As Club members will know we sadly lost Rob Bradshaw, one of our trustees, this spring. To recognise his dedication and contribution to birding in Glamorgan and to the Club, GBC Trustees have created an award in his honour. Rob played a big part in the Club’s initiative to encourage more young folk to take up birding. It was therefore thought that a fitting tribute to Rob would be for the Robert Bradshaw Award to recognise contributions made to bird watching or bird conservation in our area, by an individual under the age of 24.
The Robert Bradshaw Award will be in the form of a £250 voucher or  bursary. Either might be used by a young birder to enhance their birding experience or support their conservation work. This could be by purchasing birding resources or to help with the costs of attending a birding trip or event within Wales.
Although any GBC member may nominate a young birder for the Award, the nominee need not necessarily be a member of our Club. To be eligible the nominee must either reside in East Glamorgan or have carried out their conservation work within this area. 
Up to one Award only will be made each year; the opening date for the submission of nominations is October 1st 2024 and the deadline for this inaugural year’s nominations is 15^th January 2025. 

Members of the GBC Donations & Sponsorship sub-group will adjudicate according to Award criteria, submitting their recommendation to the full GBC Committee for approval. Announcement of the 2024/25 Award recipient will be made at the Club AGM, in April 2025.  

Award guidelines and Nomination form are available from treasurer@glamorganbirds.org.uk 
Jean Haslam, GBC Chair