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The SDF Grant Panel have met several times and approved a significant number of schemes.
The first panel meeting occured on 14th October 2005 and subsequent meetings have been held on
- 2nd December 2005
- 17th February 2006
- 21st April 2006
- 16th June 2006
- July 21st 2006
- October 6th 2006
- December 8th 2006
- February 2007(e-meeting)
- March 23rd 2007
- April 13th 2007
- May 25th 2007
- July 27th 2007
- September 28th 2007
- November 30th 2007
- February 8th 2008
- April 11th 2008
Future Meetings are scheduled as follows
- June e -meeting
- 1st August 2008
- 3rd October 2008
Applications to the ~ Sustainable Development Fund ~
The ~ Sustainable Development Fund ~ Grant Panel met for the first time in the afternoon of Friday 14th October 2005 to decide on a total of twelve applications for funding totalling £73,634, meaning the fund was oversubscribed at the outset.
Funding of £60,671 was allocated across eleven projects and one scheme was refused funding. A further meeting held in December allocated the remaining £5,000. The December Grant Panel was informed that a further £15,000 had been secured from Defra for use on schemes during the current financial year. The December Panel considered just one application and allocated £5000 toward the costs of developing sustainable management practises for the Ashmeadow woodland.
All the remaining money available to the SDF Fund for 2005/06, amounting to £19,900, was allocated across four schemes considered by the February Grant Panel.
Two schemes were also approved under the 2006/07 fund with a total of £12,550 funding, which was subject to confirmation of the renewed fund, received in late March. In total £85,571 of grant was allocated in the first year of the scheme and only 5% of the fund was used in running the Grant Scheme.
The Meeting held on 21st April approved 4 schemes and allocated a further £9,050 of the available £75,000. This left a total of £53,400 for the remainder of the financial year.
In June the panel had a considerable workload and considered 8 schemes. One was deferred and asked to resubmit in 2007 and another was to offered alternative funding through the Limestone Heritage Project following agreement with the Heritage Lottery Fund on eligibility. The Panel allocated a total of £37,263 during the meeting, leaving a total of £16,137 for distribution during the latter part of the financial year.
One of the June schemes was withdrawn after approval, which returned the total grant fund remaining for the rest of the year to £21,137.
The Panel meeting scheduled for July took place as an e-consultation as there was only one application to consider. A grant of £2,000 was allocated towards a feasibility study for the establishment of a Conservation Grazing Apprenticeship centred on the Morecambe Bay Limestone Grasslands.
The Panel met physically in October with two schemes to consider and a delegated scheme to review. A total of £8,600 was allocated and the £550 grant approved under the delegate fund scheme was confirmed.
The December Panel had three schemes to consider - two of which were late being submitted but the Panel wished to look at. There was also an approved delegated scheme to review. A total of almost £3,500 was allocated and the £650 grant approved under the delegate fund scheme was confirmed.
The February Panel e-meeting considered three applications and reviewed one delegated scheme. A total of £3,110 was allocated to two schemes and the £290 grant approved under the delegated fund scheme was confirmed. The decision to fund a £6,000 grant was deferred for further consideration and clarification of some points raised.
The final Grant Panel meeting of the 2006/07 Programme took place as scheduled on March 23rd. It was hoped to consider applications for the coming financial year, but due to the lack of confirmed funding for 2007/08 matters were deffered until the 13th April. The Panel therefore only considered the one outstanding application. They Panel approved a grant of £6,000. The decision spent the total possible grant fund remaining for 2006/07.
The first meeting in the 2007/08 Financial Year took place on 13th April. The Panel considered three applications and also considered the outcomes of the past financial year's programme. It was agreed to allocate £12,500 in principle to the one scheme while an application for £6,500 was deferred awaiting further claification on a number of matters. The funding is still subject to confirmation by Defra and Natural England and therefore all funding approvals are provisional.
A further meeting on 25th May, heard that the SDF grant fund had been confirmed by Natural England. The meeting reconsidered the applications for funding for the Bittern Bus and the DVD, which had been deferred in April. Three additional applications were also considered.
In July the Panel met to consider applications from Bill Grayson for the Morecambe Bay Conservation Grazing Apprenticeship scheme, the More Enterprise project - working with excluded Ethnic minority communities and the Silverdale School - Morecambe Bay Safety Leaflet project designed by schoolchildren were discussed. The More Enterprise scheme was declined following inconclusive negotiations with the proposers and the safety leaflet was allocated funding under the delegated fund scheme.
The final schemes for 07/08 consisted of three schemes: "Age before Beauty", working with Age Concern to provide accompanied and supported visits for elderly people to the AONB, The Wheely Good Communities scheme to promote cycling in and around the AONB and a Conservation Cookbook proposal, initatied by Dick Brown, with the support of the AONB Service/ This latter scheme was subsequently taken over by the Bittern Countryside Community Interest Company, for which grant support was reduced to £8,350 following a review of the application in February.
Applications approved by the Grant Panel
14th October 2005
- Beetham Primary School - Wildlife and Horticultural Garden
- Bill Hogarth MBE Memorial Apprenticeship Trust - Coppice Apprentice placement
- Arnside Cemetery Chapel Development Committee - Chapel re-development as Community space
- R.Oaks/S.Swatridge - Coppice Charcoal marketing initiative
- Edenceramics - Eco workshop building feasibility study
- AONB Service - Gardening for Wildlife leaflet
- Heron Corn Mill - Hydro electric scheme phase 1
- Heron Corn Mill - Hydro electric site preparation
- Northern Fruit Group - AONB Orchard Survey and booklet
- AONB Service/Conservation Organisations Forum - Woodfuels seminar
- Dr S. Weldon and partners - Woodland oral history project
A copy of the “Summary document” (160kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
2nd December 2005
- John Barnes Trust - Ashmeadow Woodland Management scheme
A copy of the “Summary document” (99kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
17th February 2006
- ASAONB Business Forum Group - AONB Tourism Welcome Leaflet
- RSPB - Leighton Moss Wood Fuel study
- Lancaster Canal Trust Committee - National Trail Boat Festival 2006
- Lancashire County Council - "Bittern Bus" - Sunday Bus Service for AONB
- Stephen Lewis - Mobile Timber Mill scheme
- AONB Service/RSPB/AONB Landscape Trust - Bittern Energy Bulb Exchange scheme
A copy of the “Summary document” (155kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
21st April 2006
- Lucky Ewe Designs - Regional Organic Wook Project
- Storth CE Primary School - Organic Vegetable Garden
- Nick Cotton - AONB Cycle Touring Leaflet
- North Lancashire Bridleways Group - AONB Bridleway Routes initiative
- Coppice Association North West - 21st Century Coppice Conference
A copy of the “Summary document” (121kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
16th June 2006
- North Lancs Bat Group - Bats in the AONB - survey project
- Lancashire & Westmorland Hedge Laying Assoc. - AONB Annual Hedgelaying competition
- EPIC - Letterbox Field Barn for conservation grazing
- A/SAONB Landscape Trust - Hale Moss nature reserve purchase
- Heron Corn Mill Beetham Trust - Hydroelectric HV grid connection
- National Coalition Building Institute - Linking Communities across Landscape
- North Lancashire Bridleways Group - Equestrian Route initiative
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust - Warton Crag Reserve Management Placement
A copy of the “Summary document” (174kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
July 2006 (e-consultation)
- Conservation Grazing Apprenticeship feasibility study
A copy of the “Summary document” (101kB pdf document) which outlines the application considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
6th October 2006
- Ashmeadow Woodlands Phase 2
- Morecambe Bay Birdwatching Walks Book
- Rockpools and Cockles event
A copy of the “Summary document” (143kB pdf document) which outlines the application considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
Applications considered by the Grant Panel
8th December 2006
- National Trust AONB Properties Access Audit
- Carnforth High School Renewable Energy Scheme
- Walks on the wildside scheme
- "Our Lady of Lourdes" Primary School Environment week
A copy of the “Summary document” (132kB pdf document) which outlines the application considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
February 2007 (e-consultation)
- Beaumont College mobility scheme
- Beetham School Organic Vegetable Garden
- Visit Bittern Interactive webmap & leaflet
- ASAONB Cycle touring leaflet reprint
A copy of the “Summary document” (126kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
23th March 2007
- Beaumont College - all terrain access project
This scheme is the deffered Beaumont College mobility scheme from February.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
13th April 2007
- Carp Ltd - Bittern Sunday Bus Service
- Chris Abram - Bittern Country - DVD Video production
- South Cumbria Rivers Trust - Beetham Angler's Workshops
A copy of the “Summary document” (139kB pdf document) which outlines the three applications considered, is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
25th May 2007
- Carp Ltd - Bittern Sunday Bus Service
- Chris Abram - Bittern Country - DVD Video production
- Arnside Education Institute - Solar PV panels
- More Enterprise - Inclusion project for Ethnic minority communities
- LESS - Renewable energy resource and information service
A copy of the “meeting notes” (87kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered, is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
27th July 2007
- Morecambe Bay Conservation Grazing Apprenticeship
- More Enterprise - Inclusion project for Ethnic minority communities
- Silverdale School - Morecambe Bay Safety Leaflet
A copy of the “meeting notes” (92kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered, is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
28th September 2007
- Conservation Cookbook - local produce recipe book
A copy of the “meeting notes” (132kB pdf document) which outlines the application considered, is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
30th November 2007
- Age Concern - Age before Beauty (supported AONB visits for the elderly)
A copy of the “meeting notes” (106kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered, is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
8th February 2008
- Amendment of the Conservation Cookbook project
- Wheely Good Communities Cycling Project
A copy of the “meeting notes” (123kB pdf document) which outlines the applications considered, is available on line from the link here or a printed version can be picked up from the AONB Office.
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Applications considered by the Grant Panel
11th April 2008
- Silverdale Arts and Crafts Trail
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There are also more ideas for schemes
under development
at the present time and further outline applications are invited
