The South Pennines Watershed Landscape Heritage Lottery Fund Landscape

Partnerships programme

New resources for the South Pennines •Robin Gray, Project Officer•Edie Jolley, Project Support Officer

•Gavin Edwards, Community Archaeologist•Anna Marshall , Interpretation Officer

•Alyssa Young, Apprentice Ranger, National Trust•Jennie Lancashire, Apprentice Ranger, Oldham

•Charlotte Weightman, Habitat Officer, RSPB

Stage 2 from April 2010 commence three year project with six programmes of activity plus core team of staff [ including a community archaeologist and interpretation officer].

Learning for now and the future Historic Environment – Delving and dividing Interpretation – understanding and enjoying the landscape Inspiration and community engagement– the moorlands as inspiration Access to the Watershed Landscape Natural heritage- the enhancement of landscapes

•Riches from the Earth : September 4th at Bracken Hall Countryside Centre , •CSI: Rombalds Moor , November 6th at Church House Ilkley, •North of England Raptor Forum , 20th November at Rishworth School•Crossing Borders at Hebden Bridge Library , 20th November at Hebden Bridge Library

Events

Riches from the Earth : September 4th at Bracken Hall Countryside Centre ,

CSI: Rombalds Moor , November 6th at Church House Ilkley,

•Crossing Borders at Hebden Bridge Library , 20th November at Hebden Bridge Library

•completion of 27 hectares of wildflower restoration by RSPB , •completion of phase one works by United Utilities at Worsthorne, •completion of drystone walling work at Turley Holes by Yorkshire Water•Approaching implementation on access on the Kirklees Way, Ilkley Moor and National Trust Estate •Completion of small scale access works at Scammonden

Physical works

Completion of 27 hectares of wildflower restoration by RSPB ,

Physical works: Yorkshire Water

Physical works: Scammonden

Ilkley Moor, Marsden Estate, Kirklees Way

Physical works: United Utilities

Physical works: United Utilities

Excellent project management and systems are in place giving confidence that proposed projects will meet identified HLF outputs and outcomes over the course of the programme implementation

Action for the core team: 1. Need to develop a project plan to get an overview and pick up where people are

at in terms of developing and delivering projects 2. Think about developing outputs and outcomes for the core work areas to

demonstrate benefits of the landscape partnership approach

9. Need to make partners aware of their liabilities in the offer letter 10. Ongoing cost of hosting website needs to be factored into the equation

Feedback from Heritage Lottery Fund

Criteria Indicators Status Commentary and evidence Partnership funding

Up to date schedules of partnership

Green Need to develop a system to track core partnership funding for the total of £800K for the implementation period. This sum will be made up of support from HLF @ 63% with the balance coming from partners contributions to projects top sliced from the partners funding contribution. The actual ratio is identified in offer letters but as a general rule is 50:50.

Financial viability

Change to the project that may affect the business case

Green A finance plan was submitted to LEADER and has been approved. Year one is now fully financed and the Project is 76% financed over the three years. There is a concern that the Project needs to evidence match funding and that stewardship work needs to be carried out in the proposed timeframe.

Programme

Comparison of actual performance with approved project

Green Production of financial and project progress reports for Watershed Landscape partnership meetings, held every 4 months means it will be easy to highlight potential variances to the overall programme. There is a need to develop a project plan to get an overview of where the core team are up to and pick up where people are at in terms of project delivery.

Cost and cash flow

Comparison of actual performance with that in the project definition

Green Financial reports are produced for the partners and HLF. Financial controls within the host authority are robust and provide more than adequate financial evidence of spend.

Project management

Comparison of actual performance with that in the project definition

Green Production of project officer progress report is an excellent tool for being kept up to date. This mechanism should flag up areas of concern in good time. Specific project progress can be seen in Section 1 of the project officers report

Proof of EU procurement process

Green No contracts are intended to go through the OJEC procurement process.

Procurement, fraud detection

Tender reports showing outcome of competitive process or reasons why none

Green Evidence of necessary procurement procedures has been seen and the summary can be seen in Appendix 1 of the project officers report

Quality

Examination of design and delivery documents

Green Good progress on project implementation as demonstrated through the photographs in Section 6. A further monitoring visit for year 1 is recommended for February 2011.

Statutory consents

Proof of licenses, consents or other approvals on request

Green The necessary proofs and consents have been obtained before work has been undertaken on the identified projects as evidenced in Appendix 4 of the project officers report.

Other issues or problems

Specific to issues as they arise

Green Nothing to report

The first claim to HLF has been successful for £ 49,426.72 of eligible expenditure seeking HLF grant of £ 31,044.92 [ 62.81% ]

The second claim £ 88,979 of eligible expenditure [ £ 55,888 HLF award]

BUT: This amounts to 50% of where we should be on projects! WHY?

….still time to catch up in years one, two and three

…..but challenges ahead critically with respect to partners ability to deliver!

Approved purpose Summary of progressPercentage complete Progress

Theme one: Access

DenshawInitial meeting with Oldham Rights of Way.Tender docs to be produced in October. 5%

Slow start- staff resourcesCatching up in Q3.

CastleshawInitial meeting with Oldham Rights of Way.Tender docs to be produced in October. 5%

Issue regarding route of United Utilities pipeline needs resolving.

Reservoir TrailsAttendance at eventsMet with contractor Audiotrails 16% OK

ScammondenYW access work completeLizard survey carried out 16% Good- ahead

Cupwith Procurement in progress 0% OK- procurement?Marsden Procurement carried out 0% Good- ahead

Theme two:Historic EnvironmentCommunity Archaeologist Officer Appointed 16% Good

Rombalds MoorMeeting with preferred contractors [Richard Stroud]Work has commenced with Kidz Archaeology 16% Good

MiningBrief produced.Meeting held with volunteers 5th September. 16% Good

Upper Colne Valley 8% OKGeology Workshop complete - managment plan in progress. 20% Good- ahead Castleshaw Initial report produced 16% Good

Theme three: Natural Environment

Twite Recovery Project 27 hectares complete at the end of season.97 Hectares inspected. 20% Good

Worsthorne Project

Fire break mowing and drystone walling [ part] complete.Podscroll complete.Designs for car park in progress. 20% Good-ahead

Yorkshire Water

Horse work completeTenders for shooting lodge and drystone wall works received. In progress. 20% Good

Rombalds MoorMaterials on site [ Nov 2010]. Burn site - tenders received. 10% Reasonable

Theme four: InspirationPhoto call organised in August.Photo competition in progress.First artist and writer events. 16% Good

Theme five:

Engagement

Work has commenced on engagement re: Reservoir Trails.Slow delivery.Cotton grass propogation has commenced 10% Slow- in parts

Interpretation

Initial meeting with consultants ImagemakersBrief produced regarding exhibitions.Website work tendered and awrded - bigger boat [ Nov 2010] 16% Good

Theme six: Learning

Modern apprenticesAdvertisement of apprentices.Cost over-runs 16% Two apprentices appointed.