A new educational board game has been developed in partnership between the Broads Authority, Extraordinary Lives and the University of Plymouth. This board game will be accompanied by a poem which is being taken into schools – The Last Eel on Earth – which raises awareness of illegal eel trafficking.
Grant Applicant: Extraordinary Lives
Funding received from Love the Broads: £670
Project completion date: June 2023
The Museum of the Broads is one of the Broads’ premier visitor attractions. The Museum was in need of a more vibrant and durable gazebo in order to expand the reach of the museum into local and regional events. A new branded gazebo would help to increase the Museum’s brand with the local community as well as visitors to the Broads National Park, which in turn will increase visits and memberships and ensure the museum’s financial viability.
Grant Applicant: Museum of the Broads
Funding received from Love the Broads: £700
Project completion date: October 2022
Burnt Fen Alpacas is located in a special area within the Broads National Park and visitors with disabilities and mental health challenges are welcomed to this calming, broadside environment in the company of animals. Research shows that providing an environment such as that found at Burnt Fen gives an inclusive and beneficial experience for everyone, particularly those with disabilities. Love the Broads is delighted to provide funding towards specially adapted toilet facilities for those less able.
Grant Applicant: Burnt Fen Alpacas
Funding received from Love the Broads: £1,600
Project completion date: May 2022
The Norfolk Broads is the UK’s largest inland fishery, attracting over 1.5 million angler days per year, the vast majority of which are visiting anglers or new or novice anglers. This project will bring the National Anglers Line Recycling scheme to the banks of the Broads.
The scheme will reduce the amount of fishing litter (line) in the Broads, protecting not only wildlife but reducing the build up of micro plastics in the ecosystem.
The grant received will be used towards the installation of 30 line bins at 20 locations across the Broads.
Grant Applicant: Broads Angling Services Group (CIC) Ltd
Funding received from Love the Broads: £750
Project completion date: April 2023 (at the latest)
A grant has been awarded for two new A1 interpretation boards at the community owned Locks Inn, Geldeston. One of the boards will be located at the entrance to the River Waveney Trust owned 1 acre woodland adjacent to the Locks Inn beer garden. A second board will be a replacement for an out-of-date board with information about the restored historical river lock.
Grant Applicant: River Waveney Trust
Funding received from Love the Broads: £1,696
Project completion date: May 2022
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Sustainable tourism is all about making the lowest possible impact on the environment and local culture while helping to generate income and employment. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive. It is about caring for the places we love to visit and protecting them for future generations. There is no point in having a beautiful landscape if it is spoilt by insensitive tourism. Love the Broads seeks to promote the protection and understanding of our wetland area’s wildlife, landscape, heritage and tourism which are all interlinked.
