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Competitions: The BLAKE SHIELD BNA TRUST FUND provide an annual competition for groups of young people with adult leaders. The 2008 application form
and also further information
about entering are available to download and print . If you would like to be sent a leaflet and application
form please write to: Supporters acknowledgements. Please Note: Registration must be made by 1st July 2008. Completed projects to be received by 1st October 2008.
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The Blake Shield BNA Competition David Bellamy says: The annual competition is open to any group of young people in Great Britain, with an adult leader, who are working on a natural history or conservation project. The project is whatever natural history or conservation topic on which you want to do a practical study. If you have made a new pond and then watched what new wildlife arrives, or just found out what species live in an existing pond, or meadow, or woodland, or you have found the different types of ladybird that live in an area near you, or you have found out which trees and shrubs are in the old hedges near you, - or you have put up bird boxes or bat boxes, - whatever it is, just get your group to write what you have found as a project, - put in photos and drawings and enter the competition. Your school class or scout troop, or whatever your group is, - it could win! There is not a fixed length for the written project size, put what you want, but it should be long enough to show the work you have done and what you found. It doesn't have to be all written work, you can do some as a film on DVD if you wish, or if you are in the younger age group, there have been some inventive ways of showing what has been done, including incorporating making glove puppets of mini-beasts! The overall Blake Shield BNA Competition
is open to three age ranges, and your group members should fit into
one of these to be able to enter. They are:- Naturally the level of work and presentation of each of these age ranges when entered for the competition are appraised as what is appropriate for that age range. When your group enters it stands a chance of winning something, for there is not just the winning group at each age range, - but also the runners up get a certificate of merit. Each year there is an award ceremony to which the winning groups and runners up of each age group are invited. The competition has now been running for over two decades, and the trustees are proud and honoured to be able to say that Professor David Bellamy has presented the prizes each year across those two decades. David not only presents the group award and certificates of merit to the groups, but also every youngster in each of the groups are given individual prizes by David. David Bellamy has said that of all the many events that he takes part in each year in his busy schedule, the BNA's Blake Shield Awards is one of those that he looks forward to most, with so much enthusiasm shown by a new generation of naturalists for natural history. David Bellamy also gives a talk at the Awards to the youngsters where his enthusiasm for natural history shines through. Each annual Awards event is rounded-off by a memorable tea with plenty of food for all the youngsters and their adult leaders. To give a “taster” of the award’s day the following are snippets from a report in the Spring issue 2007 of “Country-side” magazine on the Autumn 2006 Blake Shield BNA Awards: “Last year the event, attended by over 100 children and their teachers, parents and special guests, was at the University of Northampton. At tea time the room was buzzing, and feedback from the leaders, parents and youngsters was very positive about the awards experience. ‘Inspirational’ was a word that a number of leaders independently used of the day, whilst others said the experience had made them want to encourage other groups to take part.”
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Blake Shield BNA Competition Awards 2007
Presentation on 24th November 2007 at the University of Northampton 21st Blake Shield BNA Competition Awards Chaired by Roger Tabor, Chairman of the British Naturalists’ Association Awards were presented by Professor David Bellamy, Patron of the Blake Shield BNA Trust Fund.
A pre-Awards young prize-winner’s workshop on ladybirds was given by Professor Mike Majerus of Cambridge University. |
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Professor Mike Majerus, Professor David Bellamy and BNA Chairman Roger Tabor meet with the representative of Harlequin Graphics, at the 2007 Blake Shield BNA Awards. Harlequin Graphics have given support to the competition awards for many years, and the Trustees of both the Blake Shield BNA Trust Fund and the British Naturalists' Association are delighted to be able to show their appreciation for this continuing support. The event itself, plus the individual prizes that each competitor in the winning teams receive, and the team prizes, are all generously supported by a number of companies and individuals. Grateful thanks for their support for the 2007 Blake Shield BNA Awards is due to the British Naturalists' Association, Harlequin Nature Graphics SA, Philips Publishers, Macmillan, RSPB, Oxford University Press, Forestry Commission, Natural history Museum Publishing, Pearson Publishing, Shire Publications Ltd, ASDA Stores, Golden Wonder Ltd, University of Northampton, Quantum Print Services Ltd, Naturama, Halsgrove and Field Studies Council, the Ward Bequest, Miss R Davis, Miss G R Foster, Mrs F A Frost & Mr J White. |
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