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PROJECT GRANTS 2008/9

For each of the following activities the Friends have provided funding either in part or sometimes the full costs.

Assisting public enjoyment of Chichester Harbour

• Harbour News – an annual publication with a wealth of information and articles about the harbour
• Activities programme – annual in April. Gives all organised Harbour Conservancy activities for the following 12 months
• Photographic competition – cash prizes for photographs taken in the Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Closing date 11 Sep
• Farm open day – walks and tour of a local farm
• Portable T loop system for users of hearing aids on guided walks or in the classroom.
• Portable Bird Song identifier for use on guided walks or in the classroom
• Maintenance of restored Oyster Boat Terror operated for public trips

Maintaining and improving public access to Chichester Harbour

• Coastal footpath audit of condition and improvements.

• Dell Quay footpath improvements
• Placing cycle posts adjacent to favourite walks

Maintaining and improving the Harbour and AONB environment

• 5885 saplings planted for hedging and tree replenishment
• Fencing at Fishbourne Meadows
• Wildfowlers maintenance of Fishbourne pond and other sites

Providing education for young and old

• Two ponds constructed at Dell quay for educational observation of marine plants and life
• Junior Conservancy- providing discussion forums for schools to debate an environmental topic in a mock of District Council meetings
• Earth, Air and Water event for schools with instruction at the Education Centre and an exhibition of results
• Production of a book on Water Voles
• Harbour Creekies – funding for transport to aid attending presentations

Providing access on the water for disadvantaged adults and children

• Get afloat fund

Improving our scientific understanding of the harbour environment

• Greenshank migration story – ringing and tracking the Greenshanks migration pattern
• Harbour Seal Survey – tagging and tracking the seals movements and habits

Making the case for future statutory funding

• Valuing Chichester Harbour

RECENT PAST PROJECTS

Improving Access

• Farm Lane footpath in Nutbourne resurfacing for all weather use and wheelchairs
• Bosham Ferry Hard – repair and maintenance to this link with Itchenor – a great benefit for walkers
• Providing a hydraulic wheelchair lift to assist boarding the solar powered boat “ Solar Heritage”
• Slipper Mill Pond Emsworth – repairs to the southern bank
• 3 wooden footpath gates at Fishbourne meadows
• Kissing gates on Bosham Ferry path and at Apuldram

Landscape and Habitat Enhancement

• A donation was given to the appeal for repairs to Thorney Island church roof
• Worms for tomorrow’s birds – this is research into potential loss of feeding areas with tidal rise due to global warming and how to manage this so as to minimise its effect for wetland bird species
• Purchase of a strimmer for conservation work in wildfowl habitat areas around the harbour
• Planting saplings for hedge revival and supplementing wooded areas about 15000 over the last two years.
• Land snail survey
• Environment improvements at Eames farm recently acquired by the Chichester Harbour Trust www.chichesterharbourtrust.co.uk
• Laser leveller to replace theodolite for work in the field

Information and Education

• Harbour Education Centre at Dell Quay – portable projector stand, digital video camera, telescope and tripod, bat detector, 2 pairs of binoculars, shelves and bookcases.
• Geoviewer software