National Lottery grant for Springhead
June 23, 2020Springhead has received a National Lottery grant to help address the impact of Covid-19
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News
Update from Springhead’s Director, 15 May 2020
May 15, 2020Springhead’s Director, Edward Parker, explains how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected Springhead, and how we are planning for the future.
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and Springhead closure
March 16, 2020Springhead is now closed until further notice
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Kitchen gardens to get new lease of life
February 26, 2020With the appointment of Catherine Simmonds as our new Productive Gardens Project Co-ordinator, Springhead will be getting more children involved in growing, cooking and eating fresh produce.
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A month to celebrate
November 27, 2019November has been an exciting month at Springhead, with plenty of events, activities and funding news. We are particularly delighted to have been awarded a grant of £20,000 by the Garfield Weston Foundation to help us run our charitable activities. As a small charity, this grant will make a big difference to the Trust, and […]
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Productive Gardens Project vacancy
November 26, 2019We are looking for a Project Co-ordinator for our new Productive Gardens project. This exciting new project will give more children and local people the chance to get involved in growing and eating organic produce. There will be four main strands to the project: Growing and harvesting produce including vegetables from the kitchen gardens, fruit […]
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Reducing Springhead’s carbon footprint
October 16, 2019Springhead has significantly reduced both its carbon footprint and energy costs, through a range of new energy saving installations.
20 secondary glazing units, 139 high efficiency LED lights, and a range of roof, ceiling and floor insulation have been installed with funding from Low Carbon Dorset as part of the European Regional Development Fund, and the BA Carbon Fund.
Young scientists explore Springhead’s wildlife
May 3, 2019Bat detectors, microscopes, bird boxes with cameras, fishing nets, binoculars – and even an underwater camera for photographing fish – are among the new items of equipment we have been able to buy, thanks to two grants.
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New sluice keeps Springhead’s hydro turbine turning
March 27, 2019The hydro turbine helps us reduce our carbon footprint, by generating renewable electricity.Accumulating weeds, leaves and sticks have been clogging up the system which has at times resulted in it being shut down. Now, thanks to two grants, we have been able to install a new sluice gate to deal with this problem, and to help regulate the flow of water.
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New paths improve access for visitors
December 19, 2018In recent years, we have carried out a lot of work at Springhead to make our buildings more accessible for our visitors. With the help of two grants, we have now turned our attention to the outside areas.
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