4th
August |
Ashley travels to Chichester
to give a talk about the Trust and its work to the EE riding
club. |
7th
August
|
Ashley records an interview with local radio
station Win FM re the Trust's 40th anniversary. |
8th August |
New Lanner falcon arrives at the Trust. |
12th
August |
Founder Hilary Smith passes away after a short illness. |
15th
August |
Leckford Estate hold an Owls By
Torchlight evening for its employees. |
19th
August |
 |
Ashley presents the second of his 40th anniversary historical
talks in the study. This evening is recorded to keep as
a historical record of the Trust.
Ashley is pictured here preparing for his 40th Anniversary
talk with new power point lap top and projector donated
by the Hawk Conservancy Trust 100 club |
|
20th
August |
Motor
Cycle Action Group and the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust both visit
the Trust. |
23rd
August |
Jon
Scott represents the Trust at a 20/20 game at Hampshire County
Cricket Club. Their mascot is a hawk and Jon takes along one
of the Trust's Harris Hawks and a presentation display about
the Trust's work. |
25th
August
|
Presentation of the Hawk Conservancy Trust's
strategic plan for the next 5 years is given by Ashley Smith
and Trustee John Ellicock to staff, trustees and interested
volunteers. |
26th
August |
BBC South Today come and film
the 40th anniversary celebration at the Trust for broadcast
on local news bulletin. |
26th
to
28th
August |
 |
Large crowds
at the Valley of the Eagles display on Bank Holiday
Monday |
 |
Local residents
Mr & Mrs North celebrate the 40th Anniversary
by bringing a complimentary ticket from 1960 |
|
August Bank Holiday
weekend and good weather has the crowds flocking in.
To celebrate the Trust's 40th
Anniversary all children come in at 1960's prices 5p/shilling.
There are displays about the Tawny Owl research programme
by the students, and all visitors have the chance to dissect
owl pellets and do some radio tracking. Shamen Shining
Bear visits with his sunlodge to tell the myths and legends
of the Native Americans and there are daily gundog displays
by Mullencotes Gundogs |
 |
Shining Bear
and Danebury welcoming visitors to his sunlodge |
|
|
30th August |
Sheena Duncan from Radio 4's shared
earth programme comes to record an interview with falconer Sam
Hunt and the research students about the Tawny Owl Project and
goes out on a tracking session. The programme is due to be broadcast
later in the year. |
Monthly
Diary - August 2006
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