Working together for Economically-prosperous Communities through Assets of Natural heritage

WECAN Project

Steering Group Meeting: 2 April 2012

WECAN Project

1. Highlights

2. Work Package Progress

3. 2012 Plan

4. Current Priorities

Progress - Highlights

11 projects started since Sept SG

Benefits to VRP businesses:£6422 (contracts) £13238 (PR)

Business sponsorship: £7300

EV, WV and Corporate Engagement Plans

WV Woodland Plan Terms of Reference

Caerau & Maesteg SUDS schemes started on-site

Big Pitch short-listed for national Award

www.thevalleys.org.uk/wecan.html

Progress – WP1

Caerau SUDS schemehttp://www.wales.groundwork.org.uk/bridgend--neath-port-talbot/what-we-do/market-garden-blog.aspx

BG Native Tree Nursery feasibility

NER / WECAN evaluation (Phase 1)

HOV Woodland Plan support

WV Woodland Plan support

Western Valleys Woodlands

Western Valleys Woodland Plan

Actively engage the Community

Produce a Strategy & Vision

Produce an Action Plan

Deliver an ‘early win’

Develop and apply an evaluation strategy

Progress – WP1

Green Infrastructure Tool

Training completed

3 pilot projects

WG interest

Corporate Engagement WP2

Goal = WIN:WIN

Build Track Record

e.g. HOVIP, Big Pitch, BGG, Roots Mag

Contact Target Audience

e.g. TOP 300, Turning Heads Club, Corporates

Develop MarketingPlan & Collateral

e.g. website, business flyer, presentation

Create Investment Opportunities

e.g. Loyalty Card, Guardians, ‘wish-list’

Develop Strategic Partnerships

e.g. Green Chip? VRP Awards & Marketplace, Environment Foundation

Progress – WP2

Blue Green Gym Pilot

Big Pitch

• Rock UK• Short-listed national ‘Quality

Partnerships’ Award• Best Practice Visit

Little Pitch

Build Track Record

Progress – WP2

Investment ‘Wish List’• Natural environment focus• Template• Plan

Complete template (end April) Review priorities & validate (May / June) Website (June / July) Obtain investment (May+)

Create Investment Opportunities

Progress – WP3

Digital Visitor Payback pilot - deferred

Green Loyalty Card• Beneficiaries / 2 pilots• Stakeholder support (May)• Project manage & deliver (June+)

Create Investment Opportunities

View offers Provide Offers

Support Environmental

Projects

View Environmental

Projects

Progress – WP4

Environmental Guardians

• Role• Paid + voluntary• Hosting & support• Finance Model• VRP scoping (June / July)• 2 pilots (Aug+)

Create Investment Opportunities

Invest in a guardian Invest in a guardian

Progress – WP4

Maesteg School Community Food Growing Project

BTCV Food Growing Feasibility Study (Ebbw Fach)• Positive early results re: demand• Coleg Gwent support

Valleys Veg Feasibility Study

Build Track Record

Progress – WP4

Micro-hydro

• VRP scoping study• Forgotten Landscapes Project Feasibility Study

Discovery Festival

Magazines / Posters

2012 Plan

2012 Version 2.0 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 STATUS

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

GENERAL                          

Budget Planning                          

Communication Plan                          

Euro Partner Visit                          

                           

WP1                          

GI Training / Pilot                          

SUDS scheme                          

Native Tree Nursery                           

NER Evaluation                          

                           

WP2                          

Blue Green Gym Pilot                          

Big Pitch                          

Little Pitch                          

Investment opps.                          

                           

WP3                          

Loyalty Card scoping                          

Loyalty Card pilots                          

                           

WP4                          

Ebbw Fach T&F grps.                          

HoV Woodland Plan                          

WV Walking Hubs                          

Western Valleys Plan                          

WV Woodland Plan                          

Rangers (WP2/3/4):                          

scoping                          

pilot                          

Discovery Festival                          

Current Priorities

• Partner visit (16-21 May)

• Eastern Valleys Hov Woodland Plan Report Guardians Pilot Ebbw Fach Trail support

• Western Valleys WV Woodland Plan ‘active consultation’ Walking Hubs Guardians Pilot

• Corporate Engagement Investment opportunities Guardians scoping and stakeholder consultation Loyalty Card Pilot Project Brief (x2)