Novartis Refuge.

Re the bird hide.The current situation is that it is open between 8.30am and 2pm Monday to Friday.But the council is interested in the possibility of involving one or more LBC member(s) in taking on part of the locking/unlocking responsibility on a voluntary basis - at the same doing a bit of bird monitoring.It would be a good opportunity to get involved in an interesting wetland bird project at a very early stage.Anyone interested? If so, I’ll let Rachel Graham at the council know. 
 

I would, you know me anything to have a chat, by chatting we find things out

You should have knocked on the window, Nick, and offered yourself for an impromptu interview.

Interestingly, there was a Radio Humberside van parked alongside the Novartis fence this morning. One person sat in it, and they never got out. Late?

Thanks Nick

In case of interest,below  is list of attendees at the 'launch' earlier this week.

Local media (Tv/radio/press) were invited but no one turned up.

Disappointing that there was no place at the table for LBC given the contribution members have made at Cress Marsh. 


Ian Johnson    Novartis – Site Head
Lorna Rendall    Novartis – HHE Lead
Debbie Scott    Novartis - Comms
Sonja Miles    Novartis - Head of HSE
Jamie Cowie    Won competition to name the site
Mr Mayor – Cllr Beasant    NELC – Mr Mayor
Andy Whittle    NELC – Mayoral Chauffeur
Cllr Jackson    NELC - Leader
Cllr Swinburn    NELC – Portfolio Holder
Richard Dowson    NELC - Head of Project Management
Winston Phillips    NELC - Senior Project Manager
Liz Marsden    NELC - Strategic Comms Lead
Rachel Graham    NELC - Ecology Manager
Simon Clarke    EQUANS – Senior Engineer
Roger Wardle    Expert in Wetland Design
Andrew Spence    J E Spence
Jerry Firth    ERDF Contracts Manager
Halina Davies    Greater Lincolnshire LEP
Mary Neale    Site – Family History
Michelle Johnson    Site – Family History
Darren Clarke    Humber Nature
Mike Pilsworth    RSPB
Ian King    EQUANS - Planning
Paul Duncan    Natural England
Susan Wilson    Natural England

Visited the site this morning, and had a good look at the signage around the presentation area. One part of the sign seems to imply that the site will be open to the general public. At present, the gate to the hide has a padlock on it. Although the main pathway gate to the site is open.