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  2. Our Trustees

Our Trustees

The BBKA was founded in 1874 and originally brought together some 26 county beekeeping associations, not to replicate their work, but to be in a stronger position to represent their interests at government level and to facilitate a nationwide educational structure supported by a common examination process.

Currently we run as an umbrella to our 74 Associations. Each Association has one elected member who votes on all things beekeeping in the UK at our Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) held at the beginning of every year.  Appointed at the ADM are the President and 12 Trustees, who collectively comprise the Executive Committee (EC) that is the governing body of the BBKA. Delegates may adopt propositions at the Annual Delegate Meeting that provide policy direction to the EC.

We are now a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) 

Below are details of the trustees for 2023 including an email address for contacting each trustee and details of who their link associations are.  There is also information about which trustees sit on which committees.

Anne Rowberry: President

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Published: 29th July, 2022

Updated: 25th January, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Diane Drinkwater: Chair

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Published: 28th July, 2022

Updated: 21st February, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Stephen Barnes: Vice Chair

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Published: 28th July, 2022

Updated: 21st February, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Julie Coleman

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Published: 24th July, 2022

Updated: 29th July, 2022

Author: Erica Challis

John Hendrie

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Published: 23rd July, 2022

Updated: 25th January, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Mark Hunter

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Published: 22nd July, 2022

Updated: 9th May, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Clare McGettigan

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Published: 22nd July, 2022

Updated: 25th January, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Jane Medwell

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Published: 21st July, 2022

Updated: 25th January, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Jenny Morgan

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Published: 20th July, 2022

Updated: 25th January, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Joyce Nisbet

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Published: 19th July, 2022

Updated: 25th January, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

Committees

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Published: 16th July, 2022

Updated: 1st February, 2023

Author: Erica Challis

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