Edinburgh University Conservation Society
Brand new society hoodies have been airdropped at the Dirties’ Flat.
The mainly bottle green (conservationists like green, who knew?) hoodies with a smattering of other colours feature the unique artistry of Nina, former projects person – future bothy person. Take a look and think long and hard about why you didn’t buy one (unless you did then well done).
As you will probably be aware, there has not been a project for a while. Many of you will just be finishing up exams and getting ready for the summer! Don’t despair, as we will still be making regular visits to the pub.
In April we had our AGM and elections of new committe members to take over after the summer. Our new committee is as follows:
President – Josephine Van Den Brink
Secretary – Rose Almond
Projects – John Godlee + Emma Graf
Food – Margaret Bolton, Rosie Fitzmaurice + Amy McCombes
Socials – Morna Brown + Rebecca Rodgers
Bothies – Nina Lindstrom Friggens, Cameron Fox-Clarke + Rosie Fitzmaurice
Transport – Emma Graf
Tools – John Godlee
Webspinner – Rose Almond
You may notice there are positions with 3 people where there were previously two. Due to the smaller number of committee members this year some have take on responsibility for multiple roles. Sharing these roles should alleviate some pressure for each member and help the smooth running of the society.
Keep an eye on the site for updates on our return to action! Or alternatively check our facebook page. Committee page to be updated soon.
As I’m sure you will know, lectures have ended and revision time is upon us. This meant that we had our last project of 2013-2014 last Sunday. We went to Roslin Glen and Nina has our write-up for it in the form of a series of Haikus:
“Last project this year
Upon Roslin we decended
Allan met us there
Our numbers were few
Each one keen and pure at heart
Unafraid of work
Paths were redressed
Wind-grit was barrelled and spread
Muddy feet, no longer
Apple and birch were planted
Habitat piles – piled up
Happy hedgehog homes
Biscuit tins were opened
Legendary sandwiches, yum
Every belly full
Three brave and strong souls
Tackled a big stump with tools
Alas, the stump won
A brick hunt began
Planted out of sight they rest
Weeds met their makers
With Roslin at heart
Back up the long hill we climbed
See you next season”
A couple photos from the day: Gallery Page
Projects may be over, but don’t worry! We will still meet at the pub on Sundays and Thursdays. There may yet be other social events before, and maybe even during summer – so keep your eyes on the blog and the facebook for updates.