Projects Supported in 2004 - 2005
Recipients of Sustainable Development Fund Grants
| Ref No | Project | Applicant | Description | Grant |
| BA.24 | Broad Edge Protection, Malthouse Broad | Ranworth Estate |
Sustainable restoration of the broad edge along the south side of Malthouse Broad and re-establishment of the reed fringe. | £12,515 |
| BA.27 | White Admiral | Nancy Oldfield Trust | Part funding of a new, specially equipped, electric boat to meet demand for the year-round boating activities offered to a wide range of disadvantaged and disabled people. | £20,000 |
| BA.35 | Boats for a Sustainable Future - the EcoBoat Project: Phases 1 and 2 - Research | Norfolk and Suffolk Boatbuilders Association | Research work that will 'encourage thought, discussion and action on sustainable boat building and sustainable boat operations in the Broads area'. | £14,787 |
| BA.36 | Broads Reed and Sedge Harvesting Rejuvenation Phase 2 |
Broads Reed and Sedge Cutters Association | Phase 2 of a 5 year programme to rejuvenate the Broads reed/sedge cutting industry and promote sustainable management of the Broads landscape (additional specialist equipment, provision of storage facilities and funding for Coordinator and website). | £35,786 |
| BA.37 | Rubbish Monster 1 | Nutmeg Puppet Company | Development and production of a puppet show promoting sustainable lifestyles, Citizenship and waste minimisation and presentation of this via workshops and shows in 14 Broads schools. | £10,000 |
| BA.38 | Go Electric! | Broads Society | A project to promote electric boating (video, leaflets, mailshot and on water demonstrations) and provide 25% funding for 6 private boat conversions. | £18,000 |
| BA.39 | Rockland St Mary ‘Broad Futures’ | Rockland St Mary Primary School | Funding of transport to allow 81 children to attend a Broad Futures course on how to minimise waste and reduce the school’s (and community’s) ecological footprint. | £220 |
| BA.40 | Disabled Access for Salhouse Broad | Friends of Salhouse Broad | Resurfacing of a 400 metre path to make the Broad accessible to wheelchair and pushchair users. | £2,100 |
| BA.41 | Eco-Rafts Feasibility Study - Phase 1 | Beth Brockett | Research into a sustainable canoe/camping tourism package based on low impact ‘eco-lodges’ sited in quiet areas of the Broads. | £1,000 |
| BA.42 | Waste Explorers | Suffolk Wildlife Trust | Provision of free courses designed to increase children’s understanding of waste and recycling and help them acquire the knowledge needed to make positive lifestyle choices. 20 Broads schools will benefit. | £9,097 |
| BA.43 | New Electric Launch | Martham Boat Building | A minor contribution towards the cost of a new electric (rather than diesel) hire boat. | £2,250 |
| BA.44 | Breydon ‘Broad Futures’ | Breydon Middle School | Funding of transport to allow 58 children to attend a Broad Futures course on how to minimise waste and reduce the school’s (and community’s) ecological footprint. | £220 |
| BA.45 | Broad Futures 2 | How Hill Trust | Broad Futures 2 will extend Broad Futures 1 and offer LfS support to more Broads schools, provide training for another 16 teachers, create LfS software packages and develop further case studies and examples of best practice. | £25,765 |
| BA.46 | JPC Shorelines | JPC Limited | Provision of two public charging points in Wroxham, one at Powles Marina, the other in Moore & Co.’s boatyard. | £1,628 |
| BA.47 | Electric Day Boat Conversion | Moonfleet Marine | Conversion of existing diesel powered day launch to electric propulsion. | £2,250 |
| BA.48 | Ashley Duke of Edinburgh’s Award | The Ashley School | A project that will help young people with special needs, many of whom are from urban areas, to go canoeing in the Broads and work towards a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. | £935 |
| BA.49 | Sustainable Tourism Leaflet | Broads Tourism Forum | art funding of a leaflet promoting sustainable and responsible forms of Broads tourism in 2005. | £1,000 |
| BA.50 | Rubbish Monster 2 | Nutmeg Puppet Company | Delivery of five ‘Rubbish Monster’ puppet shows and three associated workshops to Broads schools in early 2005. | £998 |
| BA.51 | Lowestoft Explorer Scouts Camping Equipment | Lowestoft Explorer Scouts | Purchase of equipment to extend the group’s camping activities in the Broads. The project will particularly benefit young people from urban areas who have special needs. | £666 |
| BA.53 | Sustainable Design in the Broads | LSI Architects | A research project that will develop a ‘best practice’ design guide for the Broads and share its findings at a special public seminar promoting sustainable design and construction. | £20,000 |
| BA.54 | Electrification of Wherry ‘White Moth’ | Norfolk Broads Yachting Company | Minority funding for the electrification of a 90 year old hire wherry (rather than replacement of an old diesel engine by a new diesel engine). | £2,000 |
| BA.56 | Windy Old Weather 1 | Nutmeg Puppet Company | Development and production of a puppet show and teachers’ pack promoting renewable energy and sustainable tourism. The 2005 tour will involve 23 public shows and 15 shows in Broads schools. | £6,515 |
| BA.57 | Waveney River Centre Canoe Hire | Waveney River Centre | Establishment of a new canoe hire business and 50% funding for WRC’s first two canoes. | £667 |
