BASE-UK AGM 2022

Posted August, 17th, 2021

AGM CONFERENCE 8th and 9th FEBRUARY 2022

BOOKINGS NO LONGER BEING TAKEN.

VENUE: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nottingham 

The Committee have a fantastic line up of speakers for the AGM Conference this year, including Dr Sam Cook from Rothamsted who missed speaking to us in 2020 due to illness; Dr Jackie Stroud who has returned from Australia to work at SRUC; Professor Christine Watson also from SRUC and Professor Richard Bardgett from Manchester University and author of “Earth Matters”.  We also have some of our own members – John Hawkins, Ian Gould, David Aglen, Tom Sewell (SFOY 2021) who have agreed to share their experiences.  The proposed program is as follows but may be subject to change:

8th FEBRUARY 2022  

 9.00 REGISTRATION  

 10.00 IAN GOULD: REGENARATIVE AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAND MANANGEMENT SCHEME

 11.00 BREAK  

 11.20 DR SAM COOK: BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN BENEFICIALS 

 12.45 LUNCH  

 14.00 DR JACKIE STROUD: ADVANCES IN EARTHWORM SCIENCE

 15.15 BREAK  

 15.30 JOHN HAWKINS: LAND BUSINESS PLANNING IN AN ESG ERA

16.20 QUESTION PANEL WITH SPEAKERS OF THE DAY

 17.30 THANKS AND CLOSE  

 19.00 DRINKS RECEPTION  

 19.30 DINNER - ROGER BAIRD 

9th FEBRUARY 2022  

8.30 REGISTRATION 

9.30 AGM 

10.00 TOM SEWELL (SFOY): 10 YEARS OF REGEN EXPERIENCE 

11.00 BREAK 

11.20 PROFESSOR RICHARD BARDGETT: HARNESSING BIODIVERSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT

12.45 LUNCH 

13.45 PROFESSOR CHRISTINE WATSON: IMPACTS OF PH MANAGEMENT

15.00 DAVID AGLEN: BALBIRNIE HOME FARMS, A CONSTANT EDUCATION

15.45 COLIN RAMSAY - 6 INCHES OF SOIL FILM

16.00 VOTE OF THANKS 

16.05 REFRESHMENTS  

17.00 CONFERENCE CLOSES

TO BOOK YOUR CONFERENCE TICKET: Please email rebecca@base-uk.co.uk with your name and the days you will be attending and whether you will stay for dinner on Tuesday evening – along with your dinner menu choices.  Please advise if you have any dietary requirements or allergies, we need to be aware of. The cost for attending the conference is:  

 BASE-UK Members        One day *£85                  Both days £140  

 Non-Members                 One day *£170                Both days £300   *This includes the cost of dinner if required.  There is no discount for not having dinner.  If you would like to bring a wife/husband/partner to dinner only (not attending the conference) the cost is £39/head.  Please provide name and dinner selections. Dinner menu - Please indicate your choice with the code provided:

COURSE CODE DESCRIPTION
S1 Carrot & coriander soup (V) (VE) (GF)
S2Mango & brie parcel, pickled red onions, lemon mayonnaise & pea shoots (V)
S3Smoked chicken liver duck & orange pate, garlic toast, fig chutney & balsamic glaze, wild pea salad & sweet orange liquor
M1Braised beef & Yorkshire pudding, gratin potato, leeks, carrots & red onion, horseradish puree & red wine gravy
M2Salmon fillet, crushed dill potatoes, creamy leeks, pea & asparagus, white wine & shallot sauce (GF)
M3Butternut squash pepper & leek pie, crushed garlic & chive potatoes, peas & green beans, confit tomato cassoulet (V) (VE)
D1Lemon panna cotta tart, raspberry granita & granola
D2Pecan tart, vanilla ice cream & toasted almonds (GF)
D3Belgium chocolate cheesecake, vanilla pod ice cream

Cheese and biscuits will be served after dessert, followed by coffee/tea.

HOW TO PAY: 

Please make cheques payable to BASE-UK and send to BASE-UK Admin, Home Farm, Marston St Lawrence, Banbury OX17 2DA.   

BACS payments - Account No: 18374868 (Lloyds) Sort Code 77-27-07   Ref: Membership No/AGM22

ACCOMMODATION: If you require B&B, please ensure you book your own bedroom by one of the following methods. (You need to contact Rebecca to book your conference place – please do not forget!).  By booking directly you will receive the preferential rate of £95/room/night for single occupancy and free parking under the hotel which is normally £15/night.  Please do not book via 3rd party internet groups as you will not show on the BASE-UK booking list and may not benefit from the same offer we have been given.

·       Contact the hotel directly on 0115 9369936 Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm, stating that you are attending the BASE-UK Conference.  

 ·      Book online using the following link - BOOK HERE  OFFER PRICE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Travel Information: Please note, to get to the hotel car park, please use the postcode NG1 5FW in your Satnav, not the hotel’s postcode.  There is access from the car park into the hotel.  What3Words link is https://w3w.co/vibrates.hits.racing

The nearest train station is Nottingham which is approximately 15 minutes’ walk from the hotel or there are 2 trams heading for the city center.  Get off at Royal Centre Stop (3 stops from the station).

The nearest airport is East Midlands.  There is a bus service (Sky Link) from the airport to Nottingham.

A full program will be available in due course but so you can plan your travel times: 

·       Tuesday 8th February - registration from 9.00 am with the first speaker at 10.00 am.  

 ·       Wednesday 9th February - registration will be from 8.30 am with the AGM starting at 9.30 am.  

The event will close at around 4.30 pm on Wednesday.

If you have any queries about the AGM or how to book, please either email Rebecca on rebecca@base-uk.co.uk or call her on 07799 532704.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible and thank you for your support!