FCA Magazine (FCAtoday) - Issue 63: Spring 2018
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 63: Spring 2018
Articles
Brecklands Group
Eric Rogers sent in a photograph of 40 members enjoying their Christmas lunch at the Mundford Bowls Club.
Lynford Hall
A photograph from Eric Rogers of Lynford Hall in 1905 before a wing of the building was destroyed by fire.
Personal Memories
Don Amer considers how FC workers’ wives coped when they moved to remote places where amenities were limited.
100 Years of Forestry
Rupert Barry requests “Staff Stories” which will be featured in articles or videos to be included in the 2019 Forestry Commission centenary celebrations.
Early Days at Kielder
Ted Baldwin recalls the time from the late 1940s when he arrived at Lewie camp to start as a forest worker after his training at Birch Hall.
Tree Pests
Peter Crow invites volunteers to take part in a ‘Tree Health Early Warning System’ which is designed to help protect the UK’s trees. Established through funding from the EU’s Life+ Programme (2013-2017), Observatree is a partnership project. Led by Forest Research, partners are APHA, Defra, Fera Science Ltd, Forestry Commission England, Forestry Commission Scotland, Natural Resources Wales, the National Trust and the Woodland Trust.
Memorable Weather Events in Scotland
Simon Malone’s description of the 1987 gale and its aftermath brought back memories of climatic events for Norman Davidson. He also recalls the devastation caused by severe weather in earlier years.
Letter to the Editor
John Martin has some interesting tales of former colleagues.
From the Editor
Richard Toleman writes about bereavement.
Obituaries
Mike Roe, Bill Roe's, son has told of his recent death. Bill began his career with the FC immediately after the war and did his initial training first at Gwydyr then Parkend forestry schools.
Dorothy MacIver's daughter says she passed away in October. She was the widow of Ian MacIver who was well known to Scottish foresters.
John Roe reports the death of Harry James Hindle aged 91 of Forden, Welshpool. He entered the Gwydyr Forest Training School in 1947.
Mike Whitlock tells of the death of Jane Smyth in December aged 69.