FCA Magazine (FCAtoday) - Issue 31: April 2007
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 31: April 2007
Articles
Partnerships for Commission’s Camp and Cabin Sites
Details of the partnership the Commission and the Camping & Caravanning Club (CCC) have formed in a joint venture which has retained the Forest Holidays name and has a 75 year lease of the camp and cabin sites.
The Touchwood History Project
Roland Stiven reports on the Touchwood History project, which is a pilot initiative by Forestry Commission Scotland, the University of the Highlands and Islands History Faculty and HI-Arts, as part of a programme of events to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Highland Culture in 2007.
The Forestry Commission’s Dublin Bothy in the 1950s
Part 2: Accommodation and Way of Life
John Keenleyside continues his observations on bothy life.
Zhoushan Islands, China
Martin Fletcher gives details of his second BESO assignment, this time to the Zhoushan Islands, an archipelago south of Shanghai in Zhejiang Province.
An Adventurous Retirement
Tony Butcher writes about his retirement relocation to New Zealand.
The Birch in Folklore
Karen Bell reports on the uses of the birch tree and the folklore and myths surrounding the use of its branches and bark.
Welding Wood
The processes being developed by a joint Swiss-French research team to weld wood.
The Rowan in Folklore
Karen Bell reveals the folklore surrounding Rowan trees.
Timber on Tracks
News on the Scottish Executive’s announcement of a £7.4 million project to facilitate timber transport by rail. A railhead will be built near Barrhill in Arecleoch Forest in Galloway Forest District, and a Freight Multiple Unit (FMU) will transport timber throughout Britain.
Letter to the Editor
An amusing response to the article about Dughall Mor, Britain’s tallest tree in the last issue.
Obituaries
David Rice An John White recall Ted Leyshon, who died in November aged 91.
Martin Fletcher tells of Joan Withers who died last September aged 77.