In the last issue there was an article discussing the use of perforated beads in Morocco.

David Long (Mollusc World 14, p. 21, July 2007) asks if anyone else has noticed a decrease in snails sieved from leaf litter this year.

To enliven indoor meetings Council has decided to change their format so as to give more time for informal interaction and for discussion and comment on the exhibits.

I am very grateful again to Mary Seddon who has put together most of this issue of Mollusc World.

During 2006, at the request of Council, I agreed to act as Non-marine Recorder in a temporary capacity following the resignation of Geraldine Holyoak and pending appointment of a successor.

Due to many changes in the nomenclature and additions to the British list of non-marine mollusca, a new recording card is being developed.

Over the last decade or so I have been very interested in where Zenobiella subrufescens is to be found.

Is it just me or is it becoming harder to find small snails like Carychium, Euconulus, Acanthinula, Punctum, and perhaps Vitrea spp and Aegopinella pura when sieving litter in