About Avon Meadows
Friends of Avon Meadows (FoAM) is a community charity dedicated to the conservation, management, and improvement of Avon Meadows nature reserve for the benefit of wildlife and the local community.
About Avon Meadows
In 2007, Pershore suffered devastating summer flooding. Unlike the floods that come in winter, these were not just caused by the Avon bursting its banks, but by sudden and prolonged heavy rain hitting the town and overwhelming small watercourses and drains.
In response to this, local people, Wychavon District Council and Pershore Town Council came up with idea to create a wetland that could soak up and store some of this excess surface flood water, and Avon Meadows was the perfect location.
Hundreds of local volunteers and school children planted almost 50,000 reeds to create a new wetland habitat. A boardwalk was built to allow everyone to move through the wetlands and enjoy the birds, butterflies and dragonflies that soon began to colonise their fabulous new home.
About Friends of Avon Meadows
The Friends of Avon Meadows was formed by local people to support the management and care of the wetlands and to encourage more people to explore and enjoy this green gem on their doorstep.
Our Community Group was formed in 2010 and is actively engaged in conservation work parties, biological recording, species counts and promotional activities. In 2017 we became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered charity no. 1174083.
The Friends of Avon Meadows is a non-profit making environmental body whose objectives are:
- To conserve, maintain and enhance the Avon Meadows site as a natural habitat using volunteers for the benefit of the public consistent with the owners' Management Plan
- To educate members and the public in the principles and practice of conservation
- To monitor the fauna and flora of the site and maintain records
- To promote Avon Meadows as a community asset for Pershore
- To monitor the benefits of the wetland for flood alleviation and water quality improvement
AGM Minutes
Our Annual General Meeting is held each year and is open to all Friends of Avon Meadows. Minutes from previous meetings are available for transparency and to keep our members informed of organisational decisions and progress.
Constitution
The Friends of Avon Meadows constitution outlines our charitable objectives, membership structure, governance arrangements, and the procedures for managing the organisation.
Membership
If you want to become actively engaged in decisions about how the charity Friends of Avon Meadows is governed and our role in helping to protect Pershore's precious wetland nature reserve, you can join as a Member. The annual membership subscription is £10, and Members are able to vote at our AGM.
Management Plan
Our management plan sets out the long-term vision for the reserve, including habitat management strategies, biodiversity targets, and community engagement objectives.
Privacy Policy
We take your privacy seriously. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in accordance with data protection regulations.