Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Apr 2016 - Mar 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
1959
EU Transparency Register
545009227291-08 First registered on 25 May 2017
Goals / Remit
The B4 Project is a Community Interest Company representing a group of beekeepers whose aim is to protect the UK’s native honey bee, Apis mellifera mellifera
Main EU files targeted
Apiculture from the scientific side:"pilot-projects" and initiatives to preserve the European biodiversity
Address
Head Office
Newton Farm
Newton
Metherell, Callington PL178DQ
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Andrew Brown (Secretary)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Andrew Brown (Secretary)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
We have received £9600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund January 2014 for research and bee display at The Eden Project, The Lost Gardens of Heligan and Paignton Zoo
and £10000 from Tesco January 2017 to fund an apiary and bee reserve at Mount Edgcumbe Country Park. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Initial genetic report Theodore Allnutt (Fera) 2013
Tim Smit – Patron of B4.
Paignton Zoo 11/05/13 Black Bees installed at Paignton Zoo.
Sheryll Murray MP offered support following visit to Newton Farm 21/06/2013.
Julie Girling MEP visit to Newton Farm and advice on European Funding – 12/07/2013.
Heritage Lottery Grant £9600 January 2014
Lord Robin Teverson audience and support, hosted by Eden – 21/02/2014.
George Eustice MP Defra Junior Minister hosted at Paradise Park, Hayle – 28/06/2014.
Public education interfaces at Eden, Heligan, Paradise Park, and Paignton Zoo (facilitated by Heritage Lottery Fund).
Prince Charles visits the Duchy Nursery at Lostwithiel 14/07/2014.
Black bees certified and installed by Bob Black at Godolphin House.
Meeting to brief Sarah Newton MP about the B4Project at the Eden Project on the 30th January 2015 at 3pm for 1½ Hours. She will see the bee-friendly exhibition which includes the “Honeyscribe and Melissographia” artwork by Amy Shelton.
February 7th 2015 Annual Bee Improvement Day to be held at Dobwalls Memorial Hall near Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 6LS 9.00am for 9.30-4.00pm. Guest Speaker: Harry Owens from The Isle of Man plus local speakers.
B4 is approached by Plymouth University and the birth of Plymouth University Beekeeping Association is facilitated by Dr Lea Bayly. An 8 session practical course is provided by B4 for University Staff and good examples of Apis mellifera mellifera are procured. Gerry Stuart from Paignton Zoo helped with the apiary provision with his designs and health and safety input.
Plymouth University partnered by B4 and Professor Walter Shepperd WSU submit application for NERC funding of PhD student.
HLF agreed that samples could be sent to Gabrielle Solande from Apigenix a Swiss laboratory specialising in genetic work on Apis mellifera mellifera.
22nd September 2015 first set of B4 results and report received from Apigenix.
Friday 30th of October 2015 meeting to discuss the “Mount Edgcumbe Cornish Black Bee Haven”. George Trubody CCC, David Marshal from Mount Edgcumbe met representatives of B4 to discuss the creation of a bee haven in the Summer of 2016. Sheryll Murray MP offered her support.
January 2015 second set of results received from Apigenix.
February 5th 2016 Annual Bee Improvement Day held at Dobwalls Memorial Hall near Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 6LS 9.00am for 9.30-4.00pm. Guest Speaker: Willie Robson of Chain Bridge Honey Farm, Berwick-Upon –Tweed.
HLF allow us to use remaining £290.50 to seed the apiary at the Mount Edgcumbe House and Park Black Bee Haven (Rame Peninsula).
29th February 2016 Heritage Lottery part of the project completed.
Positive funding outcome from 2016 NERC Industrial CASE Studentship Competition. B4 to partner Plymouth University. PhD student to start September 2017.
Friday 13th January 2017 Rupert Mcallum Plymouth University MSc student agrees to do collaborative dissertation with B4.
Wednesday 18th January 2017 Plymouth University Safekeeping Bees Arts Symposium B4 represented
Friday 20 January at 16.00pm Mount Edgcumbe meeting with the Rangers and Staff to implement Black Bee Reserve. Dr Mairi Knight will present. Photo with Tesco grant representative.
Saturday 18th February BIPCo 6th Annual Bee Improvement Day, Lanhydrock Memorial Hall, Bodmin, Cornwall PL30 5AE. http://www.b4project.co.uk/events-2
Spring 2017 Tesco’s Groundworks fund £10000 for a Black Bee Reserve at Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.
Kurt Jacksons exhibition, “Bees (And the Odd Wasp) in My Bonnet” opens on the 24th March St Just. B4/Friends of The Earth. http://www.jacksonfoundationgallery.com/index/bees/
Thursday 25th of May 1pm The Orangery Mount Edgcumbe for the opening of the Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Bee Haven. Sir Tim Smit KBE Patron
NERC Industrial CASE PhD student to start September 2017. B4 to partner Plymouth UniversityOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared