P3/ Getting involved
P3/ Getting Involved is a Bedfordshire County Council (BCC) scheme that has been running for over 10 years providing an opportunity for over 95 parishes to improve there local countryside and access and has also enabled local groups to take advantage of the money, training and advice available. We help the County Council by providing support to P3 groups in the East, North and South of the county. Carrie–Anne Rowley, Environment & Community Officer, has been helping BCC to support community groups for several years, raising over £70,000 for various project from a 225m easy access path with fishing platforms to path clearance.
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The aims of P3 are:
- To improve the rights of way network and wider countryside access opportunities in Bedfordshire through practical projects with P3 groups.
- To let people know how they can get into the countryside using leaflets, map boards and guided walks developed by community groups.
- To enhance enjoyment and understanding of the countryside by providing advice, information, grants, materials and a bi-annual programme of events and training.
- To emphasise how getting into the countryside links in to other rural sectors such as transport, local business, health and the environment.
- To work in partnership with local communities, authorities, landowners and other local and national bodies to develop countryside access projects.
- To enable grant applications by P3 Groups and other partners, increasing the resources available to the scheme.
A nature reserve Information board Guided Walk
P3/ Getting Involved can help you to undertake environmental projects such as renovate a pond, look after your local countryside site or undertake access and heritage projects such as replace stiles with kissing gates, join in and lead guided walks or produce leaflets about parish paths and places of interest.
In 2007 Henlow Conservation for Nature raised the money to produced a new and exciting booklet of walks in and around Henlow. To launch the booklet they organised a village fun day and a guided walk.
Walk Booklet
In 2006 Milton Ernest produced a wonderful heritage trail around the village with a book to accompany the walk.
In 2004 Beeston Wildlife Group helped plant a community osier bed on the Riddy Local Nature Reserve. The willow is harvested every year and used for community willow events.
Planting an Osier Bed Weaving a basket
If you are interested in further details please contact Carrie-Anne Rowley for further information about the P3/ Getting involved scheme. 01767 626454, carrie-anner@bedsrcc.org.uk. BRCC Environment Team has a wealth of knowledge and skills that it looks forward to sharing with the P3 communities of North, South and East Bedfordshire.
There is more infromation about P3/ Getting Involved on the Bedfordshire County Council website.
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