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NEWS & EVENTS
Wildlife
We are keen to preserve the habitat of Par Beach to attract all manner of birds, bugs, butterflies and mammals
Come see what you can find
Leisure activities
In addition to our conservation work we also hold social events throughout most of the year such as:
Bird watch, Bat talk & walk, Wildlife walk, plus Quiz Nights, to name a few
Come join in the fun
Car Parking for 300 vehicles.
Free between 1 Nov - 31 March
Low cost at other times
Restroom facilities
with easy access
Bench seating at various locations donated by FoPB fund raisers and Cornwall Council
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AGENDA for the 11th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
to be held at 19.00 on Tuesday 21st September 2021 at
The Gott Hall, Par Green, PL 24 2AG
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the 10th Annual General Meeting, on Thursday 26th September 2019
3. Chair’s Report - Richard Parks
4. Treasurer’s Report - Mike Freemantle
5. Election of Committee and Officers
i) Chair
ii) Secretary
iii) Treasurer
iv) A minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 ordinary Committee Members.
6. Resolutions
7. Any Other Business
SECRETARIES -
Jenny Tagney email jennytagney@gmail.com telephone 07799258379
Janice Hillier email Janice_hillier@hotmail.com telephone 07540381388
Nominations for Officers and Committee Members may be sent in advance to the Secretaries showing the post, the name of the person nominated and the proposer. Any member may volunteer for a post, or be nominated, at the AGM
Posts for election are:- i) Chair ii) Secretary iii) Treasurer
A minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 Committee Members should be appointed at the AGM.
Resolutions may be proposed by any member at the AGM or, in advance to the Secretary (see above) by Tuesday 14th September. A seconder can be obtained in advance or at the AGM.
The current committee comprises:
Richard Parks – Chair Mike Freemantle – Treasurer Janice Hillier – Secretary
Phil Gadd – Events Co-Ordinator, Website, Facebook, Jenny Tagney – Secretary, Facebook
Gill Butler – Education Nick Hillier – Committee Member Simon Tagney – Committee Member
Immediately following the AGM we will have light refreshments available and time to meet fellow members and the committee.
At 7.45 we will reconvene, and you are cordially invited to a presentation outlining the Time and Tide Bell Project.
Par –
Cornwall’s only
Time and Tide Bell
A talk by Prodigal Theatre Urban PlayGround
(Prodigal UPG, based here in Par)
on behalf of the Time and Tide Project Group
AFTER THE SUCCESS OF OUR FoPB 2021 CALENDAR, MAKE ANOTHER DATE WITH YOUR CAMERA.
Friends of Par Beach have again seen so many great shots posted on Facebook over the last year that we would like again to create a calendar for 2022 to raise funds and showcase our wonderful beach and nature reserve.
Closing Date: 31st August 2021
The theme for our second calendar will be PAR BEACH AND NATURE RESERVE IN ALL ITS FORMS.
We need High Resolution shots of LANDSCAPES, FLORA AND FAUNA and SEASONS.
So we are inviting you to submit one or two of your very best shots to be considered for the calendar. Having your picture acknowledged and printed in high quality is the prize, plus a free calendar for all successful entrants.
If you would like to join in please submit your entries by email to phil@gaddabout.com by Tuesday 31st August.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The event is open to all, not just members of Friends of Par Beach.
2. Images may be taken by camera, drone, tablet or phone.
3. The panel will reject any images clearly not taken at Par.
4. Please do not submit any images containing facial features of anyone under the age of 18 years.
5. If you use photoshop or any similar image enhancing software, please make that clear in your entry email.
6. You may submit 2 images in total.
7. The scoring system will be led by two committee members who will not be submitting an entry themselves. They will be the only people who know the names of each entrant, before final selection by the full committee..
Again entries to be submitted by 31st August 2021 to phil@gaddabout.com
Happy Snapping.
WORKING PARTY
Sunday 22nd August
10.00 to 12.00 hrs
REED PATH CLEARANCE
Meet opposite the old 'white' hut on the Access Road before the Main Car Park.
We shall be clearing this path which follows the stream from the silt trap into the wetlands.
Do bring your own tools if you wish. We shall be using pruning saws, loppers, sickles and shears. We shall have pre-sanitised tools available.
We shall have supplies of sanitiser, disinfectant spray and paper roll on site, but………….
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES
Refreshments will be available
Working hard for Par Beach and the Environment
with Tim McGrath of theWE’RE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN
((SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS)
WORKING PARTY
Join
us on…….
Sunday 25th
April 10.00 to 12.00 hrs.
Cutting back edges of the Access Path around the orchid field and
through the woods.
Meet at Western Car Park (parking is FREE until 17th May)
CURRENT GOVERNMENT RULES ARE……
That we can meet subject to a
MAXIMUM OF 15 people working in groups of no more than 6.
THEREFORE, PARTICIPANTS MUST BOOK A PLACE BY PHONING
PHIL ON 01726
817396
We shall have supplies of
sanitiser, disinfectant spray and paper roll on site, but………….
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES
WE SHALL HAVE PRE-SANITISED
TOOLS AVAILABLE, BUT PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN TOOLS IF POSSIBLE
Regrettably we are unable to
provide refreshments at present
Working hard for Par Beach and the
Environment
