Council / Robin Mason: Wendy Patterson - Wildlife Watch Group for children
Thu, Aug 17th 2017 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Weekly meeting with guest speaker
The Rotary Club welcomed the Newcastleton
Wildlife Watch Group to last week's meeting. The Group's leader Wendy
Patterson brought along three young members Skye Webster and Jake and Amber
Foster and they regaled the members with a potted-history of the Watch Group
which Wendy had formed 5 years ago for primary school and senior pupils.
Her enthusiasm and love for the village was infectitious and, as this had given
her a very satisying childhood, she felt that it was appropriate that today's
youngsters have the same opportunity. There are 22 boys and girls in the
group and they meet weekly. A scrapbook and diary is kept of everything
they do and see and, that alone, made fascinating reading. The sky's the
limit for their projects and they have just won a national award in their
field. The young people took a full part in the presentation which was an
excellent confidence-building exercise. They are excited at the prospect
of the possibility of lynx being introduced into the surrounding and nearby
Kielder Forest. An excellent evening came to an end all too quickly after
which President Scott Elliot gave the club's vote of thanks.
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