Open Day and Annual General Meeting Schedule and Agenda Expand 9.45am Registration and refreshments 10.15am Welcome from Chief Executive, Douglas Chalmers 10.30am Morning Events All events are free. Register your interest in attending online via the Booking and Registration section, call us on 01539 720788 or email [email protected]. Limited Numbers: Please be aware that the places on our morning events are limited in number so we cannot guarantee a place. We would ask you at this stage to register your interest in attending one of these events. We will be allocating places on a first come first served basis and contacting all of those who have expressed an interest in attending one of our three morning activities to confirm places in due course. We invite you to select ONE of the following activities when booking your places at our AGM. Walk: National Park Southern Boundary Extension – the story so farA walk up the Hoad to the Lighthouse Walk begins from Coronation Hall at 10.30am. Access: A steady uphill walk with some steep sections, on good footpaths with benches along the way. Sturdy footwear advised. Join our Chief Executive Douglas Chalmers and Policy Officer Laura Partington to walk up to the Sir John Barrow Monument, to view the area proposed as the Southern Boundary Extension for the National Park.We will explain how the campaign unfolded, what our main arguments were and what we learned from this major campaign, and what we will do next. And the far-reaching views across the Bay and towards the fells are breathtaking! Rusland Woods WalkBus leaves from Coronation Hall at 10.30am. Access: Easy to moderate, uneven ground, some steep slopes but no stiles. Walking boots needed. Come and spend an hour discovering our new woodland in the heart of the Rusland valley. Jan Darrall will lead the walk through Bull Coppice and Resp Haw, give an update on how the woodland is developing since we acquired it in 2020, and share our hopes for it as an ‘Atlantic woodland’. Planning and Sustainable Transport update and discussionA talk in Coronation Hall. Join Planning Officer Lorayne Wall and Policy Officer Kate Willshaw to hear about our recent planning work, issues coming up and about what we’ve been doing since the 2019 Sustainable Transport conference. There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion around both of these topic areas. 12 - 12.30pm Buffet lunch A delicious lunch from a local supplier. Please book and tell us about any dietary requirements when booking. Free, but donations encouraged on the day to help cover costs please. 12.30 - 1.15pm Guest Speaker: Debbie North, founder of Access the Dales, will share how we can make the outdoors more inclusive and the importance of increasing diversity in the Lake District. For many, accessing the outdoors can feel daunting and unwelcoming. Debbie has been working to break down barriers and stereotypes to address inequalities for accessing the outdoors. 1.15pm Chief Executive ‘Annual Achievements’ presentationWith a Questions and Answer session to follow 1.45pm Annual General Meeting Agenda Welcome and apologies for absence Confirm the minutes of the 2021 Annual General Meeting Chairman’s Report Election of President Annual Report and Accounts Questions Appoint auditors Election of Executive Committee members Any other business
Booking and Registration Expand To attend our AGM or to take part in any of the free morning events you must complete an online booking form. Alternatively, please call us on 01539 720788 or email [email protected] Limited Numbers: Please be aware that the places on our morning events are limited in number so we cannot guarantee a place. We would ask you at this stage to register your interest in attending one of these events. We will be allocating places on a first come first served basis and contacting all of those who have expressed an interest in attending one of our three morning events in due course. All bookings must be received by Friday 24th June.
Election of new trustees The AGM will be electing new Trustees. This year we have 3 nominees from a list of over a dozen candidates, and two existing Trustees standing for re-election. Expand New Nominees, currently co-opted Trustees Laura Doan: Living in Western Cumbria, Laura is a recently retired Professor of Cultural History at the University of Manchester, based in the English department. Robin Forest: An investment fund manager focused on emerging markets having previously worked in banking. Robin and family split their time between London and Ullswater. Tony Vaux: A north Lakes resident, Tony worked for Oxfam for nearly thirty years, supporting community development in India and planned Oxfam's responses to emergencies. Trustees standing for re-election: Lucy Hetherington: Lifelong family connections to the Crook area, Lucy lives in London working in TV production & executive, commissioning and delivering documentary and current affairs programmes. David Felton: Based in Keswick area, David’s background is in music, book and digital publishing; most recently founder of Inspired by Lakeland. Current Trustees More information about our current trustees>
Transport Expand We strongly encourage you to travel by public transport if at all possible. Ulverston is very well served by buses and trains; the choice of venue was made with this in mind. The Coronation Hall is 5 mins from bus stops and the train station. If you have time whilst waiting for transport, Ulverston town centre has a lovely range of independent shops and cafes – definitely worth a visit. Buses Bus X6 Barrow – Dalton – Ulverston – Newby Bridge – Grange-over-Sands – Kendal https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/buses/X6/ Bus 6 Windermere – Newby Bridge – Ulverston – Barrow https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/buses/6W/ Bus X12 Coniston – Torver – Greenodd – Ulverston https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/buses/X12/ Trains Trains available (direct in many cases) from any stops on the west coast of Cumbria as far north as Carlisle and from all stops between Ulverston and Manchester airport – including Lancaster (for intercity connections). https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ Oxenholme station: Trains arrive at Oxenholme from Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Liverpool. We can offer a minibus shuttle service from/to Oxenholme station. Please let us know if you would be interested in this. Community Transport Where scheduled services are not available, please consider using community travel schemes. The Village Wheels service will get people into Ulverston from some of the Furness villages by 10am on a Friday https://cumbria.gov.uk/elibrary/Content/Internet/544/6320/6508/4219581354.pdf Alternatively, if you know of other members locally who may be coming to the AGM, please consider car sharing. Car Parking There is no car park at the Coronation Hall. If you require disabled parking, please let us know. For those travelling by car, details on car parking in Ulverston can be found using the following link: https://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/where-to-park/car-parks-and-parking-charges/ulverston-car-parks-and-parking-charges/ulverston-car-parks/