Biffaward Latest News and Press Releases
Miss Cordingley's Garden (20 December 2008)
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Miss Cordingley's Garden, a plot of land in Walkden Gardens in Sale, has been given a special birthday present from Greening Greater Manchester (GGM) - a £15,000 donation to transform this currently derelict space into an exciting area that welcomes visitors. The cash has come as part of the 10th birthday celebrations of GGM, a scheme funded by Biffaward. Click below to read full press release. |
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The Scottish Beaver Trial (17 December 2008)
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Biffaward has pledged to support the Scottish Beaver Trial with grants of up to £1 million. The six-year reintroduction project will see up to four beaver families released in Knapdale, Mid-Argyll in spring 2009.
To find out more about the trial, please visit www.scottishbeavers.org.uk Click below to read full press release. |
New funds for Pegasus will not go to waste (17 December 2008)
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Biffaward is helping The Pegasus Theatre achieve an improved energy profile with a grant of £50,000. This will specifically fund the installation of a low energy, natural air-cooling and circulation system in the new venue. The new installations will help realise the theatre's Building for the Future campaign. Click below to read the full press release. |
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Biffaward Helps Recycle History! (17 December 2008)
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Biffaward has donated £45,750 towards the reconstruction of Morrall's Gentlemen's Outfitters at the Black Country Living Museum. Morrall's Outfitters is one of a number of shops being brought back to life in the museum's new High Street and is part of the £10 million Street's Ahead expansion programme. Click below to read the full press release. |
The Butterfly Journey (26 November 2008)
| Chester Zoo's latest exhibit has opened this month thanks to the help of Biffaward funding. The Butterfly Journey is the largest zoo-based butterfly exhibit in the UK, and is home to 500 colourful butterflies.
Click below to read the full press release. |
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Environment has 100 million reasons to smile (18 November 2008)
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Biffaward has reached the £100 million milestone in funding awarded, benefiting projects that support the enhancement of our environment and communities across the UK. To mark this milestone Biffaward and the Woodland Trust are embarking on a £120,000 national woodland improvement partnership project. Click below to read full press release. |
Biffaward Awards 2008 (13 October 2008)
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Twenty community and environmental projects around the country competed at this years Biffaward Awards ceremony, held on board the magnificent HMS Belfast, on 09 October 2008. Picture: Tim Lowth (Biffaward Chairman) and Gillian French (Biffaward Programme Manager), presenting Great Bowden Village Hall with their winning cheque and trophy. Click below to read the full press release. |
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Biffaward Annual Report 2007-08 (02 October 2008)
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Biffaward has today published its Annual Report and Accounts 2007-2008, which celebrates another successful year of awarding more than £10 million to projects, supporting the enhancement of our environment and communities. (Click on the Annual Report to download) |
Biffaward is a multi-million pound environmental fund, managed by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, which uses landfill tax credits donated by Biffa Waste Services. Since 1997, Biffaward has awarded nearly £100 million in funding to projects throughout the UK: revitalising community facilities such as village halls and play areas, improving access and understanding in our countryside, investing in our cultural buildings, and enhancing biodiversity by protecting threatened habitats and species.
The report celebrates eleven years of investment. Biffaward's Chairman, Tim Lowth, is proud of the fund's achievements and says "This year, Biffaward has again distributed more than £10 million in funding to a diverse range of worthwhile projects throughout the UK. The impact of Biffaward funding can be seen - and felt - in all communities it supports."
To download a copy please click on the picture above, or visit our downloads page.
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