Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum

Membership Frenzy

Posted: March 3, 2011 at 08:37 am Author: Bev Starkings

March has arrived and for the first time since any of us can remember, the trauma of our January renewals is over already!

Our in-trays are empty and we are now able to see our work desks! Keyboards and phones have cooled down and stopped smoking ... sanity is slowly returning. This time last month we were going home in the cold and dark, crying into our gin glasses and wondering when would it ever calm down!

When I started here four years ago we were still inputting January membership forms in June! Much has changed since then and we feel much more efficient, more in control of what we do and how we do it! This means fewer problems for our members and therefore, happier members. The rolling year is proving a great success, as is our new 10 Year Friend membership. We feel gratified that our members and visitors have so much confidence in Westonbirt Arboretum that they are willing to support us regardless! We whole heartedly thank you all! (Sounds like an Oscar’s speech!)


Now we can look forward to spring and seeing Westonbirt at its most extravagant; bursting with colour, sound and fragrance. Time to claw back the lunch break and see what nature’s renewals are like!