The Accipiter - Online magazine from The Hawk Conservancy Trust

Monthly Diary - April 2006

A general monthly overview of the park by Tracey Smith.

Although this page will always be retrospective, we shall seek to provide important breaking news by news flash on the front cover of the magazine.

1st
&
2nd
Apr

Sees the Trust participating in the Test Valley Tourist Attraction Weekend promotion. In order to promote the area's tourist attractions, Test Valley Borough Council produce a discount leaflet in local publications allowing one visitor to gain free entry when accompanied by a paying adult.

15th
16th
&
17th
Apr

Easter Bank Holiday weekend sees the 2nd themed weekend of the year with a countryside and conservation weekend. All visitors have the opportunity to learn how to track released birds with radio transmitters, with the help of our Tawny Owl research students from the summer. Everyone also has the chance to learn falconry skills such lure swinging and knot tying. There is also a daily gundog display from Mullencote gundogs. The exciting events of the weekend bring in Meridian TV who film a feature that is broadcast on local news programme on 18th April.
	Lure swinging is child's play!	Telemetry for beginners!

	Mike shows youngsters how it's done	... and some very well-behaved dogs

18th Apr

Basingstoke College of Technology attend the third visit of their conservation course. Trustee John Ellicock meets with Ashley Smith, Chief Executive to discuss future strategic plan for the Trust.

19th Apr

Kim Kirkbride and Tracey Smith attend a COSHH training course at Cricklade College.

20th Apr

Hayling Island Camera Club members attend the Trust for a photographic day. Classic car group also hold their rally at the trust.

24th Apr

David Southard of Wild Arena visits the Trust to arrange dates for photographic courses to be run at the Trust during 2006.

25th Apr

Trustees meeting.

26th Apr

Editor of Andover Advertiser visits Trust to interview Ashley for a special 40th Anniversary feature to appear in their newspaper.

29th
&
30th
Apr


The tented village		Ancient crafts like knitting,
		Third themed weekend of the year with a medieval weekend held at the Trust. We are joined by the Sir William Gasgoine Fellowship who set up a tented medieval village. They show visitors day to day living in medieval times with displays of cooking, sewing and clothes-making, weaponry and archery. There are lots of hands-on activities for all the family to enjoy, and it is a great success.
archery,	more knitting

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