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Judy
Walker, Executive Director of the Small
Woods Association is undertaking a sponsored walk from Swindon
to Swanage in the first 10 days of August,
(about 100 miles). hoping to raise £3000
to support the Small Woods Association’s
work to preserve our small woodlands in
the UK for the future.
Sponsors can contact Judy via the
Small Woods Facebook page or contact the office
on 01952 432769. |
Wye Wood began in Spring
2003 as an innovative partnership initiative
developed by the Herefordshire Sustain Project,
a project hosted by Small Woods, looking at how
local woodlands could contribute to health improvement
in Herefordshire. The initial project partners
and concept have developed in to the programme
we see today, working across the County with
participants referred from the Health, Education
and Probation services.
Small Woods has received
a grant of £50,000
from the Big Lottery, through ITV’s Peoples
Millions funding programme. This fund will be
used to
support the work of Venture Out, a health project
based in Telford, funded by Telford Primary
Care Trust.
A studentship will be offered for 2010, as in
previous years, which offers accommodation at
the Green Wood Centre and opportunities to assist
with courses, work on social forestry projects
and get involved with the management of local
woodlands. The opportunity will be available
from mid March, and we will be seeking someone
with an interest in coppicing and woodland management.
Those interested should send their CVs to Small
Woods, Green Wood Centre, Station Road, Coalbrookdale,
Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7DR by 20 February 2010.
Working with partner organisations, Small Woods
has developed a revised business strategy
to take the organisation forward into the next
decade.
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