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Westcountry Rivers Trust

Cornwall Rivers Project Steering Group Meeting __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 st July 2005 - Arundell Arms Hotel, Lifton. Gillian Dixon. Westcountry Rivers Trust – Projects Manager. Westcountry Rivers Trust.

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Westcountry Rivers Trust

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  1. Cornwall Rivers Project Steering Group Meeting __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1st July 2005 - Arundell Arms Hotel, Lifton Gillian Dixon Westcountry Rivers Trust – Projects Manager Westcountry Rivers Trust Registered Charity No. 1045806

  2. CORNWALL RIVERS PROJECT phase II Outline • Phase II • Personnel • PR • Financial performance • Management Plans • Physical Targets • GIS • Community • Demonstration sites • Angling 2000 • Education • Future plans

  3. Timescale - 1st Jan to end December 2005 Budget - additional money New catchments Targets cumulative with phase I less restrictive 200 plans 5 new businesses (A2000 – achieved) 10,000ha land covered by soil management advice 2 newsletters 20 community talks Accessible website 150 vocational course trainees Target women in the community (>1/3) Target River Catchments: New target areas Existing target areas R. NEET & STRAT Bude Bay R. OTTERY R. INNY Launceston BODMIN MOOR Padstow Bay R. ALLEN R. Lynher R. CAMEL Bodmin MENALHYL R. Newquay R. FOWEY WEST & EAST LOOE R. R. TIDDY R. LERRYN R. GANNEL R. SEATON St Austell TRESILLIAN R. WHITE R. TRURO R. FAL MEVAGISSEY R. CAERHAYS R. Penzance Falmouth Bay Land’s End Lizard Point CRP PHASE II

  4. GD overall manager LC + AD Education / Vocational Training MH A2000 • RC Senior Advisor AC GIS • LM Accounts New advisors Training Giles Rickard Dee Medlicott Justin Bartley CRP PERSONNEL

  5. CRP PR • Updated image • Web site • New leaflet – new catchments • 2 newsletters • Shows – pull up stands • Royal Cornwall • Devon County • Smallholders Fayre at Pencarrow • Press releases • Adverts - South West Farmer

  6. Budget Additional £688,712 2/3 Remaining Need to re-profile Difficulties slow to get on farms – change to SFP + impact on budget Capital spend catching up CRP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

  7. CRP MANAGEMENT PLANS • Target 200 visits / written plans • 100 Full plans • 100 ‘mini’ plans • By September / December • Area of coverage • 4,148 / 10,000ha

  8. CRP PHYSICAL TARGETS

  9. CRP GIS • Quality checking CRP phase 1 • Digitised new rivers • Adding farm boundaries both phases • Adding physical works • Inputting new farms and data

  10. River Walk Schedule Seaton – Hessenford LNR Maramchurch, demo site White River Demonstration sites Still one to complete Folders Talks WNFU, CWT Parish Wildlife Group, Cornwall College CRP COMMUNITY 21 July 28 July 4 August

  11. ANGLING 2000 • 5 new beats in 2005 • 27 mi of river fishing & 8 ac of lake fishing • 1920 anglers on the A2000 database • Approx 10% of these purchase tokens • Over 200 new Trust members opted to receive 5 free tokens as their “welcome” • Over 3230 tokens (including above) sold so far this year • Angling 2000 has been deemed by some to be the third largest game angling scheme in Great Britain • Some good catches of brown trout on middle Torridge beats with excellent mayfly hatches. Fine catches of brownies and grayling from the Inny.

  12. SCHOOLS VISITS & SHOWS 4 schools/college activity visits 3 days at the Royal Cornwall Show 1 Countryside day Assistance with 1 educational pack CRP EDUCATION

  13. CRP EDUCATION VOCATIONAL COURSES • Pond design, creation & management • Freshwater invertebrate identification & monitoring • Water resource management • Nutrient management SO FAR: • 9 courses run • 58 attendees from a variety of backgrounds and with several basic interests (24% women) ALSO: • Links with SW Tourism

  14. Farmer forum bid Educational development Sea fisheries Economics of angling VI framework bid A2000 FUTURE PLANS

  15. Thank you for taking the time to oversee CRP Westcountry Rivers Trust 10 Exeter Street, Launceston, Cornwall. PL15 9EQ Tel: (0870) 7740704 Registered Charity No. 1045806

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