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MBE
for Myerscough College Arboriculturist
MYERSCOUGH
College is pleased to announce that Dr Mark Johnston, Research
Fellow in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, has been awarded the MBE
in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The award is for services to
forestry, in recognition of his contribution to the development of
urban forestry in Britain.
Since the mid-1970s, Mark has played a crucial role in highlighting
the importance of trees in the urban environment. He has worked
tirelessly to raise standards in urban tree management at a national
level. Among his accomplishments, he initiated several major urban
forestry projects in Britain and Ireland, helped organise
international conferences on the subject and published numerous
academic papers. Much of his early work was done through the Forest
of London Trust, a voluntary body which he founded and chaired.
Recently, he acted as Lead Researcher on the government’s Trees in
Towns II report, which will be published later this summer. He has
also led the development of Britain’s first Masters Degree in
Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, which will start at Myerscough
College in September 2007.
On hearing of his award Mark said:- “I’m delighted to become
one of only a few arboriculturists to have ever received a ‘gong’
for their work. And I’m also really pleased to see that the
arboricultural profession is at last playing a leading role in the
development of urban forestry in Britain.”
Mark’s home is in Belfast where he lives with his wife Anne. He
moved to Northern Ireland fifteen years ago when he was engaged as a
consultant to the Department of the Environment (NI) to develop a
city-wide urban forestry project for Belfast. |
Sefton Advanced Motorist plan major presence at the acclaimed
Woodvale Rally
THE Sefton
Advanced Motorists will attending the Woodvale Rally on 5 August and
6 August 2007 with their Publicity trailer and will be
maintaining a major presence throughout the acclaimed two day event.
They will be promoting the IAM “Skill for Life“
Programme and the “Drive check” Programme.
The “Skill for Life” Programme includes theory and on
road coaching by IAM qualified advanced driving observers and works
towards taking the Advanced Driving Test. The Programme usually
takes about three months.
With the right preparation advanced driving is not as difficult as
many people suppose and is within the reach of most drivers. But, as
with any form of further education and skills training, it’s up to
the individual to get the most from the Programme.
Drivers who have qualified as full IAM members have been shown to be
70 per cent less likely to be involved in collisions and less likely
to incur penalty points for bad driving.
For the two days of the Rally, Sefton Advanced motorists will be
offering a special discount of £25 for any Sefton resident signing
up for the Skill for Life Programme.
Driving experts from Sefton Advanced motorists will be on hand to
talk to visitors about improving driving skills and how to go about
it. Many people believe that they are good drivers but passing the
Advanced Driving Test of the IAM confirms good driving ability.
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