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The Land Trust Annual Review 2022

Community Cohesion and Volunteering

Our volunteers Volunteering and engagement of the local communities is an extremely valuable
provide an way of enhancing our sites and creating real emotional ownership within them.
Organised events and activities on many of our sites help to bring communities
invaluable together, but informal activities such as dog walking and cycling (where
service and give allowed) enable like-minded people to share their pastimes.
us a direct Most of our sites offer volunteering opportunities from regular volunteer days
connection with which help us maintain the site in tip top condition to ad hoc seasonal events such
the local as thinning trees and welcoming visitors and providing site information. Our
community and volunteers provide an invaluable service and give us a direct connection with the
local community and park users.
park users
Volunteer of the year
18-year-old horticulture student, Jack Windle, was awarded Volunteer of the Year
for his hard work and dedication at sites managed in partnership with TCV across
South Yorkshire.

As a student at Dearne Valley College, when Jack politely approached TCV last
year asking if he could gain work experience by joining the Dinnington and Kiveton
Green Gym teams, he was immediately accepted.
Jack was welcomed into the group as a shy teenager, but it wasn’t long before his Hogmoor Inclosure, Hampshire Community space of the year
confidence and personality started to shine through and he’s now a treasured Hogmoor Enclosure and Prince Philip Park was named the winner of our
member of the team. Community Space of the Year category for a whole host of worthy reasons.
Quoting Jack’s nomination, “Jack has been nominated because of his incredible Many of the The site has hosted 51 events – almost one a week! - throughout the year
attitude to work and his exceptional work ethic, his wonderful sense of humour, attracting more than 9,000 people. The events ranged from regular adult and
kind and helpful attitude and how he positively engages with everyone in the group individuals junior park runs and orienteering events, to Brian Wood’s multiple charity
- most of whom are at least 40 years his senior. He has overcome many personal involved have marathon runs raising money for walking with the wounded.
challenges through volunteering, is a brilliant role model to others and he a real appreciated the
pleasure to work with.” Rangers from managing partner the Deadwater Valley Trust also run two
groups and said
Countess of Chester Country conservation volunteer groups and have delivered 63 sessions involving 287
Park, Chester Well done, Jack. getting outdoors individuals over the 12 month period. Many of the individuals involved have
has significantly appreciated the groups and said getting outdoors has significantly improved their
mental health and wellbeing.
improved their
mental health On top of this, the Deadwater Valley Trust also worked with the South Downs
and wellbeing National Park on a lottery funded partnership based event called Secrets of the
Heath.
Economic and Social Value Table

Community and Place Value (per annum) Type of value
2021-22
Volunteering £495,824 Gross Value Added
Volunteering £329,791 Economic Value
Recreational and Cultural Value £10,380,062 Economic Value
Community Engagement £1,310,348 Economic Value
ASB incidents £748,800 Cost saving

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