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Trust News New Patron

The Trust is delighted
to welcome aboard
13th AGM & Members’ Day Kate Bradbury as a
patron of the Trust.
Kate Bradbury is
an award-winning
author and journalist,
specialising in wildlife
gardening. She edits
the wildlife pages of ‘Gardeners World
Magazine’ and regularly writes articles
for the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday
Telegraph, the Guardian, the Garden (RHS
Magazine), BBC Wildlife Magazine and
The 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) BBC Countryfile Magazine.
of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust was Kate is passionate about organic, wildlife-
held on Saturday 19 October 2019 at Old friendly gardening and has recently
Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester. released a new book ‘The bumblebee flies
Over 100 people assembled in Manchester anyway’. Kate is delighted to be joining as
to hear a fantastic range of talks. The guest a patron. In her own words “it’s a dream
speakers George Hassall, RHS Young come true!”
Ambassador and Mark Ferguson, wildlife
sound recordist and composer, who is The Big BeeWalk
recording the sounds of bumblebees for Data Research
a project called Bumble, delighted and
inspired the crowds with their stories. Competition
George even received a standing ovation
for his pre-lunch conservation ‘call to arms’ We are running a
and amazing reading of his own version of competition aimed
“It’s a wonderful world.” Staff from across at students aged
the Trust gave updates on all our projects 11 - 19 to work on
and spoke about future plans. their own or as part
of a team to create their own unique
Key themes on the day were positive piece of bumblebee research using
thinking, taking action, inspiring the next the hundreds of thousands of bits of
generation, and celebrating our volunteers, data from the Trust’s national citizen
with five receiving special awards.
science project, BeeWalk. The winning
Gill Perkins, CEO said, “What a brilliant research paper will be published in
day! Excellent and varied speakers, the 2020 BeeWalk report and the
wonderfully presented case studies by staff winning school will receive a £250
and volunteers of the work they are doing. cash prize. For more information
Many of our members came up to me at the and how to get involved, visit
end of the day to congratulate the Trust on bumblebeeconservation.org
organising such an interesting day.”

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