FCA Magazine (FCAtoday) - Issue 30: December 2006
FC staff Retirement Association magazine. The content summary below was very kindly compiled by Diane Birkett, Bedfordshire. See PDF attachment below the text to view the full document. A total of 77 issues were completed between 1997 and the final issue in 2023.
Issue 30: December 2006
Articles
AGM 2007
The Yarn Market Hotel in Dunster, near Minehead, Somerset has been booked for the 2007 AGM.
Dughall Mor
Dughall Mor is the name given to the tallest tree in Britain. It’s a Douglas fir in Reelig Glen, near Inverness and its name means ‘big dark stranger’ in Gaelic.
Tsunami in Scotland
Analysis of a layer of sand in the Forth Valley sediments, shows a tsunami deposit. It is believed there was an underwater landslide off the coast of Norway, leading to a tsunami 7,000 years ago.
Douglas is Best
Douglas fir has been selected for the construction of the new Resoure Centre for the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) at Aberlady in East Lothian. The Forestry Commission became involved in the project as a sponsor of the UK lobby group Wood for Good, and donated timber.
The Forestry Commission’s Dublin Bothy in the 1950s
Part 1: My Arrival, Food & Accounting
John Keenleyside begins his story in 1957 of The Dublin Bothy, situated in Ardross Forest of the old North Scotland Conservancy, which was based at Inverness, with a District Office in Dingwall.
Can You Help?
David Aston is trying to obtain information about Alan Bacon, who worked with his father at Alice Holt.
The Aspen in History and Folklore
Karen Bell reports on folklore surrounding the aspen tree.
Tools for Self reliance
Martin Fletcher requests equipment for the charity.
Group Activities
Details of the Groups and activities are given to attract new members.
FCA Group Officials
A list of the current FCA Group Officials is given.
From the Editor
Richard Toleman comments on bothies and the characters moulded by them. He says John Keenleyside’s article on bothies will be split over four issues. There will also be articles by Karen Bell of Cashel on the history, folklore and myths of trees.
Obituaries
Martin Fletcher and Geoff Waygood remember Tony Joslin, who died earlier this year in Canada, where he and his family had lived since 1998.
Rod Stern recalls Jock Low, who died in June after a short time in hospital. He would have been 92 in October.
After war service with the Royal Engineers, Eric Hale joined the Civil Service in 1945 with the Imperial War Museum, later transferring to the Forestry Commission’s Research Station at Alice Holt.