Sustainable Development Fund 961.44 Kb - the Dorset AONB
Sustainable Development Fund 961.44 Kb - the Dorset AONB
Sustainable Development Fund 961.44 Kb - the Dorset AONB
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Chairman’s Foreword<br />
The first three years of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong> <strong>AONB</strong><br />
<strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> have been<br />
well worth celebrating. It’s been great to<br />
be able to support so many local people<br />
to get involved in <strong>the</strong>ir local landscape.<br />
The <strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> is<br />
financed 100% by Natural England,<br />
whose purpose is to conserve, enhance<br />
and manage <strong>the</strong> natural environment<br />
for <strong>the</strong> benefit of current and future<br />
generations.<br />
Over <strong>the</strong> past three years <strong>the</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong><br />
<strong>AONB</strong> Partnership has given £250,000 in<br />
grants to community groups, individuals<br />
and local organisations to enable <strong>the</strong>m<br />
to take <strong>the</strong>ir landscape into <strong>the</strong>ir own<br />
hands. With <strong>the</strong> help of this funding,<br />
over £1.3 million worth of projects have<br />
happened in <strong>the</strong> <strong>AONB</strong> over <strong>the</strong> last<br />
three years, involving hundreds if not<br />
thousands of people.<br />
A big thank you to Natural England for<br />
all <strong>the</strong>ir support, and for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sustainable</strong><br />
<strong>Development</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> in particular – long<br />
may it continue!<br />
Tim Frost<br />
Chairman of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong> <strong>AONB</strong> Partnership
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