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Meeting with Oliver Letwin in January 2012

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The Trust organises a talk every other month in the Village Hall in Thorncombe. These talks are on a range of subjects from birds, local history and geology, to bee-keeping and bats. They are usually illustrated by slides and give rise to lively discussions and question and answer sessions.

Members enjoy coming, meeting up with each other and it's a good opportunity for us to pass on information.

Our annual walk is a wonderful opportunity to get to know people in the village and wider area, as well as getting acquainted with interesting walks. See below for the next walk.

We recently organised a meeting with our MP, Oliver Letwin, to discuss and clarify issues raised by the new planning legislation and Localism Bill.

At the invitation of the committee Cllr.R.Arnold (Chairman of the Thorncombe Parish Council), Cllr.N.Higgins (leader of the PC Planning Group) and Mr Mark Agnew who advises the committee on planning matters, were also present. Minutes of this meeting can be read here.

For our full programme click here

Coming up in 2012
March 8th	'Our Changing seas: Marine Life in Lyme Bay' a talk by Julie Hatcher of Dorset Wildlife Trust. Julie is the Marine Awareness Officer for the Living Seas Team and manages Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve and Fine Foundation Marine Centre at Kimmeridge.
May 10th	Annual general meeting 7.30 pm. Followed by an illustrated talk: 'Adventurous Journeys' by Ann Mosscrop.
Saturday May 19th: 10 am to noon	Plant and Crafts Sale and Coffee morning.