BONSALL RIDERS - NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The first Bonsall Riders AGM is to be held on:

Friday 23rd May at 7.30 pm

at

Liz Stoppard's House

83 Yeoman Street

Bonsall

DE4 2AA

Secretary Bonall Riders

Many thanks to Liz for providing the venue

There will be tea, coffee, biscuits and if you want to bring a bottle along with you please do so!

Could members please make an effort to come along or send apologies if you are not able to come and invite others along that you feel may like to join us as there are still horse owners in the village that aren't members!!

We look forward to seeing current and new members.

Safer Derbyshire Meeting

Next Tuesday 29th April, there is a 'Safer Derbyshire' meeting to be held at the Village Hall, where - I believe - there will be police, fire, ambulance and council representatives. The whole thing has been a little 'hush hush' - and the time doesn't exactly help - 2pm in the afternoon! I'm planning on attending, but if anyone else is able to come it would be great. I'm not sure if we will get the chance to give our comments, or whether it is an information only meeting. If anyone is able to come, please let me know - we could meet up at the cafe beforehand for lunch if you'd like?

Chairs Comment

Hi all - Elizabeth here - as you may have heard, I shall be stepping down as Chair at the AGM next month. I have enjoyed my year as Chair, but now I'm really busy working for Kate and I've recently become a parish councillor - so time is a little short! Now that everything is set up, the role isn't really too taxing. I've suggested to Pam that next year we arrange all the rides for the year - maybe one a month? Then take volunteers to 'look after' each event - so all the texting round beforehand and finding out who is coming, arranging lifts and cancellations etc doesn't always fall to one person. This will lighten the load of the Chair dramatically. I certainly want to be involved with the group still and will try and attend most of the rides etc.

I hope everyone feels that they have got something out of the group and we've certainly achieved a lot with the bridleway clearing etc that everyone is able to enjoy now. I hope you'll all be joining us again next year and whoever is at the helm will provide an exciting schedule I'm sure.

Paddock Talk Tansley Village Hall

Hi could you let me know if you would like to attend this event we have agreed to subsidise it £5.50 in advance tickets for those that would like to go, it would be helpful if we could have someone in the group to go and they can help others with any questions and bring back any interesting information back to the group from the evening. Replies by Weds 23rd April Please ASAP. I will sort the booking out just need the names and numbers.

Thanks Pam


----- Forwarded Message ----From: Bridleways Information To: Bridleways Information Sent: Sunday, 20 April, 2008 3:51:05 PMSubject: Improve your paddocks talk event
Dear Bridleways User,
We are holding an important talk about improving & maintaining good grazing paddocks at Tansley Village Hall near Matlock to help horse owners get a better understanding of what can be done throughout the year.
Wet weather conditions coupled with horses being turned out daily can leave fields and paddocks in a poor and muddy condition. The informative advice provided at this event will give you the knowledge of how to restore your grazing and rectify the damage done throughout the winter. We want you to have the opportunity to learn about different maintenance methods and gain further information, with the help of expert, David Long of CWG Farming and Country Supplies.
The talk will be held on Tuesday 6th May 2008 at 7.30pm at Tansley Village Hall, Church Street, Tansley, just off the A615 Matlock road. Tickets cost £5.50 in advance or £7.50 on the door.
Any profits raised will go towards documenting more off-road riding routes in Derbyshire.
For further information about this talk or to buy tickets, please contact Catherine Wheatcroft on 01629 534181 or email info@bridleways.co.uk
You can either buy tickets on line by visiting our shop at: http://www.bridleways.co.uk/s/c/p/talk_on_paddock_maintenance.asp or you can send a cheque made payable to Bridleways.co.uk and send to:
The Hawthorns
Potters Lane
Moorwood Moor
South Wingfield
Derbyshire
DE55 7NU
If you have any ideas yourself for future talks or events, please let us know and we will try to include them.Kind Regards
Catherine Wheatcroft
Telephone: 01629 534181
Email: info@bridleways.co.uk

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bonsallriders@live.co.uk

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