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Cherish Eden ProjectJulie Lawrence, Head of Engagement Eden Rivers Trust

edenriverstrust.org.uk

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 . .


Apprentices

Diploma in Work-based Environmental Conservation


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


Inside Out


Marble Run and Nacro


Elma and the Giant – river story trail

The Adventurous Salmon

Arc GIS online learning resources


Eden Rivers Wonder World


Community art


Digital and social media


From Marbles to Monsters - sharing our learning workshop


• 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


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

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