New £1m grant to help groups protect green spaces
The cash can be used by local communities to protect threatened green spaces and wildlife sites.
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Notable Quotes
"We need an initiative like this now more than ever."
— Diane Hill , Activist
"It's good news that a fund like this has been set up."
— John Bloxsom , Activist
"Local green spaces are so important to us now."
— Angela France , Activist
"Through this investment, we hope to enable communities to act quickly when opportunities arise."
— David Owen , Executive
Key People
Director at Daisybank Community Interest Company (CIC).
Chair of trustees at The Summerfield Charitable Trust.
Chair of the Gloucestershire Nature and Climate Fund.
Chair of the Rodborough Fields and Frome Banks Preservation Group.
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The cash can be used by local communities to protect threatened green spaces and wildlife sites.
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