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Surprising Volunteer of the Year Award 2020
15th December 20The Mendip Hills AONB Partnership have announced their Volunteer of the Year for 2020, choosing not just one volunteer but all 34 Volunteer Rangers collectively. The award has always been given to an individual that has gone above and beyond the...
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Somerset’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty receive grant of £248,900 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund
10th December 2068 projects have been awarded grants between £62k and £3.8 million to kick-start a pipeline of nature-based projects while creating and retaining jobsFirst funding round sees £40 million pot allocated, second round of funding to open in early 2021 ‘Level Up’,...
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Protecting the Dark Night Skies on the Mendip Hills AONB
9th December 20The Mendip Hills AONB Partnership has launched a new position statement to help protect the dark skies of the Mendip Hills. Our position statement coincides with the national publication of the All-Party Parliamentary Group document 'Ten Dark Sky Policies for...
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