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25 January 2011
- extract from report to CPRE East Midlands Regional Group

• Branch development officer : Lisa Michael's contract has now ended and apart from tidying up a few loose ends and handing over tasks and records, she is no longer working for CPRE. She will be greatly missed as she has contributed a great deal to the Branch and to CPRE more widely during the nearly three years she has been with us.
  
  Taking up the roles Lisa that undertook will be more difficult now as Simon Mills, who was recruited as our Secretary in October, has since then resigned because has a job which will prevent him from attending meetings. Together with Lisa's departure this means that the branch has limited capacity to undertake administrative and branch development tasks at least in the short term.
  
• Photo Competition / Exhibition : The photo competition saw over 100 entries and some excellent photos. Three of the four categories (Farmlands, Vales and Valleys, Woods and Forests) were particularly well supported.
  
  Some of the winning pictures as well as some of the runners up were featured in articles in the Leicester Mercury and the December 2010 edition of Leicestershire Life, which is also available on the internet.
  
  The competition is to be followed by an exhibition at Snibston. Leicestershire County Council is providing £300 towards the printing of photos for the exhibition, which will be held between 10th February and 6th March 2011 in the Community Gallery to which admission is free.
  
  A useful checklist - including a model budget - has been produced as a result of this event. Any CPRE member wishing to have a copy to organise your own is invited to contact the Leicestershire Branch.

Graham Stocks
CPRE Leicestershire

Adapted by Fiona Cowan
31 January 2011