‘Convener's Chat’ Articles
Written by Mark Eden-Bushell on 31 May 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]
Written by Mark Eden-Bushell on 24 January 2010
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]
Written by Mark Eden-Bushell on 27 August 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]
Written by Mark Eden-Bushell on 25 March 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]
Written by Mark Eden-Bushell on 20 January 2009
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]
Written by Mark Eden-Bushell on 27 October 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]