Issue - meetings

RESOLVED that the Committee note the update.

The comprehensive update report before Members set out a month by month account of the initiatives and events undertaken, updated with statistical detail on interactions with the public and views of social media posts.  This covered the Wildlife Wardens team work, and Devon Loves Dogs.

The sign up of the Exe Estuary Management Partnership events had been lower in recent months. In response, the 15 sessions offered to schools may have to be revisited as not offering enough choice to local schools for attending – this offer could be reviewed.

Some discussion took place on negating some of the negative comments that had come up as a result of the recruitment advertising for Devon Loves Dogs. The Chair shared his experience of the positivity of the events and alternatives offered to dog walkers when beach restrictions were in place.  Communications in the media were not branded with the Councils or associated environmental health enforcement but with the southeastdevonwildlife.org.uk  or Devon Loves Dogs branding as appropriate.

The Chair thanked officers present for their continued success and good results from their hard work.

RESOLVED that the Committee note the update.