I
just wanted to give you all a brief account of the "earth education
UK" AGM and meeting in September.
A
number of us met up at the Wild Peak Housing Cooperative in Derbyshire, base
for Wild Things and home to Nick (our outgoing Chair) and his partner Kate.
The
AGM itself did not occupy too much time while we went through the usual
proceedings, during which I inadvertently allowed myself to be elected Chair!
Many
thanks to Helen Moore who has continued to hold things together for earth
education UK over the past year and to Kate for kindly taking the minutes for
the AGM and agreeing to be Secretary for the next year.
After
a wonderful shared meal eaten outdoors in the sunshine we looked at
the props which how Wild Things manage to offer earth education programmes in a
variety of locations which have public access. There was creative discussion of
how The Great Specktackle in particular could be made simpler to set up and
run.
We
then adjourned to a small nearby woodland to light storm kettles to make tea
followed by a magic spot. Further discussion of the work that Wild Things does
with schools was accompanied by delicious vegan chocolate and banana pudding.
It
was good to meet up with friends, share experiences and renew energy and
enthusiasm for our work in earth education. Our focus for the next year
will be to improve networking for members of earth education and others
interested in earth education. We hope that you will all support us in this.
John Rhymer
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