Dominik’s Radio Times

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Nick Balls

Nick Balls was introduced as a representative of Friends of the Broads. Nick Balls discussed the society's role as a conservation charity, winter scrub clearance work, and how to join the society.

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    Nick Balls: Friends Of The Broads

    Dominik interviews Nick Balls regarding the Broad Society, a charity established in 1950. Nick explains that the organisation serves as an umbrella group for planning and conservation issues, including the work of the Broadsword group, which clears scrubland and trees, specifically at Ranworth Dam in recent years. The discussion covers local involvement through Southern and Northern Rivers Committees and how to join the society via their website to receive a quarterly magazine.

    What they talked about

    • Broad Society membership and activities
    • Environmental conservation and scrub clearing
    • Local planning and river committees

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Looking After The Norfolk Broads

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Explains the society’s conservation, planning and volunteer work.

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