Annual Convention
The Lancashire and North West Beekeepers Association Annual Convention was held on Saturday 1st March 2008 at :-
Williams' Hall,
Merchant Taylors Boys' School,
186 Liverpool Road,
Crosby,
Liverpool,
L23 0QP.
Speakers
This years guest speakers will be Dr Ivor Davis the former BBKA President and Celia Davis NDB
Celia Davis NDB will also be giving two talks entitled 'Nuc It!' in the morning and 'Bee Bistro!' in the afternoon.
Dr Ivor Davis
Dr Ivor Davis recently retired as the BBKA President. He is a Wax Chandler prize winner and a speaker of considerable note. He is an advocate of responsible beekeeping and his contributions are of tremendous value to all beekeepers.
Celia Davis NDB
Celia Davis NDB has been a beekeeper for 26 years. During this time she spent 11 years as Secretary of Warwickshire Beekeepers Association and 6 years on the BBKA Examinations Board. She is now President of Warwickshire Beekeepers Association and has written for BeeCraft for 10 years. Celia has also written two books entitled 'The Honey Bee Inside Out' (2004) and 'The Honey Bee Around and About' (2007).
Exchange and mart
There will be a selection of second-hand equipment, books and magazines available to purchase. Please feel free to bring along any spare equipment you would like to sell. During the lunch break there will be stalls in the entrance selling home-made jams, pickles, hand-made soaps and lotions and a selection of plants.
Programme
9:00 | AM | Convention opens (tea/coffee and biscuits available) |
9:45 | AM | Welcome by the President of Lancashire & North West Beekeepers Association |
10:00 | AM | Dr Ivor Davis 'Good Bee Husbandry' |
11:00 | AM | Tea/coffee break |
11:30 | AM | Celia Davis NDB 'Nuc it! - The uses and production of Nucleus Hives' |
12:30 | PM | Lunch |
1:40 | PM | Raffle draw |
2:00 | PM | Dr Ivor Davis 'The Future of Beekeeping' |
3:00 | PM | Afternoon tea/coffee break |
3:30 | PM | Celia Davis NDB 'Bee Bistro!' |
4:45 | PM | Closing words by the Chairman of the BBKA |
5:00 | PM | Convention closes |
Lunch will be available for £4.00 consisting of a Ploughman's, and home made jam. Tea, coffee and home made cakes will be available in the morning and afternoon breaks at a small charge.
Admission
£8.00 | Full day |
£4.00 | Half day (morning or afternoon) |
FREE | Juniors (under 18 years) |
