Staffing, Membership and Recruitment
Minutes:
Derick Stickler would be retiring from the Crown Estate and also from the Forum, but would continue to live on the estate. Derick’s successor would start on 27 May 2010 and may be happy to take Derick’s place on the Forum. There would be a landowner vacancy on the Forum until volunteers were found, although a representative from the Crown Estate would be welcomed. This vacancy would possibly be advertised and applicants for the vacancy would need to complete an application form.
Sally Coulson, Parks and Countryside Projects Officer, had left the Council in January to work for Bournemouth Borough Council. Sally’s position was being advertised and the closing date for applications was 6 April 2010. The Forum expressed their appreciation and best wishes to Sally for the future.
Councillor Raymond Simonds, who was a member of the Forum, had passed away in December 2009. A replacement would likely be nominated at the Annual Council meeting in May 2010.
Mrs Diane Smith was a newly appointed observer to the Forum from Mid and West Berkshire Local Access Forum, which covered Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham. Mrs Smith was present to observe best practice. It was suggested that a member of the Bracknell Local Countryside Access Forum could approach Mid and West Berkshire, or another bordering authority’s Local Access Forum such as Windsor and Maidenhead, regarding observing their meetings.
A list of bordering local authorities’ Local Access Forum dates would be gathered for the next meeting of the Forum in September.
(Action: Graham Pockett/Richard Walton)
Mrs Diana Pidgeon, not present at the meeting, had expressed an interest to stand down as Chairman. Forum Members were requested to think about nominating a Forum Member for the role of Chairman at the next meeting of the Forum in September. If there was more than one nomination for the role of Chairman, then a vote would be undertaken. Forum Members should contact Graham Pockett on graham.pockett@bracknell-forest.gov.uk or 01344 354107 if they would like to nominate a fellow member or were interested in taking on the role.
(Action: All)