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The Chair of the Authority provided the following verbal update to Members.

·         National Parks England was advertising for a new Executive Director and details would be passed to Members for circulation to their networks.

·         He had attended a celebration of the life of former National Park Officer, Michael Dover at which a new award had been announced, the Michael Dower Award for Rural Resilience.

·         Two new Secretary of State Members had been approved by DEFRA: Dr Ruth Swetnam whose appointment had already begun,and Simon Thompson who would join the Authority in July.