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Convener’s Chat – Spring 2010

Convener’s Chat – Spring 2010

Since I last wrote FORK has been nominated for two awards!  Really quite chuff making, I am sure you will agree! The first was a Glasgow Community Champions award sponsored by the Evening Times. The presentation took place in the Maryhill Community Halls, in Maryhill Road.  I wrote to you all on this monumental occasion, [Continue]

Convener’s Chat – Winter 2009-10

Convener’s Chat – Winter 2009-10

Well, how delighted were most of you with the last issue emailed to all who have an email address? Full of colour as well as literary delight? Those who received it in magazine form, through the post, at greater expense to us missed out on the colour. This a historic issue as well, as it [Continue]

Convener’s Chat & Gala Report – Summer 2009

Convener’s Chat & Gala Report – Summer 2009

This is the first FORK News presented in electronic form instead of being printed as the magazine we have come to love so much. The new format is much greener because it will use less power and less paper, and of course will save massively on postage costs. If we do not have your email address [Continue]

Convener’s Chat – Spring 2009

I suppose the most exciting thing that has happened as far as I am concerned is what I think of as the ‘Electric Kelvin’. Let me explain – and do also read the article by Richard Bellingham on page 12 . I have wanted to [Continue]

Convener’s Chat – Winter 2008-9

It is always sad when an effective member of the committee has to move on to new commitments. For the past two years Mike Kurtyka has splendidly carried out the onerous Practical Conservation job. This involves not only opening up Ha’penny Bridge House on the first Saturday of every month, but looking up and down [Continue]

Convener’s Chat – Autumn 2008

I should be in Brussels as I write! The RSPB was taking a party over to lobby the European Parliament about the Biofuel Madness. However, there was quite a serious fire in the tunnel, which means that the trip is postponed. Should anyone think that the idea of using crops to boost our fuel problem is [Continue]