Bleadon How do I get involved? Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills AONB Mendip Visitor Giving Scheme M5
Winscombe The Mendip Hills AONB Unit will help and support businesses in joining the scheme. This A371 A38 will include provision of materials to inform Churchill customers about the exciting projects they Axbridge Langford are supporting. Shipham Please contact the AONB Unit for further details and start making a difference today. Cheddar A38 Wrington
Draycott S L L I H P I D N E M Wookey sub-Mendip Westbury- Blagdon Priddy A368 Compton Wells Martin A39 Sutton Bishop
Croscombe Sarah Jackson Shepton Mendip Chewton Mendip Hills AONB Manager Mallet Mendip Hills AONB Unit
A37 Charterhouse Centre Midsomer
Norton Nr Blagdon Mendip Hills Fund area Oakhill A362 Bristol BS40 7XR
Tel: 01761 462338 Radstock Email: mendiphills@somerset.gov.uk www.somersetcf.org.uk/special-projects/ mendip-hills-fund Mells Nunney A partnership between: Frome A361 Photography by: Diana Jarvis/Greentraveller, C S Hancock, Steve Bond & Mendip Hills AONB. Mendip Hills What is visitor giving? Benefits for businesses
The Mendip Hills is an area rich in natural and Visitor giving is the process of asking visitors Maintaining a competitive edge through cultural heritage, with ancient monuments, to voluntarily support conservation and providing an improved offer to customers. steep craggy slopes, gently undulating plateau, enhancement of the area they enjoy by Promoting a good reputation through spectacular gorges, flower rich grasslands and donating a very small amount of money via evidence of delivering corporate their bill or fees. Money raised by tourism ancient woodlands. The central and western responsibility. businesses will go to the Mendip Hills Fund. area, including the Chew and Blagdon lakes, This Mendip Hills Fund supports local Securing environmental and green is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural projects that conserve and enhance the credentials amongst customers and peers. Beauty in recognition of its landscape quality special qualities of the Mendip Hills and Receiving a regular supply of good news and being one of Englands finest landscapes. benefit local communities. stories and materials for use in publicity and public relations. Developing a strong feel good factor amongst staff about supporting projects About the scheme that benefit the environment and local communities.
Businesses participating in the scheme will help to raise money which will be used Benefits for visitors to support a range of projects across the Mendip Hills, projects which are delivered by the many committed organisations who are working hard to look after the things that Engagement in the conservation of the make the Mendip Hills special. area you enjoy. Landscape conservation eg management of Help to improve the quality of the natural or historic features environment and visitor experience. Education and interpretation projects to Support local projects and the local increase awareness, understanding and economy. enjoyment See what a positive difference Visitor Social and economic initiatives including Giving can make. community facilities and start up of social Feel good about supporting a nationally enterprises eg local food initiatives. important landscape.