. , Epitaph for Conservation Officers I require no tombstone,but If you require one for me I wish it to be inscribed: He made suggestions. ive ;\ccep ted them. By such an inscription we should all be honoured. Who is the author of this piece? The sender of the first correct answer to be received will win the Most-Literate-ConservationOfficer-of-the-Month-Award. One clue: this is a short translation of a poem by someone probably better known as a playwright.Answer from the GLC's Paul Calvocoressi next issue. AC0 Membershi-p i With well over 100 members at the start i of February, nllillbers are looking heal thy. I Each week sees a fresh arrival of applica~ tions, and it is interesting to note how· well. so::ne parts of the country are represented - and how poorly others are not~: It is up to existing members to pass the word arolmd - particularly to those officers who may not have realised they could be eligible for membership. In the Eastern Region, a report in the RTPI Branch Newsheet has provoked a response, particularly from the District Councils, and other regional representatives may like to also consider-this method of publicity. Treasu_-reris Report With over 100 members we have a bank balance of a little over £100 having paid for the printing of the Membership Leaflet - Mike Pearce persuaded Thelwell' to contribute the cover drawing which was a handsome gesture. We hope that subs will be entirely devoted to printing and postage costs and that meetings,. either regional or national will be self funding. Finally thank you to all those members who gave more tha.YJ.the minimum £2 subscription. ACO AGM: 19 November 1982 The first annual general meeting of the Association was held in the Conference Room of the Crafts Council in November, attended by some forty conservation officers from different authorities all over the country, and friends such as Gordon Michell and Roy Worskett. As at this time the leaflet inviting formal membership had only recently been printed it was difficult to know whether everyone had received their inYitation, but by next year that will be clearer! Apart from a minimum of formal business, including the election of officers and adopting accounts, the meeting was pleased to hear from the regional contacts of progress in establishing local forums. The AGO has taken the same regional grouping as the RTPI, which seemed convenient, but people are free to cross bou_ndaries or subdivide as they wish. The main thing is that any conservation officer anywhere should have sor::.eone to contact a..""1dbe welcomed. Meetings have been held in the South East - SECOG- and in East Al,glia, Cambridgeshire and Hampshire, a.nd south Oxfordshire for some ti□e. Since the AGO was formed, contacts have also been established in London, the South, Yorkshire, the North and. :North West. The East and West :t,,id.:.. lands a.nd ::Outh West had made a start. rrhe general :i:·eaction from conserration officers has been good~ from their authorities predictably'mixed. Our legal adviser feels that the one or two authorities actually wishi..""1g to forbid membership of the AGO- which is a volu..""1tary organisation - may be acting contrary to Magna Carta, but he's working on it! 'ITefor Thorpe was welcomed from South Wales, as was Nie Allen from the SDA in Edinburgh. The Constitution was amended to include Scotland, and to make absolutely sure of it, was extented to the United Kingdom! We are not yet sure whether to join the EZC. For those as yet curious but :10-t totally converted read on for rersur:.sior. or i:t?.J~k.... i:o ~rot11~ :frierrd:1;7 n:e·-ictrl,-.01tt~.:l':;,0.~~-~:·, ..ACtl rE":J;·.• J.~·ErrrJ:;e·:rE1b'il?1 fty1•rrs\•. f:ro121 tt~r.f:~L· OT"" fI'Orn thrJ EC.i tor. 3
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