Annual Report 2010 to 2011 - Fife Coast & Countryside Trust

OTHER WORK IN 2010 -11
Living Lomonds Landscape Partnership
This year we have been working with several partners to develop and submit an application
to the Heritage Lottery Fund. This exciting project aims to reconnect people with the
landscape of the Lomond Hills and if successful, will enable the Partnership to create new
paths and access routes, information points, and educational material as well as supporting
some fantastic natural and built heritage conservation projects in the area. Our application
was submitted in February and we hope to hear from HLF later in the summer. Our partners
in the application were Falkland Centre for Stewardship, Kinross Museum Trust, Markinch
Heritage Group, Lomond Hills Regional Park Partnership, Fife Council, TRACKS, Benarty
Community Forum and Tayside Biodiversity Partnership.
Fife Coastal Path Guide Book
We have begun work on a new guide book for the Coastal Path.
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The Fife Coastal Path contributes over £24 million to Fife’s economy and is used by over
500,000 walkers per year. In order to encourage even more walkers, we will be launching
a new book which will be written by our Coastal Rangers who between them have over 30
years experience of the Path. Not only will it give a history of the path and what to see and
do, it will also provide a comprehensive list of relevant businesses along it, giving walkers a
comprehensive guide to what’s on offer.
From cafés to post offices, the guide will give you all you need to know about Fife’s
Fabulous Coast.
The Fife Coastal Path will eventually stretch around Fife’s entire Coastline for over 110
miles from Newburgh in the north to Kincardine in the south, and includes 5 of Scotland’s
7 blue flag beaches, 15 seaside award beaches as well as 22 golf courses. From nature
reserves to castles, from military heritage to religion you will find them all on the Fife
Coastal Path – come and explore it for yourself.
The publication date has not yet been confirmed but we hope that the guide will be
launched by Christmas of 2011.
Big Green Footprint Scheme Update
The Big Green Footprint Scheme was launched in 2010. Since its
launch, it has already raised over £15,000 to help us to manage,
conserve and enhance the biodiversity and countryside of Fife.
The scheme is very simple. Any business who would like to help
us can do so in two ways. Firstly, they can donate cash, or some
organisations donate a percentage of sales of an individual product
or service.
For example, the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews has set up a scheme
where guests are asked to donate an additional £1 on their bill.
Another example is The Old Rectory Restaurant in Dysart who are
donating 50p for each “Big Green Sundae” they sell.
16 Fife Coast and Countryside Trust Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2011