To assist and encourage further education in agriculture and closely allied topics, the Melplash Agricultural Society offers and annual scholarship to students aged 16 years and over who live within a 12-mile radius of Melplash Village Church. The scholarship offers financial assistance with their apprenticeship, diploma or degree course. The financial support will be extended throughout the successful student’s course provided they receive a satisfactory annual report from their college or university.
This year a total of £34,000 was awarded to the following students at this year’s Melplash Show:
Harry Hughes studying Land Based Technology at Hartbury University
Leo Rich studying Agriculture and Farm Mechanics at Cannington College
Bekah Hughes studying Agriculture at Kingston Maurward College
Erin Hayball studying Agriculture at Hartbury University
Adam Attwell studying Agriculture at Harper Adams University
William Banham studying Agriculture at Bicton College
Isabel Cooper studying Agriculture at Kingston Maurward
Jack Bartlett studying Countryside and Wildlife Management at Kingston Maurward College
Bobby Hutchings studying Agriculture at Bicton College
Anna Mears studying Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at Nottingham University
Travel Bursary to Matthew House who is travelling to New Zealand and has a placement through Bleekkers Agricultural Services, south of Christchurch to go contracting
The Society continues to support the following students:
· Ceri Edwards
· Darcy Shaw
· Isobel Minshall
· Cerne Iveson
· Ellie Hughes
· Harry Papworth
· Kirron Wheeler
“The level of funding is variable; each application is assessed on its merits. In total since the scheme started in 2007 the Society has awarded 86 scholarships to the value of £226,000. Many are now working in the community, helping to fill our food baskets, ensuring the excellent health of our farm animals, maintaining farm machinery and contributing to many of the diversification schemes that are operating on our larger farms and estates” said Melplash Agricultural Society Director, George Rendall.
For more information please contact the Melplash Agricultural Society Secretary, Lucy Hart – email: lucy@melplashshow.co.uk or ring 01308 423337
The application form is available to download from the www.melplashshow.co.uk