15 March 2008
I am extremely honoured to have been awarded the 2008 Lesley Goodman Award by the Royal Entomological Society. The award – of £1000 – will enable me to take my multimedia Buzzing! show to various venues in Britain.
Buzzing! is ‘Edutainment for all the family!’ – a fun celebration of garden minibeasts in poetry, projected close-up images and music. Read show feedback
The RES/Goodman Award is awarded:
‘For advancing the education of the public in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of all aspects of Insect Physiology, thereby promoting the control and conservation of insect species.’
The first RES/Goodman-funded show that I have arranged will take place at a well-known local wildlife sanctuary, York Cemetery. This will be on the evening of Wednesday 25th June, during National Insect Week. I shall be performing Buzzing! as part of a moth night being organised there by local moth expert Dr Dave Chesmore, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.
It’s a free event – do come along! Who knows what amazing insects we’ll find …
For a full list of upcoming Buzzing! performances, click here.
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13 March 2008
At a sumptuous dinner yesterday evening in the magnificent Great Hall of the medieval Merchant Adventurers’ Hall in York, I was awarded the Merchant Adventurers’ Award for Enterprise, 2008.
It is a great honour to have received this award, and I look forward to using the prize money to be able to expand the range of goods and services theBigBuzz offers.
Governor David Ashton presented me with the award (see below):
Find out more about the award and the Merchant Adventurers here.
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24 February 2008
‘Congratulations’ the letter read, ‘you have won 1st prize in our International Women’s Week 08 Poetry Competition with your poem “Can Can”.’
What a pleasant surprise! My poem will be on display at the Real People Theatre Show taking place in York on 8 March at 2pm and 7pm (more info.)
The theme of this competition was: ‘The Future of the Earth, after the women are freed’.
The competition judge said of my winning poem: ‘This is direct, deceptively simple, and has a lovely, uplifting message.’
Read the winning poem: Can Can
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