Open Spaces Society update

The Open Spaces Society held their virtual AGM on July 9th consisting of the minimum statutory business and with all voting by proxy. We saw a similar number of participants using the online voting facility as voted by post in previous years. There are a number of significant changes to the board and the draft minutes with all of the detail from the event are on our website. https://www.oss.org.uk/agm2020-2/

Thank you to all of our members who adapted with us to make our 2020 virtual AGM a success.  AGM 2020 We held our virtual AGM on July 9th consisting of the minimum statutory business and with all voting by proxy. We saw a similar number of participants using the online voting facility as voted by post in previous years. There are a number of significant changes to the board and the draft minutes with all of the detail from the event are on our website. Read the full AGM story Our Campaigning Works! One of our members, Andrew Osborne of Faversham in Kent, has played a crucial role in saving a public footpath from being deleted from Kent County Council’s definitive map of public paths Read about the challenge he faced here. Saving Open Spaces The book is currently out of print but available now to read on our website, so there is no need to miss our general secretary Kate Ashbrook’s narrative that charts the society’s activities over the years. Read at your leisure here. More than 50 supporters have subscribed to the society’s You Tube channel and over 200 have watched our new legacy video already.  If you haven’t already, click here to watch it now, we think you are in for a treat. Find out how to show your support on You Tube Covid-19 We continue to post Welsh and English government updates here on our website. To stay safe, stay legal and stay informed refer to this page regularly as the guidance changes frequently. Stay informed about the outdoors. Supporting the work of the Open Spaces Society We couldn’t keep fighting to protect commons, greens, open spaces and public paths without our members. We rely on member subscriptions to fund our work and provide a mandate for action.Many thanks for your continuing support. Tell me more about gifting membership P.S. A member from the Midlands told us recently, ‘you are part of a noble effort to preserve the heritage of our divine British countryside’. What do we fight for?  |  Can we help you?  |  What can you do?  |  Need to know more? Our mailing address is: Open Spaces Society 25a Bell Street Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 2BA United KingdomAdd us to your address book