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Dragonfly House 2 Gilders Way Norwich NR3 1UB

tel 01603 610734

[email protected]

www.broads-authority.gov.uk

Sustainable Development FundAnnual Report 2010/11

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Further information

If you require further information regarding applying for a grant from the fund there are full details on the Broads Authority website

www.broads-authority.gov.uk

or contact:

John Ash Sustainable Development Fund Administrator

22 Brecon RoadBrookeNorwichNR15 1HS

tel 01508 550116

[email protected]

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Contents

1. Introduction ............................................4

2. Projects supported in 2010/11 ....................4

3. Case studies ............................................5

4. Evaluation ...............................................7. 5. Conclusions .............................................8

Appendices

I Projectsfundedin2010/11.............................9

II Projectscompletedin2010/11......................12

III Financialsummary2010/11..........................15

IV Organisationalandreportingstructure...........16

Sustainable Development FundAnnual Report 2010/11

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1. Introduction

The National Parks Sustainable Development Fund was set up by Defra in July 2002 and has been running since then with a grant allocation of £200,000 each year for each Authority. The Broads Authority administers its fund through a part time fund administrator.

The Broads Authority Sustainable Development Fund Panel met four times during the year in: April, July, October and January. The Panel is made up of eight members comprising one member of the Broads

Authority, one member of the Broads Forum, representing the wider Broads community; three independent members, representing business and the voluntary sector; a representative from the East of England Development Agency; and two young people (one resigned in July). The SDF organisation within the Authority is shown in Appendix VI.

The number of projects approved for grant in the year was 31 with a total grant allocation of £267,895. (In 2009/2010; 28 projects totalling £235,615).

The carry over from 2009/10 was £94,187. The direct administration costs for the fund amounted to £12,906 and the indirect costs from Broads Authority staff was £2,456. The fund was allocated the full grant of £200,000 by Defra. The financial analysis for the year is in Appendix III.

A total of 30 SDF projects were completed and signed off during 2010/11. The list and comment on how they satisfied the SDF criteria and met its objectives can be found in Appendix II.

There were a number of press releases during the year and many of the projects undertook their own publicity citing the involvement of the SDF. The main media was newspapers but a number of projects also featured on local radio.

The number of projects approved for grant the year was 31 with a total grant allocation of £267,895. Two of these projects were approved in principle and grants were not paid until certain conditions were met and therefore appear in the 2011/12 financial summary. The projects were very varied from a vegetable garden for an infant school to the development of an instream tidal electricity generator for use estuaries. A full listing of the 31 projects supported in 2010/11 can be found in Appendix I. All projects approved since the commencement of the scheme can be viewed on the Broads Authority website: www.broads-authority.gov.uk/authority/what-we-do/sustainable-development-fund.html and following the relevant links

2. Projects supported

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The following four case studies give an insight to the types of project funded in 2010/11.

Accessible Quay at Scout BaseThe Norwich 1st Sea Scouts celebrated their 100th anninversary in 2008 and embarked on a major project to replace the old HQ building and quay heading on the river frontage. The existing building, a concrete prefab with an asbestos roof erected in 1967, was in a poor state due to subsidence and rusting steel reinforcing cracking the concrete panels. The riverside quay had deteriorated over several years, repairs have been made but rotting timber has given way to uneven mud along most of its length. A feasibility study and surveys were undertaken and plans drawn up for a modern timber framed and clad building, in harmony with the Lakenham Conservation area which adjoins the property. It will have fully accessible facilities for both the resident scout group and others who will use the premises. Planning permission was granted in the spring of 2009. The project was phased in order to bring benefits to the group and other users as soon as possible. Phase 1, supported with a grant of £18,500 from the SDF, was the rebuilding of the riverside quay to enable safe canoeing, rafting and other water activities to take place. The new quay is accessible to both able bodied and disabled young people by the provision of necessary equipment, including a crewlift, which will enable more scouts and local children to benefit from the improved facilities.

Tidal Harvester 3This project delivered concepts, drawings and a model of a device that could be used within the Broads to generate electricity (including in remote locations), act as a tidal barrier if necessary, and all without interfering with boat traffic. It employes the use of a deployable shutter which may be used to prevent high tide levels progressing upstream on rivers and river estuaries.

Rising sea levels and storm surges present an increased risk in the probability of flood events in tidal rivers. The invention can greatly minimise the effects of storm surge flooding. The invention is intended to be used in conjunction with a renewable energy device. Such a device will be a transverse horizontal rotor type turbine. The energy device will generate power at the times when the river flows and the barrier is open. The project design was successfully completed and a model prototype tested.

Training ApiaryWaveney Beekeepers’ Group (WBG) were given a grant to establish a training apiary at the Grange Farm Centre in Barsham, midway between Bungay and Beccles in the Southern Broads. WBG is a constituent branch of Suffolk Beekeepers’ Association and is affiliated to the British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA). It has a buoyant membership of 116, which is led by a 10 strong Committee. As has been widely reported, the honey bee is under threat. A combination of pests (notably the varroa mite), disease, pathogens, pesticides, stress and poor management has decimated colonies worldwide. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which has led to the loss of over 35% of US honey bees in the USA, is also a very real prospect for European beekeepers.

The apiary is vital for the training of new beekeepers, ongoing training for existing beekeepers and educational events for the public. The grant resulted

3. Case studies

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in WBG not only being able to train more beekeepers in all aspects of the craft, but also raising starter colonies of bees that beginners can buy (at a sensible price) to establish their own apiaries. As Albert Einstein said “If the bee disappeared off the globe, man would only have four years to live”.

Rollesby Broad Wheelyboat This project provided a new wheelchair accessible Mk III Wheelyboat to The Waterside situated on Rollesby Broad in the heart of the Broads. The Waterside is a tourist attraction and visitor centre open to the general public and provides a wide range of activities including pleasure boating, guided boat tours, nature watching and fishing. It also has a café, restaurant and children’s play area, and a wheelchair accessible bird hide. They had received a lot of enquiries from disabled people about their facilities and access to the Broads. However, while their landbased facilities are all accessible to wheelchairs the best place to watch the wildlife and experience the essence of the Norfolk Broads is from a boat and none of their craft were wheelchair accessible. The Wheelyboat was launched in time for the summer season and is a valuable asset for wheelchair users who want to experience Rollesby and Ormsby Broad from the water and be able to drive the boat.

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4. Evaluation

Overview

The following gives an overview of the SDF activities for 2010/11:

The match funding represents a multiplier of 2 to1 for the SDF grant given.

It can be seen that the majority of projects were promoting, educating and raising awareness of the need for sustainability, involving young people and local communities – this is obviously important for the long term sustainability of the Broads. A number of projects created urban/rural links which is an ongoing challenge in promoting an understanding of the Broads to the urban communities of Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.

Defra Sustainable Development Fund Objectives Delivered

Figure 1: How the projects related to the Defra objectives

Defra Sustainable Development Fund Indicators Delivered

Figure 2: Breakdown of projects by Defra indicators

• 40 applications received• 31 projects supported• £267,895 total funding• £527,493 match funding• £8,642 average grant awarded• 30 projects completed and signed off

This shows that the majority of projects are focused upon education together with wellbeing from a variety of projects targeting both young people and the wider community. Health, mobility and access and social justice are well represented as is reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Promotes, educates and raises awareness of the need for sustainability

Tests new ideas, shows innovation or promotes best practice

Involves young people

Promotes social inclusion

Creates urban/rural links

Develops models for sustainable management of the countryside that can be applied elsewhere

Brings different organisations together to tackle rural problems in the spirit of partnership

Adds value or new dimensions to an existing sustainability project

Supports and involves local communities

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Electricity Generation

Resource Use

Natural Resources

Society

Employment and Poverty

Education

Health

Mobility and Access

Social Justice/Environmental Quality

Wellbeing

Carbon Dioxide and Other Emissions

Waste

Contextual Indicators

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5. Conclusions

The Sustainable Develoment Fund has once again had a successful year in that it provided grants to a wide varierty of organisations within the Broads, meeting the Defra objectives set for the Fund and provided a good spread of projects across the Defra indicators. Education figures highly in the projects for not just main stream education but a number of projects targetted those vulnerable or excluded from education. Projects asociated with sailing and boating also figure highly providing not only a sustainable form of transport but also enjoyment and understand-ing of the Broads environment. The feedback from all the projects has been very positive in that the support of the SDF has been a major contributor to the projects going ahead. Applicants welcome the ‘soft-touch’ approach and the average 2 multiplier shows good value for money from the SDF grant. The multiplier has reduced from last year and is a reflection of the financially difficult times which has had an effect on funding opportunities for many charities and community groups.

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me

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ill T

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ally

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chni

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r Bro

ads

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ses

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prod

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strib

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valu

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agem

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d Tu

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choo

l £7

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repo

rt fo

r thi

s pr

ojec

t giv

es a

full

expl

anat

ion

of th

e di

fficu

lties

with

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equi

pmen

t and

how

it

was

eve

ntua

lly m

ade

to w

ork.

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repo

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anal

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for t

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even

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th

perio

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inex

actn

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gard

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smal

l win

d tu

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n th

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sis

of

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the

SD

F P

anel

sto

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nts

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volv

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wid

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g th

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mis

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ith th

ose

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ther

s in

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elec

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ain

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rt an

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prod

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the

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t Whi

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Appendix IV Organisational and reporting structure March 2011

Chief ExecutiveJohn Packman 7

Director of Corporate ServicesRob Holman

Broads Authority

SDF AdministratorJohn Ash 6

SDF Panel

Simon Daniels 3 (Chairman)Alexandra Haswell 1

Michael Knights 3

Anthony Wright 2

Stephen Smith 4

Allan Marchant 3 Victoria Postle 5 (resigned July 2010)

Jessica Cranthorne 5

1 Broads Authority member2 Broads Forum member3 independent member4 East of England Development Agency5 Young member6 Part-time contractor7 The Chief Executive attends the panel meeting in an advisory capacity