Beginnings

Meetings

The Officers and Committee

 Beginnings

On 8 February 1968 an article in a local newspaper mentioned that there was an interest in the formation of a natural history group.  As a result three men met in March to discuss the matter and at the next meeting (on 29 March) a further man and about 20 children were in attendance.  One of the founder members has since died, one soon left but two are still active members.  There is now no children's section and adult membership is at about 100.  Up to 40 of these are to be found at most meetings.

 
Early meetings were held at West Bletchley Community Centre with moves to Rectory Cottages then Bradwell Abbey and then for some 20 years, at the Hanson Environmental Study Centre, Great Linford.  In January 2005 a return to our former ‘home’ at Bradwell Abbey was made. These moves have ensured that the core membership is of local, Milton Keynes, people but we also have members from further afield.  The interests and expertise of the membership is very varied and there is often someone who will know something about any group of plants or animals or knows who to contact.  It is this wide range of knowledge that enables the Society to flourish in a friendly atmosphere.

Meetings

 Winter Programme

 
The Society meets every Tuesday from September through to the end of April at:

Cruck Barn

City Discovery Centre

BradwellAbbey

Alston Drive

Milton Keynes

MK13 9AP

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Meetings start at 7:30 p.m., with coffee, for 8 p.m.

Summer Programme

In the summer months, May to August, field visits are arranged to sites of local and regional natural history interest in the company of experienced naturalists. These meetings start at 7 p.m. Occasional trips outside the area and of longer duration are also held.

 The Officers and Committee   From April 2008

Officers	President:	Roy Maycock
	Vice-Presidents:	Professor Alan J Brook MBE
		John C Wickham
	Chairman:	Steve Brady
	Treasurer:	Philip Brown
	Secretary:	Julie Lane
	Publications Editor:	Jean Cooke
Committee		Paul Lund
		Martin Kincaid
		Viola Read Gordon Redford
		Carol Watts
		Tony Wood
Non-Committee members with specific                     responsibilities:	Publicity:	Mike Killeby John Prince
	Website:	Robin Eccles
	Membership:	Margaret Wickham
	Programme:	Martin Kincaid Gordon Redford