Created Sept 2011
Updated Nov 2o21
The whole committee meets three times a year in rooms at Ampthill Baptist Churc. During Covid we are holding meetings via ZOOM
(Any bat group member is welcome to. Various subgroups meet informally as the need arises)
Membership of the committee is by election at the AGM. Interested parties can also be co-opted during the year.
Bedfordshire Bat Group Committee as elected at the AGM of 2021
The list below is not a complete list of what each Committee Member does, and (except for roles marked with *) does not show formal responsibilities. It simply indicates who to contact with ideas, suggestions and queries on particular things, and shows the (constantly negotiable) spread of regular tasks among the Committee. Contact any Committee Member on any other matters.
Officers
Chair*: Nicola Monsey Laison with BCT
Secretary*: Jude Hirstwood Newsletter Editor . Website Supremo, Outreach. Bat Group events. Membership Secretary
Treasurer*:Bob Cornes Records Officer (BNHS Bat Recorder)* ,Hibernation surveys , woodland surveys, Kings Wood Bat Box Project Liaison
Committee
Danny Fellman ,Roost Visitor, Roost Visitor Trainer.Software guru ( Pinpoint Bat) Data searches, wine venation analyser, website maintenance
Malcolm Harrison Talks
Natasha Hannah Lyons assistant to the Treasurer
Gwen Hitchcock Stockgrove co-ordinator, liaison with the Wildlife Trust
Dick Hogg Studham and Wandlebry survey co-ordinator)
Aidan Matthews NBMP co-ordinator, Natural England Roost Visitor Trainer
Sara Miller Hibernation surveys
Irene (Soggy) Sabiniarz Lakeside surveys,
Members are welcome to attend. We always have cake or bat biscuits. Photo and biscuits by Geraldine Hogg