New Chairman Michael Newstead and Membership Changes

MICHAEL NEWSTEAD - our new Management Committee Chairman

Michael is originally from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. He read Physics at Bristol University and then worked for a couple of years at Marconi Avionics in Basildon. Thereafter, he trained in London as a Patent Attorney, coming to Bristol with his firm in 1975. He joined Bristol Savages in 1977 (his father-in-law being a member at the time) and has been our Curator since 2009, about which time he co-founded the “Avians” bird watching interest group. Michael is married to Karen and they have two daughters, three granddaughters and two grandsons, all of whom live in London

MEMBERSHIP CHANGES 2020-21

We welcome as new members ; Gill Cleverdon (our first lady member), James Adams-Foord, Roger Harper MBE, Rory Hall, Nick Pope, Dr. Dorcas Bird, Sylvia Shore, Viv Young, Patricia Wyatt, Susan Blackmore, Dr Joy Main, Monica Watkins, Eithne Noonan, Marion Potter and Mark Pym.

We say goodbye to those members who have died and acknowledge their contributions to our Society: Bob Payne (62 years an entertainer), Peter Lingard, Michael Heming (51 years a member) and Peter Scott.