Apologies
Carole Noreiko, Steve Noreiko, Alan Tharratt, Steve Whittemore

Donation
The group formally expressed their thanks to Tony Devonshire for his donation of �70, proceeds from his abseil from the Humber Bridge

Green Fair
A sub-committee was formed to organise the Fair. Ian reported that 13 organisations had booked tables so far.
Haris, Hilary

Newsletter
The deadline for copy is 15 October.
Chrys

CRN
The Community Recycling Network subscription is due: �35. A vote on whether to renew was tied, so more info about the usefulness of the CRN�s contribution to HFoE�s knowledge bank will be considered at the next meeting.
Hilary

Marinet
Bill updated the meeting about the very important upcoming Marine Bill. This would make sustainable management mandatory for UK seas. Bill would write an article for the newsletter.
Bill

GM foods
The consultation period with DeFRA ends on 20 October, so the group were urged to send in letters/emails stating their objections ASAP.

National Conference
Bill asked for guidance on the Sellafield clean-up motion: the motion was that the clean-up should NOT be privatised. Hull FoE agreed to vote FOR this motion.
Bill

Training session
(On climate change)
Jess Nolan and Sally Snowball from the Regional FoE HQ in Leeds then led the group through a very informative training session on how to best lobby our MPs. The group were given handouts with useful tips on strategy, and an excellent briefing paper on Climate Change, to give to the MP.

DRAFT AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 2006 MEETING