A process of forming a Trust has started. It will be known as Filby Lands and Conservation Trust. It is to purchase a plot of land in the Village, size approximately half an acre, behind the Village Church, to be planted up as a Community Woodland.

 

At a meeting on the evening of 28th January 2020, a Committee.   Members were elected as follows...

 

                                                            Chairperson      –      Mr. Ken Saul

                                                            Treasurer          –      Mrs. Irene Woodrow-Smith

                                                            Secretary          –      Mrs. Joan Saul

                                                            Trustee             –      Mr. Derek Nicker

                                                            Trustee             –      Mr. Adrian Thompson

                                                            Trustee             –      Ms Eilish Rothney

 

A constitution has been drafted and solicitors appointed. A bank account is being established.

 

A Website and a Facebook page are being constructed.

 

Grant income is being investigated and, in the meantime, cash donations in support of the project can be left at  the village Post Office.

 

It is hoped to make 24th March 2020, the official launch of the project in conjunction with a talk, in Filby Village Hall, to be delivered by a guest speaker from the Tyndall Centre at UEA about the Climate Emergency.

 

The Committee would welcome the involvement of the whole community. If you would like to assist in any way, either in terms of financial support, expertise, or practical work, then please contact Ken Saul on 01493 369021 or email kensaul@stone-angel.co.uk