2024-25 Tales from an East Anglian Riverbank - Portfolio - Page 8
A Landscape Partnership
scheme aimed at
conserving and celebra琀椀ng
the unique heritage of the
Norfolk and Su昀昀olk Brecks.
The Brecks Fen Edge &
Rivers (BFER) Scheme
(2020–2025), funded by
the Na琀椀onal Lo琀琀ery
Heritage Fund (HLF) and
hosted by Su昀昀olk County
Council, is delivering 昀椀ve
years of community-led
conserva琀椀on and heritage
projects.
Backed by 60+ partners –
including Su昀昀olk County
Council, Environment
Agency, Natural England,
local councils, trusts, and
community groups – BFER
focuses on the Brecks9 fen
edge, river corridors and
freshwater habitats,
raising awareness of water
-based heritage and
biodiversity, while driving
real conserva琀椀on gains
across this unique and
oven overlooked
landscape.
For more
informa琀椀on visit
www.brecks.org
BRECKS FEN EDGE AND RIVERS LANDSCAPE
PARTNERSHIP SCHEME
BFER has 24 core BFER projects based around 4 themes:
Restoring the Water: Suppor琀椀ng Species and Habitats
Under the Surface: Discovering Heritage
Working Waters: Heritage skills for the future
Revealing the Rivers: Connec琀椀ng with Communi琀椀es
Environment Agency WEIF funding underpins the BFER
programme, suppor琀椀ng the establishment of the variety of
projects. The BFER programme also gave us an opportunity to start
a series of four ambi琀椀ous 昀椀sh pass projects, two of which have
been completed within the scheme 琀椀meline. The table below
shows the total BFER HLF grant, the value of the projects that will
directly improve the water environment (these will count as matchfunding for WEIF) and the value of those projects that are counted
as addi琀椀onal bene昀椀ts as they boost understanding of local rivers,
including their heritage, and their value for wellbeing.
Collage represen琀椀ng each of the four programme themes—Credit: BFER
Value of projects that
will directly improve
the water environment
Value of projects that
will provide addi}onal
bene昀椀t
£1,970,400.00
£465,398.50
£69,681.00
In-kind (noncash)
£480,873.00
£214,164.00
£174,134.00
Volunteer
£373,886.00
£199,200.00
£153,186.00
Cash contribu琀椀on
£708,520.00
£31,577.50
£234,865.00
BFER TOTAL
£3,533,679.00
£910,340.00
£1,258,998.00
BFER HLF Grant
Total Budget
HLF Grant
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