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DORSET COUNTRYSIDE VOLUNTEERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Held at West Stafford on July 3Rd 2010 Dorset Countryside Volunteers No 153 August - October 2010 Reg Charity No 1071723 www.dcv.org.uk Who we are, what we do, where, why and how . DCV is . A DCV day lasts . A practical conservation group run by volunteers 10.00a.m. – 5.00p.m. approximately since 1972 doing practical work in the Breaks for lunch and drinks countryside that would not otherwise be done Volunteers are male and female, from all walks FINDING DCV . of life, all ages and from all over the county Work is seasonal - in winter , woodland work, Maps with the task programme (at the back of this hedgelaying, coppicing; in summer dry stone newsletter) show the locations of task sites walling, clearing ponds, footpath work Look for DCV’s yellow arrows near the worksite or red and white tape or the DCV information board Organisations we work for include: Dorset may show an explanatory note Wildlife Trust (DWT), Heritage Coast Project, Natural England, National Trust, Amphibian & If unsure of the worksite try to arrive by 10.00 to Reptile Conservation Trust (ARC) meet other volunteers. The worksite may be some way off. Lost? give us a call on 07929 961532 We work at weekends throughout Dorset No super-human strength or special skills FOOD, DRINK & ACCOMMODATION needed, or attendance on every task or even for the whole weekend - any time is a bonus Occasionally, we hire a village hall, cook supper, visit the local pub and sleep overnight - karrimats DCV offers . available! N.B. Book with Peter a week in advance Practical care for the environment The charge for a weekend, including Saturday Opportunity to learn new skills - training given evening meal, lunch Saturday and Sunday, Use of all necessary tools breakfast on Sunday and accommodation, £3.00 DCV provides free hot/cold drinks and biscuits Beautiful countryside, social events, fun & companionship during the day - bring your own mug if you wish Link with a French conservation group On residentials, all volunteers are welcome to come for the evening meal and pub whether working both YOU should bring . days or just one Halls offered by DCV provide separate male and Stout footwear (steel toecaps if you have them) female toilet/washing and changing facilities Old clothes (wear layers) Tough gloves (we have some to sell/lend) Note: If you have a medical condition or Waterproofs, sun block, sun hat, insect repellent allergies of any sort, please carry a card and If staying overnight – a change of clothes, bring necessary medicines. If you wish, bring sleeping bag (air bed/camp bed if you wish) this to the attention of the task leader. Please Up to date tetanus jab complete the “in case of emergency” details at Goggles, if you wish, to protect your eyes the end of the newsletter, and bring on task. Reaching a task . All youngsters are welcome, but should be If you need / can offer a lift, phone one of the accompanied by a responsible adult. contacts 3 days before a task Lifts from Wool station (toolstore is nearby) EDITORIAL Nearly the end of July, already midway through the year and it only seems five minutes since we did the last newsletter. Time marches on - DCV is gently gliding towards middle age (40 years old in 2012) but, with yet another full programme of work, there are no signs of diminishing vigour. Not bad for an amateur group that turns out every weekend to perform high quality conservation work, using what resources are to hand and the light touch that only volunteers can provide, with on the spot training from experienced volunteers (on a good day you might have at least 240 years of such experience on hand!) whilst at the same time ensuring that a good day is had by all. If you haven't made it out on task for a while, why not make a resolve to come out and see us again? Volunteering with DCV gives the opportunity to learn new expertise, including practical countryside skills, organisational and leadership skills. DCV likes to encourage volunteers trying out new skills. At the moment we would like more task leaders and would also like more volunteers to occasionally tow the trailer. Comprehensive training would be given for both. In addition, we are also still looking for a volunteer to do a little publicity in the east of the county, e.g. writing occasional press releases, distributing leaflets to libraries. Once again a good turn out at the AGM and we would like to thank all those who attended for their continuing support. Great food, good chat and a wonderful illustrated talk by Sarah Williams of DWT on invasive plant species, in particular Himalayan Balsam. We have had a good turn out on the Balsam pulling tasks but need just as many hands again for the last pull of the season for DCV to help rid our wonderful river valley of this invasive weed. In September we will be travelling to Normandy, France to spend a weekend with our friends in A s s o c ia t io n O r c h is (s e e T e r r y ‛s article). This is always a very good weekend and if you haven‛t been before do think about joining us - d o n ‛t w o r r y a b o u t a n y language difficulties , Don doesn‛t and they speak good English! They have a wonderful new up to date website, do check it out www.orchis-nature.com A big welcome to all new volunteers. We hope you have enjoyed the experience and will come out again soon. Many thanks also to all contributors to this newsletter. Finally, a gentle reminder that subs are due. Although this newsletter is on the website and can be read by some for free, your subscription goes towards the running costs of the group, especially this newsletter, which the majority of our members choose to receive in hard copy. Co-ordinator’s Report Introduction It is when I sit down to collate the Task Report forms that I realise that this report talks about a period of time which is rapidly fading in my memory. We hold our AGM in July but this report deals with our working year that, like the tax year runs to April. The vital statistics - What we did and who for? Once again, in my memory at least, I have the feeling that the number of people who come out on task is falling but when I put together the statistics the average attendance for the year is the same as it was in the last report. Strangely, this year although we did one extra task, the number of days worked are down 5% and the workdays are down by 8%. A significant factor in the first is that once again we had problems filling the early summer programme and to a lesser extent the summer programme. As a result this year’s programmes have included a higher proportion of single day tasks. The reason for the workdays being disproportionately lower is less apparent and is I think the result of an increasing number of volunteers only doing a part day, this doesn’t affect the attendance figures but does reduce the chargeable workdays. Looking back through the previous reports there appears to be no “favourite” task with our volunteers, although construction seems to feature consistently in the top three, based on average daily attendance. Last year it was in 1st place but this year came in 3rd with the Abbotsbury Beach clean claiming poll position and pond and ditch works being pushed up to 2nd place by the tasks at Tyneham which have become a favourite with our members and was the location of this year’s joint task with Orchis. As with most years Dorset Wildlife Trust top the league for days worked. Finally on the subject of statistics, at the moment I have simply followed on from what used to be compiled in previous years. If anyone has suggestions on what to include or omit, please let me know. Year Workdays Tasks Days worked Sites Attendance (avg) Annual summary compared to pre- 2009/10 555 49 72 36 9 vious years 2008/9 602 48 76 34 9 1995/6 684 55 86 39 8 What tasks we did Task type Days Avg. Daily Who we worked for worked Attendance User Body Days Work Avg. Daily Rubbish clearing 1 18 worked days Attendance Pond & Ditch work 4 15 DWT 13 100.5 8 Construction 9 10 ARC/HCT 7 50 8 Scrub Bashing 33 9 DCC - Countryside 6 40.5 7 Footpath furniture 2 9 National Trust West Dorset 6 55 11 Ragwort, etc. 2 8 Butterfly Conservation 5 36.5 10 Hedge laying 7 8 Tyneham Trust 5 64 14 Dry Stone Walling 4 8 Fencing 6 7 Purbeck District Council 4 32.5 10 Tool store & repairs 3 6 Symondsbury Estate 4 31.5 9 Woodland/Coppicing 1 6 DCC - Coast 3 31.5 12 Plantlife 3 9 7 Task Leaders Tasks Led Leggett Trust 2 14 8 Brian Thompson 1 Natural England 2 12.5 8 Viv Endecott 2 John Marsh 2 Poole Council 2 13.5 6 Val Simcock 4 Puncknowle Parish Council 2 12.5 7 Andy Cleaves 4 Springhead Trust 2 14 8 Don Simcock 5 Swyre - Peter Yates 2 15.5 9 Gareth Morgan 5 Purbeck Keystone project 1 13 13 Chris Huggill 5 Tania O’Keeffe 6 Doug Kite 9 Peter Warren 11 Who led them Richard Meatyard 18 Highlights & low-lights of the Year I am sure each one of us has their own personal thoughts on this, for me the tasks at Tyneham in particular stand out.
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