Thank You Ed and John

At our recent AGM two committee members retired. We will miss them both as they have made significant contributions to the group and for wildlife in Wirral.

Ed (on the left) and John received Thank You certificates from Cheshire Wildlife Trust.

Dr John Gill

John has been our Treasurer for the last 19 years. He has not only kept excellent accounts but has always taken a full and active part in our affairs, from helping remove invasive rhododendron and coppicing hazel to participating in events such as Ness Children’s Day, Apple Day, Walks, Events and Talks. His skills at proof reading were much appreciated when we produced our paper and online newsletters and he would always scrutinise our draft papers and propose wise and thoughtful amendments. John’s abilities as a photographer have helped us keep a good record of our activities such as New Ferry Butterfly Park Open Day and Apple Days. John has completed the Wirral Coastal Walk on 15 occasions, each time raising considerable donations for Cheshire Wildlife Trust. Each year he devises a brain-teasing cryptic quiz – look on our website or buy a copy at our next talk – and has promised to continue with this tradition.

Dr Edwin Samuels

Ed, who is a skilled botanist and bird watcher, spent his final pre-retirement year from Unilever at Cheshire Wildlife Trust so it was perhaps inevitable that he would find a role with Wirral Wildlife. On his retirement he took up Recording for Wirral Wildlife and for over ten years he has organised all our vital Recording work. For decades Ed has been a recorder of Wetland Birds and undertaken monthly counts of wintering birds on our estuaries and wetlands. He is also a Licenced Ringer and completed a long running study of breeding birds in a Welsh Woodland. As well as completing such painstaking work Ed has been a keen helper at our Apple Days and knows the intricacies of our mincer and apple press, even creating a modification to make it safer for children to help with the machinery. Ed has made an invaluable contribution for which we are all most grateful. It says much for his contribution that we have replaced him with two people.

Ed (wearing the hat) with the apple pressing equipment.

Help John Walk 195 Miles

Wirral Wildlife is always looking for ways to raise funds to help with wildlife conservation. The Group’s treasurer, John R Gill, has been taking part in the annual Wirral Coastal Walk and getting sponsorship from friends and contacts. He will be participating once again on June 12th 2016. This will be the 13th year that he has completed the walk and will bring his sponsored mileage up to 195 miles. 

Over the previous 12 walks he has raised £2,175, on top of which most of the donations were boosted by means of Gift Aid. John would be extremely grateful to you if you decided to sponsor him this year.

If you are able to help please contact John by email.

John's Wirral Coastal Walk Fundraiser

John Gill, our treasurer, is once again taking part in the Wirral Coastal Walk to raise money for Wirral Wildlife (the Wirral Group of Cheshire Wildlife Trust). He has taken part so many times now that he is starting to lose count but we think he has completed at least twelve.

The walk takes place on Sunday 28 June 2015.  It is a total of 15 miles starting at Seacombe Ferry and finishing at Thurstaston Country Park Visitor Centre.

If you would be willing to sponsor John’s walk please send him an email stating your name, first line of your address, postcode, the amount of money you pledge to give, and (if you are a UK taxpayer) whether you are willing to Gift Aid* your donation.

* If you ask for the money to be Gift Aided this means that you want the charity (Cheshire Wildlife Trust) to reclaim tax on the donation. You must have paid, or will pay, an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the Charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs that you donate to will reclaim on your gifts for that tax year. Cheshire Wildlife Trust will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that you give.

Wirral Coastal Walk 2015

The Rotary Club of North Wirral are again organising the Wirral Coastal Walk, which takes place on 28th June.

For more information and sponsorship forms, see the Coastal Walk website www.wirralcoastalwalk.org, or email or telephone 0151 353 9700.

Our Treasurer has raised funds for Wirral Wildlife by doing this walk on many occasions. We are always happy to receive such donations.

Wirral Coastal Walk

This is a plea for sponsorship for our treasurer, John Gill, who is going to take part in the Wirral Coastal Walk once again this year to raise money for Wirral Wildlife (the Wirral Group of Cheshire Wildlife Trust). 

The walk takes place on Sunday 11 May 2014.  It is a total of 15 miles starting at Seacombe Ferry and finishing at Thurstaston Country Park Visitor Centre.

If you would be willing to sponsor John’s walk please send him an email stating your name, first line of your address, postcode, the amount of money you pledge to give, and (if you are a UK taxpayer) whether you are willing to Gift Aid* your donation.

* If you ask for the money to be Gift Aided this means that you want the charity (Cheshire Wildlife Trust) to reclaim tax on the donation. You must have paid, or will pay, an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the Charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs that you donate to will reclaim on your gifts for that tax year. Cheshire Wildlife Trust will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that you give.