EFHT AGM 2026: Saturday 14th November, Forest School, Snaresbrook (E17 3PY)

We are delighted to let you know that our Annual General Meeting 2026 will be held at 10.30 on Saturday, 14th November at Forest School (Deaton Theatre), Snaresbrook, E17 3PY. 

Please see below a full set of papers and booking details.

Agenda and running order 

10.15am – Doors open

10.30am – Annual General Meeting

  • Chair’s welcome and introduction. James.
  • Minutes of the meeting of 11th October, 2025, for agreement.
  • Presentation and receipt by the members in general meeting of the Annual Report and Accounts, including questions from members. Peter Lewis Chief Executive; Jo Richardson, Treasurer.
  • Votes of thanks to Gail Scott Spice, Louise Vacher, Caroline Pantling, Rosie Perry-Gosling, Francis Castro
  • Election of Trustees to the Board:
    • Reappointment of James Harrington, Jo Blackman, Jo Richardson, David Pitwood
    • Election of Lucy Dawes, Abi Young, Neil Duncan, Derek Seume

11.15am – Refreshments

11.35am – Talk from, and conversation with, the Superintendent of Epping Forest including Q&A

12.30pm – A People’s Vision for the People’s Forest – launch and discussion

1pm – Lunch

2pm – People’s Emergency Briefing Screening & Discussion (Hosts: Amy Liu/Peter Lewis)

3.50pm – Close

Audience members seated in Loughton Community Hall attend the 2025 AGM of Epping Forest Heritage Trust meeting. At the front, three speakers sit behind a table on a small stage displaying an Epping Forest Heritage Trust banner, with promotional banners on either side. Rows of chairs face the stage in a bright, spacious room with high ceilings and wooden flooring.

Public Screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing and Discussion

After the AGM, we will host a free screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing, a film brings together insights from leading UK experts, originally presented to over 1,200 political, business and cultural leaders in Westminster on 27 November 2025. This screening is part of a wider programme of screenings taking place across the UK, designed to help communities understand the climate and nature crisis and discuss what it means locally. The event will include a short, facilitated discussion afterwards. 

 

Bookings

Epping Forest Heritage Trust’s Annual General Meeting is open for EFHT members only, free of charge.

Members and non-members can join the free public screening and discssion of The People’s Emergency Briefing. If you are an EFHT Member and would like to attend both the AGM and the public screening, please book each seperately following links below:

To register to attend, please: 

  • Book online via our Eventbrite page (see links above)
  • call us on 020 8508 9061
  • or email us at: admin@efht.org.uk

If you need any assistance or have any questions, please call us on 020 8508 9061, or email us at: admin@efht.org.uk