Annual Reports
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Achievements and Performance - Part 3
Charities Online Accounts Awards
On April 30th 2008 four of the Society's trustees attended the Charities Online Accounts Awards ceremony at London's Chartered Accountants Hall.
The awards are organised by the Charities Aid Foundation and sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales, further information can be found online.
The Society's 
Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year to March 31st 2007 took 3rd prize in the category of Charities with an income below £100,000. The Society collected a prize of £250 and a certificate.
Public Outreach
Our public outreach and display facilities have been enhanced by the donation of a Skylark rocket, components, and development journals these were donated by Prof. John Parkinson of Sheffield Hallam University on his retirement. We thank John for his generosity and continued support of our Society and wish him well in his retirement.
Society members make an invaluable contribution to our outreach and community access programmes not only by giving time but loaning their own telescopes to enhance the services we are able to offer the public.
Membership Development Programme
Our members are our most important asset; recognising this and the need to provide encouragement and support to newer members we have launched a Membership Development Programme. A number of additional meetings have been added to our programme given over to practical, hands-on astronomy with a "back to basics" theme, broadening our base of knowledge and expertise. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and we anticipate these kinds of event becoming a permanent feature of our activities. The topics covered to date have been Autumn Constellations, Winter Constellations, Making and Using a Solar Filter, and Digital Processing of Astronomical Images.
Library
Our library has continued to grow in content and range through generous donations from our members and others. Some 75 items have been donated in the year to March 31st 2009.
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