The Mansel-Pleydell, Cecil and Drew Trust

THE INCOME OF THE MANSEL-PLEYDELL AND CECIL TRUST SHALL BE USED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, TO PROVIDE:1. CASH PRIZES FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPETITIONS:(A) MANSEL-PLEYDELL ESSAY COMPETITION NO.1 THIS COMPETITION IS FOR SUBSTANTIAL ESSAYS (OF ABOUT 10,000 WORDS) REFLECTING ORIGINAL RESEARCH INTO AN ASPECT OF DORSET’S LOCAL, CULTURAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR NATURAL HISTORY AND WHICH SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT STANDARD AND INTEREST TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY;(B) MANSEL-PLEYDELL ESSAY COMPETITION NO.2 THIS COMPETITION IS FOR SHORTER ESSAYS (OF ABOUT 2,000 – 5,000 WORDS) RELATING TO AN ASPECT OF DORSET’S LOCAL, CULTURAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR NATURAL HISTORY WHICH SHOULD BE OF A STANDARD TO BE A PLACED IN THE DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM LIBRARY.(C) THE CECIL COMPETITION THIS COMPETITION IS FOR ANY PROJECT INVOLVING THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE WHICH PROMOTES INTEREST IN, AND AWARENESS OF, ANY ASPECT OF DORSET’S LOCAL, CULTURAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR NATURAL HISTORY.THE PRIZES ARE OPEN TO ANYONE RESIDENT IN DORSET (INCLUDING POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH) OR HAVING PAST OR PRESENT CONNECTIONS WITH THE COUNTY. IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE DIVERSITY AND COMPETITION, THE TRUSTEES, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EXCLUDE ENTRIES FOR ANY OF THE PRIZES FROM ENTRANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN AWARDED A PRIZE. PROSPECTIVE ENTRANTS WHO MIGHT FALL WITHIN THIS CATEGORY SHOULD SEEK PRIOR GUIDANCE FROM THE TRUSTEES BEFORE EMBARKING ON ANY PROJECT INTENDED TO BE ENTERED FOR A PRIZE TO AVOID POSSIBLE FUTURE DISAPPOINTMENT.2. GRANTS TO THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, TO FUND PROJECTS CONNECTED WITH ITS WORK TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN AND AWARENESS OF ALL ASPECTS OF DORSET’S LOCAL, CULTURAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR NATURAL HISTORY.3. GRANTS TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS (AND IN APPROPRIATE CASES, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS) IN DORSET TO HELP FUND PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES WHICH PROMOTE INTEREST IN, AND AWARENESS OF, ANY ASPECT OF DORSET’S LOCAL, CULTURAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR NATURAL HISTORY