Cherish Eden ProjectJulie Lawrence, Head of Engagement Eden Rivers Trust
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To Inspire the communities of Eden to better understand and care about their rivers
To translate that inspiration into practical opportunities for nature conservation and future stewardship
• Developing new audiences• Delivering participation and access• Developing skills• Learning• Sharing heritage
Cherish’s vision . .
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Apprentices
Diploma in Work-based Environmental Conservation
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Volunteering
Increased our volunteer numbers
Diversified our volunteers –Newton Rigg College
Volunteer training and workshops delivered
13,000 hours of volunteer time valued at £199,000
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Inside Out
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Marble Run and Nacro
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Elma and the Giant – river story trail
The Adventurous Salmon
Arc GIS online learning resources
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Eden Rivers Wonder World
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Community art
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Digital and social media
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From Marbles to Monsters - sharing our learning workshop
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• ERT thought BIG – £2.1m…we can deliver• Hugely successful, imaginative individual projects • Worked with new audiences• Flexibility when things went wrong… major floods in 2015• NLHF thought the project was great
• Broadened engagement work
• Engagement is a key pillar in ERT’s Strategic Plan• Developed ideas for new engagement projects
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Oh, just a few figures. . .
•Worked with 70 of the 99 schools in the catchment
• Clocked up over 13,000 hours of volunteer time valued at £199,000
• Nearly 14,000 people interacted with the Wonder World Exhibition
• 99.9% satisfaction score from exhibition visitors
• Nearly 18,000 trees planted
• 12 apprentices trained
• Interacted with 29,000 people