.co.uk/hotels/the-nottingham-belfry
Full details to the AGM will be available namer the time.
Photo Competition
East Midlands Butterfly Conservation Photographic Competition 2012
Entry is now closed. Details were published in our Spring Issue Newsletter No. 50.
New recording forms
Revised recording forms have been distributed with the latest East Midlands Newsletter (Issue 50 Spring 2012).
A copy of the form can also be downloaded here, please note these have been updated on 01/05/2012 to include some species not previously included on the East Midlands forms, but becoming more frequent in submissions, also data protection opt in/out information. Please use these forms in place of any previously distributed.
Latest sightings, updates and news for Derbyshire
We have a new setion on the website, of latest sightings, updates and news from Ken Orpe, county Recorder for Derbyshire.
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Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (WCBS) 2011 Newsletter
The latest WCBS newsletter which reports on the findings of the 2011 survey can be downloadds or viewed by clicking here
Events for 2012
The events listing for 2012 can now be viewed on the events page.