To celebrate World Falconry Day as acknowledged by UNESCO, this is the new President’s address on his election at the recent AGM at Woodhall Spa:
It gives me great pleasure to accept this nomination.
First of all I want to thank Nick and council for their faith in me.
Nick is certainly a hard act to follow; he has set a great example of stoicism and sound thinking.
I am sure he will be a great sounding board should I need one in the future.
I want this Presidency to be one of engagement and encouragement.
There will be members who may not know me, I hope over time we can reach out to them.
Thankfully Martyn is staying on so we have continuity there.
I am aware he has done a long stint and hopefully we can ease his workload over time.
I am looking forward to listening and learning from Council and my mantra is:
‘Where are we now? Where do we want to get to? What do we have to do to achieve it?
My vision for the future is for the club:
‘To remain relevant in these changing times’
Thank you!
Steve Smith
15th October 2022
Woodhall Spa