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Keeping the Common Special
Speak to someone who lived in the village sixty years ago, they will tell you that then the Common was heath land, covered mainly in heather and that the inhabitants had worked the impoverished sandy soil for many centuries. Until the 1900s, flocks of sheep trampled the bracken and nibbled off young tree saplings, villagers collected plants for medicines, kindling and building materials and rabbits were part of their diet.
Heath land habitats are rare and, since they have not been subjected to modern agriculture, they support a range of rare flora and fauna. If they are not managed they will be lost. Walberswick Common is one of these important heaths and is a 'site of special scientific interest'.
Over the previous decade there has been an increasing threat from birch and willow saplings, gorse and bracken. In 2002 the Common Lands Charity developed an annual management programme, which is approved and funded by English Nature. Amongst other things it now involves the use of mechanical plant to clear the large areas and volunteers to carry out the smaller tasks. Heather seed lies dormant for a long time and can become re-established within a few years. The aim of the Charity is to achieve that ideal combination of heather and gorse that existed previously.
If you would like to help, the volunteer working party meets in the Church Lane car park on Wednesday afternoons at 2.15 p.m., commencing the 9th of November.
Ron Horsey, Hon. Warden
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Who Does What, And With Which And To Whom
It is five years since the last attempt to correct misunderstandings concerning the hierarchy of Walberswick Car Parks Ltd. (WCPL) and other village bodies.
WCPL is a limited liability company controlled by a Board of Directors, which is appointed by Walberswick Common Lands Charity (WCLC). The Board of WCPL is solely responsible for the profitable operation of the car parks and is required under its Memorandum and Articles of Association to covenant its entire profits to WCLC. Its Board currently consists of Rae Leighton (Chair), Ben Cardwell, Mary Clayton, Alvin Hunt, Michael Vaughan and David Webb. Angela Vaughan is the Secretary
WCLC is a charitable trust, which is controlled by a Committee of seven Trustees, four of whom are nominated by Walberswick Parish Council (WPC) for a four-year term. The current Trustees are Kate Goodchild (Chair), Brian Fisher, Nigel Hunt, Barbara Priestman, Gerald Tooley, David Webb and Wally Webb.
WPC consists of seven Parish Councillors democratically elected every four years.
Currently they are; Robin Buncombe (Chair), Maddy Dabbs (Vice Chair), Alvin Hunt, Nick Jones, Brian Tibbles, David Webb and Wally Webb. Vivien Hunt is the Clerk.
WCLC is finally responsible for the allocation of any charitable grants. Neither WCPL nor WPC has that right or responsibility, and the fact that some individuals serve on more than one of the bodies does not invalidate the formal structure.
Tony Kohn, 24.09.2005
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This is one I have been saving from yesteryear...
Ed.
I'm On A Committee!
Oh, give me your pity; I'm on a committee!
Which means that, from morning to night
We attend, and amend, and contend, and defend,
Without a conclusion in sight!
We confer and concur, we defer and demur,
And reiterate all of our thoughts.
We revise the agenda and frequent addenda
And consider a load of Reports.
We compose and propose, we suppose and oppose,
And the points of procedure are fun!
But though various motions are brought up as motions,
There's terribly little gets done.
We resolve and absolve, but we never dissolve,
Since it's out of the question for us
To bring our committee to stop like this ditty,
Which ends with a full stop - like thus.
Author Unknown
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Cancer Research UK - Mini Market
We will be holding our Annual Mini Market on Saturday, 3rd December, in the Village Hall from 10 a.m. - Noon.
We will have all the usual stalls, including having Christmas decorations and cards on sale.
The silent auction will again be run, as this proves to be very popular.
Please do make a note in your diary, as we will be most grateful for all your continued support.
Margaret Adkinson
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World's Biggest Coffee Morning
A huge thank-you to everyone who supported the Macmillan 'Biggest Coffee Morning', in aid of cancer relief, on 30th September, at The Lodge.
We raised the sum of £511, which is quite wonderful.
The two helpers also deserve a vote of thanks for making it all so easy.
Altogether it was a very happy and fun morning.
Margaret Shepherd
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