e Malvern Hills Trust Meeting of the Land Management Committee Thursday 3 December 2020 7.00 pm By Video/telephone conference Live stream on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dbH2AW Meeting of the Land Management Committee By Video/telephone conference Live stream on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3dbH2AW Thursday 03 December 2020 at 7:00 pm Members: Ms M Alexander, Mr C Atkins, Mr D Baldwin, Dr S Braim, Dr G Crisp, Mr R Fowler, Mrs HI' Anson, Mrs C Palmer, Dr T Parsons, Mrs G Rees, Mr C Rouse, Ms H Stace, Mr T Yapp. Agenda 1. Election of Chair 2. Election of Vice-Chair 3. Apologies for Absence l..1. Declarations of Interest 5. Chairman's Communications 6. Public Comments 7. Matters Arising (if any) from the meeting of 8 October 2020 8. To consider the Land Management budget 2021 /22 Paper A 9. LMP update PaperB 10. Countryside Stewardship update Verbal update 11. Mountain biking on MHT land Verbal update 12. Project progress update Paper( 13. Graziers' Report Verbal update 14. Conservation Manager's report Verbal update 15. Urgent business 16. Date of next meeting 8 April 2021 . Malvern Hills Trust N omination Form: Chair of Land Management Committee To be completed by nominator and seconder We, the undersigned wish tD nom1na· te ...~rvc... .........."i\...t ...M... ....' \(.E.c.~........ ................... ......as Chair· of Lan d Management Committee for the year 2020/21. If the nominee is not elected as Chair, we wish/do not wish* to nominate him/her* as Vice-Chair. SIGNATURE PRINT NAME NOMINATED BY SECONDED BY TO BE COMPLETED BY NOMINEE I agree to be nominated for the role of Chair of Land Management Committee. I have read the role description. I understand the responsibilities of the role and have attached a statement in support of my nomination. If I am not elected as Chair, I ~/do not agree* to stand for election as Vice-Chair. PRINT NAME NOMINEE TO BE RETURNED BY 5PM FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2020 * Please delete as appropriate [email protected] I www.malvernhills.org.uk I 01684 892002 Malvern Hills Trust, Manor House, Grange Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3EY Statement in support of nomination to the role of Chair of Land Management Committee Name: Statement in support of nomination to the role of Chair of Land Management Committee Name: I was educated and worked in Malvern. My childhood playgrounds were the hills an, commons. Having lived in the local area almost all my life I am passionate about co 1serving the Hills and Commons. I am a retired Justice of the Peace and have served on Local Education Authorit 11 Sc ~ools Appeals Boards, also as Governor at a large Comprehensive School and in that ea ~acity chaired School Disciplinary Boards. For a number of years I was Save the Cl ildren Area Representative for the whole of Gloucestershire and Bristol City. I am Cl air of Colwall Parish Council and their nominee to the Malvern Hills Trust. I am your nominated Trustee on the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and chair he Joi 1t Advisory Committee of that organization. I have served on the Land Management Committee since I joined the Malvern H lls Trµst and have found this has given me a broad view of the demanding and challenging we rk of this Committee and the importance felt by all Trustees in protecting the hills a,~d commons for future generations. During the past months I have gained experience in chairing virtual meetings for a nu -nber of different organizations and feel my experience in chairing meetings and my im,olvement as a Trustee makes we well qualified for the post of Chair of the Malvern Hi Is Trust Land Management Committee. The coming year will, I am sure, bring challenges to the Malvern Hills Trust which wi I present all the Trustees with new and exciting opportunities. Looking forward we mt st continue to engage with the public to help protect this special landscape for re1 reation and enjoyment of all and for future generations. > I G Malvern Hills Trust Nomination form: Vice-Chair of Land Management Committee To be completed by nominator and seconder We, the undersigned wish to nominate Stephen Braim as Vice-Chair of Land Management Committee for the year 2020/21. SIGNATURE PRINT NAME NOMINATED BY SECONDED BY Helen Stace TO BE COMPLETED BY NOMINEE I agree to be nominated for the role of Vice-Chair of Land Management Committee. I have read the role description. I understand the responsibilities of the role and have attached a statement in support of my nomination. SIGNATURE PRINT NAME NOMINEE s~_ , ........_ Stephen Braim ) TO BE RETURNED BY 5PM FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2020 l \( [email protected] I www.malvernhills.org.uk I 0168Li 892002 Malvern Hills Trust. Manor House, Grange Road. Malvern. Worcestershire WR1Li 3EY Malvern Hills Trust ,s thework,ng name of Malvern Hills Conservators. Registered charily no.515804. Vat No. GB 275 8803 21 Statement in support of nomination to the role of Vice-Chair of Land Management Committee Name: Stephen Braim I have a keen and passionate interest in the management of the land owned by the MHT and believe that I can apply this enthusiasm by continuing as Vice-Chair of the Land Management Committee. I have lived around the Malvern Hills since moving here in 1978, after completing my PhD in Physics from Exeter, and have lived at my current address since 1993, on the edge of MHT land. I was in full-time employment at the Defence Research Establishment in Malvern (in its various guises) until I retired in May 2015, at which time I was a senior technical consultant. My wife and I continue to walk regularly on the Malvern Hills & Commons (virtually every day at present) and it was this frequent use that led to me becoming interested in the workings of the MHT. I was elected as one of the Colwall trustees of the MHT in Nov 2015 and re-elected in Nov 2019. I have served on the Land Management and Governance committees from 2015 to date. I also served as Vice-Chair of the Land Management Committee from Nov 2017 to the present. I share the common perception that the MHT Board needs to focus its energies more on the management of its land, and by continuing as Vice-Chair of the LMC I will continue to assist in achieving this focus. I look forward to the finalisation and approval of the revised Land Management Plan to further this activity for the next 5 years of work. I am a keen advocate to a "hands-on" approach to looking after MHT land. I am a very regular volunteer (Covid lockdowns willing) with the MHT conservation working group (one day every couple of weeks), am a volunteer site warden (with my wife) for the Purlieu Fields and am also one of the MHT Access Project volunteers (clearing small trees & vegetation to improve the views from memorial seats and benches, undertaking path and boundary marker surveys and cleaning MHT marker signs). Separately, I am a volunteer Ranger for the National trust at Brockhampton, which involves land management, conservation and maintenance work. I would expect that, by continuing as Vice-Chair of the LMC, I will be able to build on my "hands-on" expertise and use it to the benefit of the MHT, centred on the land-related challenges that lie ahead, especially in an era of reducing grants. Paper A For decision Land Management Committee Land Management budget 2021/2022 3 December 2020 Background Papers Land Management Plan (LMP)- 5-year Finances 2016-21 Land Management budget This paper presents the draft land management budget for the next financial year April 2021-March 2022. It provides budgets relating to the General Fund and the Detra/stewardship funds only. The General Fund element of the land management budget needs to be agreed at this meeting. The full General Fund budget will be reviewed at the December 2020 FAR meeting and recommended for approval at the January 2021 Board meeting. Expenditure in 2020/21 from other finance sources, such as the Gift Fund, will be incurred in the new Land Management Plan (LMP) period, and these are to be set as part of the LMP 2021-26 planning this autumn/winter. The Board will adopt that expenditure when the LMP is adopted in March. The General Fund, and to a lesser extent, the Detra/stewardship funds provide finance for the regular, standard items that are ongoing, such as skip hire and materials for path repairs. These figures are based on previous years' spend plus a slight increase to reflect inflation. It is of note that we have experienced an abnormal year and this has had knock on effects to our income and expenditure. Planning for next year, which could well be abnormal too is therefore more difficult than normal. General Fund Any items that are non-standard, and/or which will vary significantly from previous years are highlighted here: • Tree safety ad-hoe has been increased in expectation of increased tree works. This is in addition to the designated Tree Disease fund, which is separate. • Skip hire at £6000 has been raised a little more than inflation in expectation of continued higher visitor numbers generating more litter. • Replacement cut-and-collect mower - originally planned for last year, the condition of this asset is now such that it needs replacing. A new machine will cost approximately £13,000. 1 Paper A For decision • British Camp toilets - £4,120 for the emptying of the sewage tank.