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25 October 2006
The Big Celebration Event
Come along and enjoy the fun at Eye Green Nature Reserve in Peterborough this Friday
The Wildlife Trust invites you, your friends and family, to enjoy free, fun activities at The Big Celebration Event at Eye Green Local Nature Reserve on Friday 27 October between 10.30am and 1pm.
Everyone is invited to this Go Wild Project launch, where local people will get to see autumn wildlife up close and enjoy a host of free and exciting activities, including autumn wildlife trails, arts and crafts, community storytelling and more. Free refreshments and cake will be provided.
Nick Hammond, director of the local Wildlife Trust said, “We are hugely grateful to Perkins and the Caterpillar Foundation, whose support has made the Go Wild Project happen. One of the wonderful things about the Trust’s nature reserves is that they are open every day of the year, they’re free and belong to everyone. The Go Wild Project will ensure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy these wild places, creating a focus for community events and activities.”
The Go Wild Project is a partnership between The Wildlife Trust, Perkins and the Caterpillar Foundation, which has provided the funding, to bring wildlife and communities together in Peterborough.
The new £19,000 project will enable The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough to carry out extensive work on Wildlife Trust Local Nature Reserves, providing wildlife havens in and around the city for everyone to enjoy. The Go Wild Project will provide new activities for everyone, from wildlife walks and outings for school groups to community events and weekly volunteer teams.
Allan Arnott, Operations Director at Perkins said: “We are delighted to be supporting such a worthwhile project which will benefit the whole community. We hope everyone in the city will come together and enjoy the nature reserves and find out more about the activities on offer in the area. Perkins has a long history in Peterborough and next year we will celebrate our 75th anniversary. Projects like this allow us to put something back into a community we have been part of for so long".
Mr Arnott added “I would also like to thank the Caterpillar Foundation for its generous contribution to a project which will really bring the community closer together”.
Since its formation in 1952, the Caterpillar Foundation has distributedmore than £100 million in support of education, health and human services, civic, cultural, and environmental causes.
The Big Celebration Event will provide a fantastic launch of the Go Wild Project. Eye Green Nature Reserve is located opposite the services off the A1073 Crowland Road, Eye, just off the A47. You can walk, take a bus or cycle – Eye Green is accessible on the Green Wheel cycle path. There is parking at the top in the Reserve car park, or in Central Printers, Eye (access from here over the foot bridge).
For more details contact Rachel Price, community wildlife officer on 01733 890419 or email peterborough@wildlifebcnp.org