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An update from the Broken Bridges Nature Reserve Team.
We have now reached over £106,000 from donations and pledges from our GoFundMe campaign, from over 120 individual donors, so along with previous campaign funding efforts, we are nearly halfway there to our goal!
We are extremely grateful for the generosity of our supporters. Thank you to all those who have donated or pledged support - every donation makes a big difference, including demonstrating to the organisations we are seeking additional funding, the level of local community support.
Some funding updates from the team...
In addition to our GoFundMe campaign, a recent presentation to the Salisbury City Council Environment and Climate Committee resulted in a unanimous recommendation that Broken Bridges Nature Reserve be awarded £50,000 from the Section 106 monies available to the City Council. We are expecting this recommendation to be considered by the full Council at its meeting in September.
While the general election has delayed things, our expression of interest to the central government Community Ownership Fund was approved - we now have to submit a full business case to support a funding application.
Following an online meeting with the Heritage Lottery Fund, where they expressed their enthusiasm for our project, we are through the first-round bidding for funds to undertake the work we need to do once we own the land, and to develop our ideas for community activities with local people and schools.
We are working on several smaller bids from other grant bodies as well!
Finally, a message from Jeremy Nettle, our Chair. “We are delighted with the response from local residents, and that we are well on our way to achieving our goal. So, a great big thank you to everyone who has donated! May I ask those that use social media to post and promote the link to our website and tell others in book clubs, coffee groups etc. - this will help broaden our reach.”
Thank you once again for all your support - you can always find out more on our website, including how to help, or get in touch with the team.
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