# / . 4 % 8 4 . / 6 % - " % 2 .OTES FROM THE CHAIR 4HINK OF THEM AS MIDWIFE AND NURSE )F WE HAD A (ALL OF &AME OR A PAVEMENT IN WHICH TO CAST THE HANDPRINTS OF OUR STARS n IN LIME MORTAR OF COURSE n ONE OF THE FIRST CANDIDATES WOULD SURELY BE -ALCOLM !IRS (E SERVED THE INSTITUTE VERY EFFECTIVELY FOR THREE YEARS AS CHAIR AND THEN FOR A FURTHER TWO YEARS AS OUR FIRST PRESIDENT ) WAS A PARTICULAR BENEFICIARY OF THIS -ALCOLM HAD NURSED THE INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS JUVENILE YEARS SO THAT IT WAS A FEISTY TEENAGER BY THE TIME ) SUCCEEDED HIM !S PRESIDENT HE HAS CONTINUED TO BE AROUND AS MENTOR AND AMBASSADOR -ALCOLM S SKILL IS NEVER TO BE AT A LOSS FOR THE APPROPRIATE WORDS WHETHER IN THE COMPANY OF ACADEMICS POLITICIANS LOCAL AUTHORITY STAFF OR TECHNICAL BOFFINS (E WILL PERCEPTIVELY SUM UP A WHOLE DAY S CONFERENCE OR SEIZE AN INNOCENT OPPORTUNITY TO PRESS THE CONSERVATION CASE 9ET IN COUNCIL IT WOULD ALWAYS BE -ALCOLM WHO WOULD SENSE AN OUTBREAK OF INTEMPERANCE AND BRING US BACK TO REASON !ND FOR US OF COURSE THERE HAS BEEN THE ADDED BONUS OF HAVING A CHAIR PRESIDENT WHO WAS SO WELL PLACED ON THIS HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE AND THAT IMPORTANT STEERING GROUP 3ADLY -ALCOLM S TWO YEARS AS PRESIDENT CAME TO AN END THIS AUTUMN (IS LAST MAJOR FUNCTION WAS TO CHAIR THE !'- AT .ORWICH WHICH HE DID WITH HIS USUAL GOOD HUMOUR AND HE HAS CONTINUED TO REPRESENT US OCCASIONALLY SINCE -OST NOTABLE WAS HIS MOVING SPEECH ON BEHALF OF THE )("# AT 'US !STLEY S FUNERAL 7E ALL OWE A CONSIDERABLE DEBT TO -ALCOLM AND OUR THANKS GO WITH HIM (OWEVER ) SENSE THAT HE WILL NOT BE TOO FAR AWAY (IS INFLUENCE IN CONSERVATION CIRCLES IS MORE PERVASIVE THAN MANY WOULD KNOW (OW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT 4HE PRESIDENT IS NOT AN ELECTED POST WHICH IS WHY THERE WAS NO SUCCESSION AT .ORWICH )T IS AN APPOINTMENT MADE BY COUNCIL AT THEIR FIRST MEETING AFTER THE RELEVANT !'- 3O A DECISION WAS MADE IN 3EPTEMBER AND AN INVITATION WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED ) AM DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT $AVID ,OVIE HAS SUCCEEDED -ALCOLM AS OUR SECOND PRESIDENT $AVID HAS HAD A HUGE INFLUENCE ON THE CONSERVATION LED REGENERATION OF .EWCASTLE UPON 4YNE AND PARTICULARLY THE 'RAINGER 4OWN 0ROJECT WHICH IN MANY RESPECTS HAS BEEN SEEN AS A NATIONAL EXEMPLAR )N RECENT YEARS HE HAS BEEN A HISTORIC AREAS ADVISER AT %NGLISH (ERITAGE BUT IMPORTANTLY HE HAS JUST RETIRED FROM THAT AND CLAIMS TO HAVE TIME ON HIS HANDS -ORE SIGNIFICANT STILL HOWEVER WAS THE ROLE $AVID PLAYED IN THE BIRTH OF THE INSTITUTE )F -ALCOLM WAS LATER TO BE ITS NURSE $AVID WAS VERY MUCH THE MIDWIFE )T IS PARTLY IN RECOGNITION OF THIS LARGELY UNSUNG SERVICE TO THE INSTITUTE THAT COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY FAVOURED HIS NOMINATION AS PRESIDENT ) LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM AS WE CONTINUE TO CONSOLIDATE AND GROW 4ALKING OF !'-S IT CANNOT HAVE ESCAPED YOUR NOTICE THAT THE NEXT !NNUAL 3CHOOL IS GOING TO BE IN .ORTHERN )RELAND 7HY YOU ASK SHOULD YOU GO AND MORE TO THE POINT YOUR LINE MANAGER IS ASKING THIS TOO 4HE ANSWERS ARE SEVERAL s 4HE CONSERVATION CAUSE IN .ORTHERN )RELAND HAS SURVIVED IN THE FACE OF MORE ADVERSITY THAN MOST SO WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN THERE s 7E HAVE A GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO INCREASING DEVOLUTION OF POWERS TO REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES THROUGHOUT THE 5+ BUT HOW DOES REGIONAL POLICY TRANSLATE INTO LOCAL ACTION .ORTHERN )RELAND HAS THE EXPERIENCE TO TEACH US HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THE REGIONAL AGENDA s .ORTHERN )RELAND CAN DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE BEST REGENERATION INITIATIVES IN THE 5+ 7ITH THEM THERE ARE LESSONS IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE NECESSARY RESOURCES OF FUNDING AND SKILLS s $ERRY IS ONE OF THE FINEST WALLED CITIES IN %UROPE s 9OU HAVE ALWAYS PROMISED YOURSELF THAT YOU WILL GO ONE DAY !DDED TO THIS THE COST OF GETTING TO .ORTHERN )RELAND THESE DAYS IS OFTEN CHEAPER THAN GOING HALF WAY ACROSS MAINLAND "RITAIN ESPECIALLY IF YOU BOOK EARLY 3TART PLANNING NOW %DDIE "OOTH CHAIR IHBC ORG UK -EMBERSHIP NOTES 4HE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS WERE VOTED IN AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON 3EPTEMBER 7ELCOME TO YOU ALL &ULL -EMBERS *OHN "EAUCHAMP 37 $EBORAH "OFFIN 7- +ATH (ILSDEN 7! #ORRIE .EWELL %! .IGEL 3LATER %! 2ORY 3UMERLING %! !DRIAN 4HOMPSON 7- $EWI 7ILLIAMS 7! !FFILIATE -EMBERS "ARRY "RIDGWOOD %! )AN (EYWOOD .7 %SRA +URUL 3# +ATHRYN ,ENCH 7! !SSOCIATE -EMBER *OHN 0ICKETT 7! 3UBSCRIPTIONS -EMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE SUBSCRIPTION RATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR THE MEMBERSHIP YEAR ,YDIA 0ORTER WILL BE WRITING TO EVERYONE TO CONFIRM DETAILS OF THE NEW RATES AND BANKING ARRANGEMENTS IN THE NEW YEAR
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