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The Birmingham and Black Country Bat Group began 1986. The following is a brief history of the group, and an introduction to our key members.
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| It began in 1986 at Birmingham University in the Winterborne Gardens. Nick Pinter and Mick Finnemore from the University and what is now the Nature Centre ran a 'bat weekend' as part of 1986's 'International Year of the Bat'. Simon Phipps attended, as did Chris Sherlock. From this event Simon, Nick and Mick took the bat group forward, with Chris joining in more actively a year later. For many years, Simon guided the bat group including Ray & Sue Dutton, Tony Jones, Andrew Jennings and others. Simon was a licensed bat worker and trainer, and Chris & Ray were able to obtain their licenses with his support. Chris, Ray and Sue have maintained the group since. | |||||||||||||||
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The Re-launch... |
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| 2005 saw a move forward, and plans for a re-launch were underway. In November 2005, the new website was completed, and on March 22nd, 2006 the first meeting of the 're-launched' bat group took place. The 2006 AGM saw the election of our committee of staff. The bat group holds many events and training workshops, and is looking forward to an active 2008! Why not come along to a meeting or event and see what all the fuss is about? | |||||||||||||||
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Rossa Donovan - Chairman |
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| Rossa works as an ecological consultant. He became chair of BrumBats in 2006. | |||||||||||||||
| Contact: rossa@brumbats.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
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Mike Ryan - Treasurer | ||||||||||||||
| Mike has been involved with the Bat Group for many years, and is an active bat worker and experienced roost visitor. | |||||||||||||||
| Contact: mike@brumbats.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
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Holly Whiteley - Secretary | ||||||||||||||
| Holly has recently joined the BrumBats committee to take on the role of secretary. | |||||||||||||||
| Contact: holly@brumbats.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
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Cody Levine - Membership Secretary | ||||||||||||||
| Cody is an ecological consultant and is the Membership Secretary of BrumBats. | |||||||||||||||
| Contact: cody@brumbats.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
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Chris Sherlock - Training Co-ordinator | ||||||||||||||
| Chris has been involved in bat work since 1986 and conducts roost visits, responds to queries and records bat sightings. She runs training courses for BrumBats members. | |||||||||||||||
| Contact: chris@brumbats.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
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Claire Wilmer - Newsletter Editor | ||||||||||||||
| Claire is an ecological consultant. She also edits the Brumbats Newsletter. | |||||||||||||||
| Contact: news@brumbats.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
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Morgan Hughes - ICT | ||||||||||||||
| Morgan is a local ecologist and photographer. She designed and maintains the website and message board for BrumBats. | |||||||||||||||
| Contact: morgan@brumbats.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
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Charlene Bale - Events Co-ordinator | ||||||||||||||
| Charlene has been involved in nature conservation work for a number of years. She has experience running wildlife events in Birmingham with the Rangers Service. | |||||||||||||||
| Contact: events@brumbats.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
| John Lawlor - Records Officer | |||||||||||||||
| John has recently taken on the role of records officer for BrumBats. | |||||||||||||||
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Illustrations by Simon Phipps. Web Design by Morgan Hughes; Click to report a broken link or submit news |
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