Beasley Back Dane Trust

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Latest news from The Back Dane Trust....

18 September - The eleventh quarterly Back Dane Trust newsletter has been published and is available here: quarterly_back_dane_trust_newsletter_september_2021.pdf
17-20 August - Burntwood and Lichfield Autism Support Together (BLAST) visited Back Dane
13-15 August - Refugee families visited Back Dane with Doncaster Conversation Club. Staffordshire Wildlife Trust carried out Wild Play river dipping and bug hunting wild play activities with the children
7 August - Memorial event was held at Back Dane in memory of the Trust's founder and former chairman John Foxcroft. A stone plaque was unveiled in John's memory along with brass plaques in the sensory garden, dedicated to John and renamed the John Foxcroft Memorial Garden. A brass plaque was also dedicated to David Robinson (Robbo) besides the Copper Beech tree planted a few years ago in his memory
19-23 July & 31 July-3 August - Under The Sky stayed at Back Dane on two occasions
5-9 July 2021 - Wincle Primary School visited Back Dane
25-27 June 2021 - A Working Weekend for volunteers was held at Back Dane
16 June 2021 - the 10th Back Dane Trust Quarterly Newsletter was published and can be found here: back_dane_trust_quarterly_newsletter_june_2021.pdf
28-30 May 2021 - A Partnership Holiday with East Lindsey Area of Sanctuary and supported by the grant received from The National Lottery Community Fund was held at Back Dane.
21-23 May 2021 - A 'mini' Improvement Weekend was held at Back Dane, with plenty of work undertaken including preparing the cottage for the return of visitors.
11 May 2021 - We are delighted to have recently been granted £6,300 from The National Lottery Community Fund to support inclusive volunteering opportunities at Back Dane over the course of the next year.
27 April 2021 - we are very grateful to Shelter Maintenance Ltd for a very generous donation of £3,000 to support Kids Weekends and Partnership Holidays at Back Dane twitter.com/shelter_mainten/status/1386971240280346624
20 March 2021 - the AGM was held online, with all Trustees and 26 members joining.
11 March 2021 - the 2020 Beasley Back Dane Annual Report has been published and is available here: annual_report_2020.pdf
8 March 2021 - the 9th Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here in PDF format volume_9_-_march_2021_final.pdf
12 January 2021 - an assessment of the ash trees in the upper woodland was performed with a view to managing these due to ash dieback
1 December 2020 - the 8th Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here in Word format: volume_8_-_dec_2020_ver.1.docx and as a PDF: volume_8_-_dec_2020_ver.1.pdf
27 October 2020 - Two families were able to stay at Back Dane over half term - one family came through an Autism support charity and the other through City of Sanctuary UK.
25 October 2020 - The barn owl box was cleaned out and revealed feathers and pellets.
6 September 2020 - the 7th Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here: volume_7_-_september_2020_ver.2.pdf
August 2020 - Two refugee families stayed at Back Dane during August (on separate occasions). These were organised via City of Sanctuary UK.
25 July 2020 - The first single family group stayed over at Back Dane (after the Covid-19 lockdown period)
8 July 2020 - The Back Dane information sheet was updated and can be found here info___t_c_july_2020_v.13.docx
3 July 2020 - USB charging points were added to each of the bedrooms to avoid people bringing their own phone chargers
15 June 2020 - A new marketing leaflet was produced. It can be downloaded here: back_dane_a5_leaflet_v3_15-06-20_print.pdf
8 June 2020 - the 6th Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here: volume_6_-_june_2020_final.pdf
5 June 2020 - Six of the pied flycatchers were ringed
10 May 2020 - Two pairs of pied flycatchers have returned to Back Dane and are nesting in the nest boxes put up by Wincle Primary School.
29 April 2020 - The Beasley Back Dane 2019 Annual Report has been published and is available here: bbd_annual_report_2019_low_res.pdf.
28 March 2020 - the 5th Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here: volume_5_-_april_2020_v.1.pdf
12 March 2020 - it was decided to postpone the AGM due to the Coronavirus and travel/contact restrictions. This was after discussion with the Trustees and members.
29 February 2020 - a priority setting meeting was held with the Trustees working on a risk matrix and priorities for the charity for the next two years.
27 February 2020 - two Trustees stood for re-election at the AGM in March - Jamie Davis and Linda Spence
4 February 2020 - Beasley Back Dane privacy policy updated to include a note about 'special category' data use always requiring consent.
29 January 2020 - the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers and Fit for Work started shaping the beds and laying the pond for the sensory garden
29 January 2020 - the new defibrillator at Back Dane was commissioned by the First Responders
23 January 2020 - the bore hole pump was connected and water was subsequently taken for analysis
18 December 2019 - the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers started mapping out the sensory garden beds
6 December 2019 - the trench for the electrics and water pipes were dug for the water treatment plant
1 December 2019 - the 4th Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here: volume_4_-_december_2019_v.3.pdf
1 December 2019 - the current BBD membership form can be found here ....membership_application_2020.pdf
26 November 2019 - a defibrillator was delivered which will be sited up on the footpath on the Back Dane fence
18 November 2019 - the new bore hole was dug - water was found at 55 metres. Connection will take place over the winter
28 September 2019 - the Back Dane wild flower meadow was mowed
29 September 2019 - the woodland nature trail was completed
9 September 2019 - a fairy village was created in the Back Dane woodland
5 September 2019 - the third Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here: volume_3_-_september_2019.pdf
29/30 June 2019 - the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers were at Back Dane to continue to develop the nature trail.
8 June 2019 - the second Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here: volume_2_-_june_2019.docx
4 June 2019 - 7 Pied Flycatcher chicks (from one nest) were ringed by the RSPB at Back Dane
23 May 2019 - two pairs of Pied Flycatchers have been seen nesting at Back Dane - identified by the local RSPB group.
10 May 2019 - fencing was installed below Back Dane to protect the new wildflower meadow from grazing, within days you could see the difference as the flowers started blooming.
30 April 2019 - a double cuckoo-flower (lady's smock) was found at Back Dane.
13 April 2019 - The first Back Dane Newsletter was published. It can be found here: volume_1_-_april_2019.docx
5 April 2019 - a Facebook presence was set up for The Back Dane Trust.
March 2019 - the 2018 Annual report is now available here: annual_report_2018_v3.pdf
16th March 2019 - The 2019 Annual General Meeting took place. Two Trustees were re-elected (Dave Cordon and Rick Davis), one Trustee stood down (Irene Knights) and a new Trustee was elected (Philippa Joyce).
February 2019 - The South West Peak grant to install a nature trail, story telling circle, wildflower meadow and sensory garden was approved and work will take place this year.