SBKA 2018 AGM

The AGM of the SBKA will be held on Saturday, 10th March 2017 at the Wedmore Golf Club, Lascott Hill, Wedmore BS28 4QT
Location map at http://www.wedmoregolfclub.com/visitors/location/

Hosted by Wedmore and Cheddar Division.
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The speaker will be Dr Peter Kennedy of the University of Exeter who will speak on a project aimed at using radar to study Asian Hornet

Lunch

The cost of a one-course lunch is £9.50 including tea/coffee. A two course meal will cost £15.00 and a three course meal £18.00.

​Tea and coffee will be available throughout the day priced at £1.20 per cup.

Main courses:

• Roast Beef with Yorkshire pudding and gravy
• Chicken Breast in a wild mushroom and tarragon sauce
• Roast Pork with stuffing and crackling served with gravy
• Fillet of Salmon with a light Mustard and Cream sauce
• Mushroom and Hazelnut Nut Roast

All served with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Starters are:

• Homemade Vegetable Soup served with a crusty bread roll
• Farmhouse Pate served with melba toast, garden salad, and onion chutney
• Prawn cocktail and garden salad served with wholemeal bread and butter

Desserts are:

• Individual Trifle served with shortbread fingers
• Spiced Apple Crumble and custard
• Red Velvet Fudge Cake
• Baked vanilla cheesecake with mixed berries
• Chocolate sauce and Vanilla Ice-cream
• Cheese and biscuits.

Bookings, together with a cheque made payable to Somerset Beekeepers' Association should be sent to Elizabeth Friend, New Tyning, Stone Allerton BS26 2NJ by the end of February.

Speaker Profile

​Dr Peter Kennedy is a research Fellow at the University of Exeter and his research looks at ecosystem service provision by insects, with particular emphasis on pollinator ecology and behaviour. He works to establish techniques and capabilities for cutting-edge research into the effects of environmental change on invertebrates. He also develop new projects linking ecosystem service provision with landscape users and businesses. He is part of a team, part funded from Somerset BKA research funds, that is looking at the feasibility of using radar to track Asian hornets and identify their nests quickly.

Timetable

​1200hrs- Arrive and Welcome
1230hrs- Lunch
1400hrs- Welcome by SBKA President, Ken Tredgett
1405hrs- Lecture by
1505hrs- Afternoon Tea
1530hrs- Annual General Meeting

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the 2017 AGM
3. Matters arising
4. Treasurer's report
5. Council proposal: ‘That the possibility of Somerset Beekeepers’ Association becoming a charitable incorporated organisation is explored’
6. Election of Officers
7. Election of Executive Divisional Representatives
8. Appointment of independent reviewer: Bruton Sweet
9. West Country Honey Farms Award
10. Honorary Membership
    1. John de Winton (Somerton)
11. Hosts and Venue for the 2019 AGM- Quantock Division