Free film show on the plight of the honey bee (From Cotswold Journal)

Free film show on the plight of the honey bee

6:50am Tuesday 5th October 2010 in News

A FREE film show and talk is on offer at Chipping Norton Theatre and Carterton Community Centre to highlight the plight of the honey bee.

Community minded retailer, Midcounties Cooperative, is behind the event that features a documentary and a talk from beekeeper Ian Gourlay of the Oxfordshire Beekeepers Association and includes honey tasting.

Liesl Norris of Midcounties Membership Team said: “We are responding to the growing interest by our members on this subject and their request for more information.

The importance of the honey bee to the food chain and our environment cannot be over-stressed. We hope people will come along to see what the film has to say, meet an experienced beekeeper and taste some honey.

It is also a chance to learn what we can do to attract bees to our gardens.” The event opens to the public at 7pm at Chipping Norton Theatre on October 14 and at the same time on October 12 at the Carterton Centre in Marigold Square, Shilton Park.