@Drago
A council question for you.
In your council job, do you get involved in awarding grants for charitable works ?
Background to that question is.......
I have mentioned that my house backs onto a 'country park' which includes woodland and small ponds. It DID include a lot more until a London outfit got the OK to build 1200 houses on it.
This has decimated the wildlife eg in my garden I used to get regular visits from.....
Woodpeckers, Jay, Nuthatch, Tree Creeper, Siskins, Greenfinch just others. I just don't see them now.
Anyway........a group was formed to protect and improve what is left. Simple things but hard work eg litter picking, cutting back overgrown vegetation and pressuring the council to do basic things like removing dumped waste and repairing 2 wooden bridges.
The group is now registered, has a committee, bank account and a mandate for targets etc.
The group applied for a grant with specified aims including a covered/lockable notice board, 25 saplings to plant and banners to tell the locals what is happening to THIER park.
Anyway.......a few days ago we were notified that the application has been successful (not megabucks but a great help).
Sorry to be long winded but ideas from yourself and others would be welcome.
