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Stevenson trophy – new stipulations and guidance (2023)

Background

Some years ago, Jim Stevenson, a longstanding member of DBKA with his wife Pam, gave the DBKA a handcrafted wooden trophy to be presented to the branch which enters an exhibit at the Devon County show.  This exhibit should, in the eyes of the judges, form an interesting or instructive exhibit related to bees or beekeeping and demonstrate initiative, originality, interest value, education, and overall impact.

This year the criteria for exhibits have changed slightly, whilst retaining the original aims of this competition.  DBKA branches are invited to stage their entries in unmanned table-top booths representing a specific theme (see the criteria and rules below).  The Stevenson Trophy class thus still aims to provide interest and information for visitors to the Bees and Honey Feature, whilst promoting branch participation and representation, and encouraging branch membership to focus on a creative joint effort which showcases the branch’s own area or situation and the talents of its members.

Stevenson Trophy criteria and rules (revised 2023)

Entries are for DBKA branches, no individual entries permitted.  Participating branches to enter one display in a rigid, one metre cubic structure.  The subject can be on any aspect of bees or beekeeping which would promote education and stimulate the interest of the public on the value of honey bees to our local ecology or the environment.One entry per branch, butthere are no stipulations on the number of branch members who contribute to the exhibit.

The theme can be interpreted in any way that the branch sees fit but should aim to interest and educate visitors to the Bees and Honey Feature.  Overall attractiveness will be part of the marking scheme so the exhibit should be visually engaging.A brief written commentary or explanation of the exhibit may be included in the display if required.

The exhibit is to be staged in a rigid, cubic, table-top booth MAXIMUM EXTERNAL WIDTH of 1 metre at any given point, MAXIMUM EXTERNAL DEPTH of 1 metre and MAXIMUM EXTERNAL HEIGHT of 1 metre.  Any exhibit exceeding the maximum measurements will be disqualified.  The exhibit must have three walls and the whole exhibit and its contents must be stable and not able to be toppled easily during the show.

The show judges will award marks for the overall attractiveness, originality and educational value and for relevance to the promotion of bees and beekeeping.  The exhibit with the highest aggregate mark will be deemed to have won.

Overall attractiveness of exhibit  25 

Originality 25

Educational value  25 

Relevance to promoting bees and beekeeping    25 

Total      100

No live bees or observation hives permitted.

Branch representatives are responsible for setup and removal of their exhibit.  Also, whilst the exhibits are not stewarded, daily maintenance of the exhibit is permitted; this is also the responsibility of the branch staging each exhibit.

For those stalls that require electricity, please make sure that you bring along a selection of extension cables (clearly marked as to ownership) to make sure that you will have all the plug sockets that you need.  All electrical appliances will be PAT tested by the Wednesday afternoon by a DCS appointed electrician; any items not certified cannot be used under any circumstances.