Case Studies
Project: The Great Fen Project - restoring a landscape
In 2003, The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire & Peterborough won a Flagship grant of £389,930 towards the Great Fen Project. This project, which demonstrates regional and national significance, with long term benefits for biodiversity and communities, will restore more than 3,000 hectares of wildlife habitat to the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Project: Local Nature Reserve improvements
Through the Small Grants Scheme, Avon Wildlife Trust secured a grant to make improvements to Willsbridge Valley Local Nature Reserve (LNR), Bristol.
Project: Recreational facilities for teenagers
In November 2006, a main grant of £33,221 was awarded to enable recreational facilities for teenagers to be created in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire.
Project: Restoration of Flitwick Wood
Through its Main Grants Scheme, Biffaward was pleased to support this two year project to restore an important ancient woodland in mid-Bedfordshire.
Project: Manchester's Victoria Baths restoration
In 2006, Biffaward awarded £48,724 to Manchester's Victoria Baths through the Main Grants Scheme. Specifically, the grant will enable the terrazzo tiled floor of the unique and historic Turkish Baths area to be refurbished.
Project: Education suite for the Roald Dahl Museum
In 2004 Biffaward was delighted to award a main grant to The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Buckinghamshire for the fitting out of its specialist education centre.
