SEEFoE Meeting, 4th July 2006

Agenda for 4th July meeting 7.30pm

1. Minutes of last meeting
2. Apologies for absence
3. FoE Big Ask, Big Month, Big Lobby
4. Big Ask/Light Bulb Campaign
• Basildon
• Thurrock
• Billericay
5. Climate change/launch meeting
6. AOB

Minutes of the meeting held on 4th July 2006 at The Townhouse

Present: Kim Power (coordinator), Denis Walker (acting secretary), Peter Walker (treasurer), Sue Willis-Green, Michael Downer, Michael Woolcott, Jon Fuller, Sarah Fuller

1. Minutes of last meeting

   Approved

2. Apologies for absence

   Jackie Riley, Steve Jordan, Tracey May and Alex May.

3. FoE Big Ask, Big Month, Big Lobby

   Between 12/9 and 12/10, FoE want to visit each MP and ask them to lobby David Milliband and Tony Blair to include the Climate Change Bill in the Queen's Speech. We have four constuencies to cover, and these have been divided thus:

   • Castle Point: Kim Power
   • Rayleigh: Sue Willis-Green
   • Southend East: Peter Walker
   • Southend West: Ron Bates (tbc)

Also relating to the Big Ask, we have received a letter from Mark Francois which has been uploaded to the SEEFoE Letters page.

4. Big Ask/Light Bulb Campaign

   Light bulb scheme has changed - we no longer have to get people to fill out the survey before they get their light bulbs. Now the EST only requires their name, address and phone number and will follow them up later to do their house energy survey.

   • Basildon

     Stall to be set up near Costa Coffee in Basildon High Street on 8th July. Kim has arranged to store the excess light bulbs in his son's nearby shop.

   • Thurrock

     After Basildon, we were going to target Thurrock, but we no longer need to as Andrew MacKinlay MP has now signed EDM 178.

   • Billericay

     John Baron MP hasn't signed yet - we will do the usual Big Ask/EST Light Bulb stall there on 5th August.

5. Climate Change/launch meeting

   Venue - Peter dealing
   Date dependant on this
   Then book Tony Juniper
   Tony Juniper to talk about Climate Change
   EST to talk about renewables
   SEEFoE to talk about the group, our work etc.
   Refreshments - Tracey(?)
   We will make it a "Turn up" event - no tickets. Jon Fuller pointed out that ticketing the event could well reduce numbers
   Display - Alex
   Advertising - local paper, leaflets in libraries, FoE mailshot service to regional members of national FoE, contact other local groups (both FoE and non-FoE)

6. AOB
   • Conference - full details are available on the FoE website
     Sue and Peter want to go; Denis is considering it.
   • GreenSpace Climate Change talk - the lecture notes are now available.
   • Bank Account - Peter now has the application form for the bank account and requires an auditor and some signatories. Michael Woolcott has volunteered to be Auditor and Kim, Peter, Sue and Denis will be the signatories.