Sustainable Development Fund projects supported in 2002/2003

Ref. No / Project / Applicant / Description / Grant
BA.01 / Sustainable Social Inclusion for Primary Age Schoolchildren / Costessey Junior School / Part funding of a Pastoral Support Assistant, whose role is to promote educational and social inclusion. The project will also involve inclusive ‘days out’ with a BA Ranger for whole class groups. / £1,000
BA.02 / Broadsword 1 / The Broads Society / Sustainable clearance of scrub, saplings etc. along bank of South Walsham Fleet Dyke at Ward Marsh in order to encourage reed growth, prevent bank erosion, improve navigation and protect wildlife. / £1,000
BA.03 / Promotion of Try Sailing / Try Sailing / The launch and promotion of a new Broads-based sailing instruction venture (advertising, brochures and creation of a Try Sailing website). / £1,000
BA.04 / Sustainable Angling Poster / Norfolk Anglers Conservation Association / Part funding for a poster that will be distributed to schools, tourist information and education centres, libraries and tackle shops in Norfolk and Suffolk. / £1,246
BA.05 / Food Supply Chain Project - Feasibility Study / East Anglia Food Link / Part funding of research into the feasibility of carrying out a major project to increase the range and value of locally produced food in the Broads (and Rivers) area. / £10,500
BA.06 / Broadshear 1 / The Broads Society / Sustainable pollarding, coppicing and removal of trees and bushes beside the River Waveney at SWT’s Castle Marshes Nature Reserve. / £9,000
BA.07 / Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve / Suffolk Wildlife Trust / Part funding of (a) improvements to Eco-Centre (more EfS1 teaching space, toilets, disabled access etc.) & (b) better access to the nature reserve - including all-weather wheelchair path - and new interpretation aids. / £10,000
BA.08 / Oulton Marsh Regeneration Project / Oulton Parish Council / Part funding of ditch and culvert work to protect the Marsh, improve public access and provide a circular walk with interpretation boards at Oulton Marsh. / £4,000
BA.09 / LPG Launches / Barnes Brinkcraft / Part funding of 6 new, low-emission, LPG powered, day-cruisers/angling boats. / £7,200
BA.10 / The Ark / Nancy Oldfield Trust / Part funding of new base on Barton Broad that will be used to support year-round boating activities for people of all ages who are disabled or disadvantaged. / £10,000
BA.11 / Tourism and Bank Erosion - A Sustainable Solution / Notre Dame High School, Norwich / Investigation by Year 10 students into the impact of tourism on the Broads eco-system and production of a sustainable tourism case study. The results will be shared with other schools - here and in Malawi - and used to develop a teachers’ pack for the Broads. / £825
BA.12 / Wheelchair Accessible Electric Day Boat / Ellis Frost Marine t/a King Line / Part funding of a new, upgraded, wheelchair accessible electric day boat, the second such in their fleet. / £6,000
BA.13 / Chedgrave Common / Chedgrave Parish Council / Provision of fencing and a disabled access gate to allow sustainable management of the Common and enhance biodiversity. / £2,980
BA.14 / City Electric Day Hire Craft / City Boats / Part funding of a project to convert two dayboats to electric power and install wheelchair lifts on both. / £6,000
BA.15 / Restoration of Wroxham Broad Island / Norfolk Broads Yacht Club / Part funding of littoral restoration work and reed planting at Wroxham Broad Island to protect the river margins and adjacent moorings in an innovative and sustainable way. / £17,846
BA.16 / Broads Reed and Sedge Harvesting Rejuvenation 1 / Broads Reed and Sedge Cutters Association / Part funding of a 5 year programme to rejuvenate the Broadland reed/sedge cutting industry and promote sustainable management of the Broads landscape. (Phase 1 - purchase of new cutting/harvesting machinery plus training and administration costs). / £26,710
BA.17 / Broad Futures 1 / How Hill Trust / Provision of LfS2 courses at How Hill and in schools via Education Officer, INSET courses for teachers, assisted places for deserving students, teachers’ resource packs and an outreach service. / £19,905
BA.18 / Bank Boats Development / Bank Boats / Purchase of four wide-bodied canoes with electric outboards, conversion of one diesel dayboat to electric and construction of a multi-use bio-toilet. / £12,589
BA.19 / Get Away / BTCV / ‘Natural Breaks in the Broads’ - subsidised places for four young people from deprived/urban families, training of volunteer leaders and SD training for 50 attendees). / £9,518