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£18,130 for the North Norfolk Reedbed Project – to enable the North Norfolk Reedcutters Association to buy machinery, develop a website and produce signs
£1,746 for Family Wildlife Coastal Explorer Kits – so the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and the Youth Hostel Association can develop self-guided activity packs to lend to families visiting the coast
£1,500 for Coastal Connections – to provide bursaries to 10 schools from areas of social disadvantage/rural isolation around the area to visit and learn about the Norfolk Coast and provide teachers with back up materials.
Around £41,000 remains in this years fund, to be spent on projects up until next April, and the fund is seeking the next batch of applications by November 28.
Grants will normally be in the range of £500 - £10,000. The Sustainable Development Fund can provide up to 75% of total project costs, in exceptional cases 100% for voluntary bodies.
The fund, which is granted via the Countryside Agency from DEFRA, is particularly aimed at innovative projects that are unable to benefit from other sources of public funding. Projects must help conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the area, meet recreational needs and promote sustainable forms of social and economic development. Sustainable development means living within environmental limits and ensuring a strong, healthy and just society.
Fund administrator Brenda Williamson said: “This is a great opportunity to benefit the area from a fund that has been designed to be easy to apply for. We’re particularly looking for imaginative projects, and the fund is open to individuals and all kinds of organisations.”
For information on the North Norfolk Reedcutters Association please contact Mark Randell on 07881 790815
For information on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust please contact David North on 01603 625540
