Sustainable Development Fund projects supported in 2005/2006
Ref. No
BA.58
Project
Sustainable Tourism:
‘The Brakes’, Mill
Farm, Salhouse
Applicant
Broadland
High School
BA.59
Broader Energy
Choices
Norfolk
Environmental
Education
Service
BA.60
Eco-Rafts Feasibility
Study - Phase 2
Risk & Policy
Analysts
BA.61
Development of
Broads Canoe
Network
Broads Canoe
Hire
Association
BA.62
Sustainable Skills
Initiative - The Living
Marshman
How Hill Trust
BA.63
Trial of Bio-diesel in
Broads Hire Craft
Broads Hire
Boat
Federation
Description
Funding of transport for a site visit by Year 7 students looking
at sustainable alternative uses for an area of woodland. Local
opinion, environmental impacts and public access issues will
be considered and various proposals will be developed and put
on public display.
In-service ‘renewable energy’ training for teachers from 40
Broads schools and energy efficiency training for other staff.
The project will involve the Anglia Sustainable Energy Centre
and the National Energy Foundation and will provide free
‘renewable energy’ equipment kits for 20 Broads schools.
Completion of the research begun in BA.41. This will include
producing specifications and detailed costings for the rafts,
establishing the necessary social enterprise, preparing funding
applications and running a seminar for interested parties.
Part funding of a two year project to re-equip and promote the
Broads Canoe Hire Network, establish two new hire centres,
develop new tourist routes and produce new guides. The new
equipment includes 34 canoes and 15 rowing dinghies.
A series of courses for up to 2,700 young people a year that
will demonstrate and transfer the skills required to manage the
Broads eco-system (reed & sedge cutting, thatching, reed &
willow weaving etc.).
A two year trial to test the suitability of bio-diesel as a fuel for
the Broads hire fleet. 35 boats will be run on 100% bio-diesel a locally produced, recycled fuel - and the results compared
with 35 ‘control’ boats run on ‘red’ diesel. The SDF grant will
mainly be used to cover the price differential between the two
fuels.
Grant
£150
£12,970
£11,691
£25,098
£9,451
£25,728
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BA.64
Project
Water for Life
Applicant
Royal Norfolk
Agricultural
Association
BA.65
Environmental
Citizenship Project Phase 2
Norfolk Wildlife
Trust
BA.66
Club ’99 visit to How
Hill
BA.67
Footsteps of the
Future
Club ’99
Summer
Playscheme
Suffolk Wildlife
Trust
BA.68
New Sensory Garden
Fairhaven
Garden Trust
BA.69
Sailing Instructor
Training Bursaries
The Horstead
Centre
BA.70
Broaden your
Horizons
Move On East
(formerly the
Norfolk
Association for
the Care &
Description
Part funding of an interactive educational stand promoting the
sustainable use of water. The stand will form part of the 2005
Norfolk Show’s ‘Schools Trail’ and will be visited by up to 6,000
young people.
Development of an Environmental Citizenship course that will
be ‘trial’ delivered to 10 Broads Schools from the classroom
restored in Phase 1 (BA.52). The courses are complementary
to Norfolk’s LfS2 programme and are supported by ‘Broad
Futures’.
Part funding of a visit to How Hill by 21 special children who are
deemed to be at risk or otherwise disadvantaged. The visit will
be based around a How Hill environmental education course.
Development and free delivery to 20 Broads schools of EfS 1
courses designed to increase children’s understanding of
energy conservation, waste minimisation and ‘food miles’ and
help them develop the knowledge and skills required to make
positive lifestyle choices.
Creation of as sensory garden with wheelchair access so that
elderly visitors and those with disabilities or impaired vision can
enjoy many of the features of the 180 acre main garden and
feel and smell specially selected plants without having to travel
far from the car park and visitor centre.
A two year project to subsidise the cost of RYA assistant
instructor training for 12 young and/or unwaged people. Once
trained the new instructors will teach the art of keelboat sailing
to young people on Horstead multi-activity holidays.
Majority funding of an initiative that will establish links between
Move on East, Norfolk Probation Service, BTCV, the Wildlife
Trusts and the Broads Authority (among others) and introduce
young ex-offenders to the Broads and to some of the skills
required to manage the Broads environment.
Grant
£1,000
£10,000
£162
£7,000
£5,000
£2,500
£8,010
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Project
Applicant
Resettlement
of Offenders
(ACRO)
Woods Dyke
Boatyard
BA.71
Fuel Cell Project
BA.72
Activ-8 Canoes
BA.73
Effective Solar Boating Creative
Marine
BA.74
Greening the Park
Green
Business UK
BA.75
Renewable Energy
Project
Sutton First
School
BA.76
Dual Fuel Project
Woods Dyke
Boatyard
BA.77
Waveney Sailability
Waveney
Activ-8
Adventure
Description
Grant
An innovative project to trial the use of small hydrogen fuel
cells as an automatic battery charging facility on Broads boats on their own or in conjunction with photovoltaic solar panels.
Replacement of old or unsuitable canoes by new equipment
that will be used to introduce people of all ages and abilities to
canoeing in the Broads. Those benefiting will include young
people in school or community groups and those who are
disabled or otherwise disadvantaged.
Part funding of a project to test the viability of converting a
production model 21’ electric launch to solar/electric propulsion
and to share the results of this research with other interested
parties.
Majority funding for two elements of what will be a pilot Green
Tourism Business Scheme in the Broads - specifically, two
technical seminars/workshops for Broads tourism businesses
and the production and distribution of 1,000 free Green
Guidance handbooks.
Funding of a small wind turbine installation that will power nest
box cameras in the school/community’s new wildlife garden.
The turbine will also be used as a resource during LfS2
classroom work on renewable energy - itself linked to BA.17/45
Broad Futures and BA.59 Broader Energy Choices.
A unique and innovative project to trial the use of a combined
LPG/bio-diesel fuel in Broads hire craft and thereby
demonstrate that significant reductions in fuel consumption,
harmful emissions and maintenance are possible together with
increased engine performance and longevity.
Part funding of a Rotary project, which offers sailing instruction
£2,200
£3,814
£7,107
£12,950
£2,143
£6,000
£6,750
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Project
2006
Applicant
Description
Grant
Sailability Trust for people with disabilities and provides affordable opportunities
for them to continue to sail. The 2006 project includes new
boats, RYA training for Waveney Sailability’s own instructors
and promotion of the scheme via displays, leaflets and a
website.