Membership

		Lisburn Group Sponsored by 14 Atrabrackagh Rd, Portadown County Armagh Tel 028 3839 1536
A million voices for nature	Membership Details of Local Group membership The Lisburn RSPB Local Group meets at Friend's Meeting House, Friends School, Magheralave Road, Lisburn. The Lisburn Group is not an organization for ornithological experts, although they are welcome, but is a local group for local people who enjoy the birds in their garden, enjoy seeing birds in the countryside around them and wants to support an organization that promotes the conservation of birdlife habitat so that we and generations after us can all enjoy birds in their natural environment. Currently there about thirty five members who regularly attend the lecture nights to hear the guest speakers and enjoy a cup of tea and a chat. The group also provides activities for its members to give better access to our birdlife such as organizing field trips to local reserves and places of birding interest and arranging minibus day trips to more distant birding locations. Anyone can join in on a field trip but the minibus trips are limited to twelve people and therefore Local Group members have first preference.The group also organizes trips to UK birding destinations usually over a long weekend, winter or springtime. Local Group members have first preference on these trips as numbers are often limited. The Local Group recruits new members to the RSPB and also raises funds for the RSPB. Surplus funds from the group is donated to the RSPB and is designated to local RSPB projects by the committee members on behalf of the group. A portion of the annual fee is used to pay fees and expenses for visiting speakers. A monthly newsletter is usually available to inform members of events, a report of the most recent field trip and some interesting facts, editorial comments and occasionally the odd corny joke. Each year the group treasurer prepares a report of the group's finances including contributions to the RSPB Headquarters. Group Membership Fees The annual fee to the group is £12.00 which is due at the start of each new season which is the September meeting.The fee is for local group membership and not RSPB membership. See RSPB main site for details at www.rspb.org.uk A fee of £2.00 is to be paid by non members attending the lecture nights which includes that important cup of tea. 'The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England and Wales no. 207076, Scotland no. SC037654'