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Photo: Birdwatching at Home Farm Marsh - Matt Edworthy

Obituary - Jenni Thomson

18/11/2016

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It is with great sadness that the Trustees have to announce that Jenni Thomson – the Chairman and founder of the Gaia Trust lost her brave and very courageous battle with cancer on Friday 11th November 2016.  She bore her illness with great strength never complaining and working on promoting the Trust’s future almost to the end – it seemed to give her great comfort.
 
Jenni was responsible for the birth of The Gaia Trust, and was its first director until her retirement in December 2006. She was also Chairman of the South West Environmental Protection Group and the Community Projects Trust, and was a County Councillor and member of the National Rivers Advisory Committee. In 1985, Jenni won the European Conservation Award for Industry. She was an organic farmer, non-executive director of a National Health Service Trust, a member of the Freedom of Information Act Tribunal, the Consumer Council for Water, and a Millennium Fellow.
 
Jenni has left the Gaia Trust in very good heart and now the Director and Trustees will work tirelessly to achieve the vision that she had for its future.


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Positive feedback from Natural England

17/11/2016

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"It was good to hear a Cetti’s Warbler in the reedbed area and to see Little Grebe and Shoveler on the water"

After a visit to our Home Farm Marsh site near Fremington, our Natural England advisor came away with a positive view saying,

"I was particularly impressed with your over sown area in field 3407.  This has taken very well with abundant birdsfoot trefoil, black knapweed, yarrow and oxeye daisy"
"I was pleased with the work that you have carried out to increase the areas of standing and seasonal water on the HK10 fields. I would be happy for more scrapes to be created"

It is reassuring that we are showing positive results through our Higher Level Stewardship Management Agreement.
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The Trust decides to sell its properties at Welcombe in North Devon

2/11/2016

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Following an exhaustive options appraisal, the Board of the Gaia Trust has decided to dispose of all the land and buildings that it owns at Welcombe in North Devon. These were transferred from the Yarner Trust when it was wound up in January 2015. The disposal will be carried out in accordance with the rules by which a Registered Charity must operate.

You can download the press release about the decision below

Press release - 03/11/12016
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New Scrapes at Home Farm Marsh

2/11/2016

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Newly cleared scrapes at Home Farm Marsh will provide valuable laying-up habitat for wading birds from the nearby Taw/Torridge Estuary and be a magnet for insects such as dragonflies. Thanks to Gaia Trust volunteer Geoff for getting the ball rolling by raising money through a sponsored cycle ride and to the Tarka Country Trust who provided the 50% of the funding.

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      • Marsh Fritillary
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    • Home Farm Marsh
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