Suffolk Secrets AONB Fund Projects awarded funding 2017
Eight projects have received funding from the 2017 Suffolk Secrets AONB Fund
Total £15,779
Blyth Woods – community woodland £2,000 To create the Grove Piece community wood with local people in Wenhaston to enhance the biodiversity and natural beauty of the area while ensuring its sustainability for future generations.
Long Shop Museum – community garden £2,000 To transform an underused garden area at the Long Shop Museum, Leiston into an attractive community garden using some upcycled materials and volunteers giving an opportunity to learn new skills.
Beach Bonkers – walks and events £2,621 To run Beachcombing walks & events based around Suffolk’s signature shingle beaches to help people understand, appreciate and conserve this rare and fragile habitat.
Poetry People – Lines from the Landscape £2,000 To provide poetry workshops in primary schools in the AONB area, working with up to 450 pupils to inspire hundreds of new poems about the local landscape. These will be entered into the 2017 Suffolk Young Poets (SYP) Competition.
Breadear - Area of Outstanding Natural Bread £1,324 To document, celebrate and promote contemporary artisan bakers who are continuing a 2000 year history of outstanding regional breads set within a beautiful and productive culinary region.
Dunwich Greyfriars Trust – Website Development £400 To develop an appropriate website for the DGT for the information and education of visitors to the Greyfriars Monastery in Dunwich and as a resource for the publication of historical and archaeological information about the site.
Groundwork Suffolk – Wild Villages £2,000 To engage four communities in the Deben Peninsula within the AONB (Bawdsey, Alderton, Hollesley and Boyton), to raise awareness and increase understanding of the wonderful wildlife which surrounds them.
Jason Alexander & Anne Gould – Love Suffolk Skies £2,000 To develop an online community and local events designed to showcase Suffolk and in particular where, when and how to experience the best sunrises, sunsets and other scenes across the county.
The Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB receives £1,434 (10% of awards made) from Suffolk Secrets in 2017 to administer the fund, and this is to be put towards AONB volunteer and other activity to conserve and enhance the area.
List compiled December 2016