Nicola Lynes, Community Engagement Officer Uttoxeter

Transforming the Trent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme

Shardlow

Burton

Rugeley

Tamworth Who is involved? Delivery Partners: • British Canoeing • Canal and River Trust • Derbyshire Wildlife Trust • East Staffordshire Borough Council • Staffordshire County Council • Staffordshire Wildlife Trust • Support Staffordshire • Trent Rivers Trust Who is involved?

Supporting Partners: • Aggregate Industries • RSPB • Environment Agency • Sport Across Staffordshire • GeoConservation Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent • Hanson • Tamworth Borough Council • Lichfield District Council • Tarmac Aggregates Ltd. • The National Forest Company Money

• The total project will cost £4.75 million to deliver.

• The National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded us a grant of £2.66 million. • We will allocate £665,000 of in kind time. • We will utilise £160,000 of volunteer time. • We will secure £1.26 million in additional grants and donations So what are we doing?

Our projects are delivered under three themes:

Connecting Communities through Action Volunteering, learning, discovering, participating

River Valley Connections Sustainable access to the countryside

Transforming the Landscape Protecting and preserving our natural and cultural heritage Progress so far • Community Grants • Volunteers recruited • Wildchild • BBC Midlands Today, BBC Radio Derby Coming up • Big TTTV Litter Pick – 4th April • Dovecliffe weir • Brook Hollows in Rolleston-on- Dove Get involved and find out more • Join our mailing list through our website

• Follow us on social media

• Meet the team – invite us to your talks and community events

• Apply for a Community Grant Support Staffordshire

• Free membership for voluntary organisations • Access to support from Locality Officers • Funding • Policies and procedures • Managing Volunteers • Access to free training • Consultancy • www.supportstaffordshire.org.uk Thank you