Project which aims to restore Clifton Beck and involve local communities has received a funding boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
From the Telegraph & Argus: A project aiming to improve a beck running through parts of the Bradford district has received a £74,500 funding boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The trust will start work this month and hopes to complete its project by April 2018, with support from the Environment Agency, the Calder and Colne Rivers Trust, and Bradford and Calderdale Councils.
The main aims of the project are to improve water quality issues within the beck and increase the amount and quality of physical space available for nature to recover, as well as providing opportunities for local people to play a part in the recovery.
Work will include improving the condition of 64 hectares of habitat on three sites along Clifton Beck, training volunteers in practical environmental skills including surveying and monitoring, working with local land managers to raise awareness of sensitive land management practices, and working with local primary school children to raise awareness about water quality issues.
The lottery funding will allow community involvement in the scheme via volunteers work days and other outreach events.
Ailsa Henderson, project officer at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, said: “We are thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund along with other contributing partners, and are confident the project will bring great benefits to the community and the local environment.”
To read more click here or use the link below.
Add new comment