BLS Winter Workshop 2023 - Cloughton Scarborough

Event Type
Field Meetings
Start date
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Event Description:

Bring your problems

Workshop facilitators: Brian Coppins & Neil Sanderson

Field visit leaders to Arncliffe Wood: Dave Minter & Wendy English

Friday 24th to Monday 27th February

The ‘bring your problems’ workshop has been a feature of the BLS meetings programme for some time, last year we have added Lichenicolous fungi to ‘spice up’ the meeting and cater for the growing interest in this area of Lichenology. This year will continue that theme.

The meeting features a field visit to Arncliffe Wood.

Meeting Base

The meeting will be residential at Cober Hill, Cloughton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO13 OAR.

Tel: 01723870310  email: receptiondesk@coberhill.co.uk - web-site www.coberhill.co.uk to have a look at the accommodation and facilities.

Accommodation and costs

Accommodation for 20 people in single and twin en-suite rooms has been reserved and a deposit paid by the BLS.

Full board accommodation including dinner, breakfast and packed lunch for 3 nights is £365.45 including VAT.  The price includes the cost of the meeting room(s).

The earliest time for check-in is 1500. Dinner is at 1900.

Attendees wishing to stay on Thursday night must book their own accommodation. 

Booking

Attendees should book their rooms with the field meeting secretary, Graham Boswell, email togooutdoors@hotmail.com or by post to Base Lodge 16 The Parks, Minehead TA24 8BS. And pay a deposit of £50 in to the BLS Bank Account, CAF Bank, sort code 40-52-40 Account No. 00012363 and reference the payment Cloughton.

Please advise of any special dietary needs.

Microscope Work

A very large meeting room has been reserved for the duration of the meeting for microscope work and presentations. The BLS microscopes will be available for communal use.