Some months ago my son joined our conservation group and his input has proved invaluable,so much so that he has been head hunted by a newly formed group Chairman!
Throughout the week he has been inundated with email and telephone calls. I too have been approached and asked to intercede in the matter.
My son who recently wrote their constitution (and now wonders if any one has read it thoroughly has said that their needs to be an election for all positions as laid down in the constitution but he will fill in as Chairman until such time as this has been carried out.
A good deal is at stake for the new group as there are grants for be applied for and a new initiative concerning river pollution in our area and they need to be in from the beginning if they are to influence matters .
What they are after is in fact his expertise in dealing with recalcitrant Councillors and his contacts within the legal proffession , his long experience of committee work combined with his background in politics ,all of of which have been invaluable to our own group.
He brings a certain gravitas to meetings and when ,as we frequently do we deal with members of parliament, London Assembly Members and celebrities he has exactly the right approach.
Of course I would say all this as I am his adoringly fond Mama,the point is that every one is saying this and although my modest boy has been rather taken aback by such praise I of course am thrilled to know how much he is valued by our village community,and beyond.
What ever happens he will do his very best because it is not in his nature to do less. His experience,his dedication and his unfailing good humour will stand the new group in good stead as they join other groups in the fight.
Incidentally I manage to photograph one of the injured squirrels in Silver Hall Park, one of the many victims of the Councils hack and slash policy. It's tail was amputated by a strimmer, not so lucky was the poor little squirrel whose hind leg was strimmed off on the same day. It is these kind of atrocities that the new “Friends of Silver Hall” will be able to prevent.
In any event I am very proud of my clever,popular son,and delighted that he shares my own commitment to our environment.
Thank the Gods he has just cut off his eighteen inch pony tail and shaved of his enormous beard. If you are seriously interested in environmental matters it does not pay to look like a Greenie!
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