News - December 2009
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Fri 18th Dec 09 @ 00.00 SEARCH FOR MOUNTAIN BIKERS AND HORSE RIDERS TO DEVELOP NEW LEAFLETS
Press Release
Mountain bike and horse riding groups who use Dartmoor are being called upon to help develop a new leaflet. People who get involved could help take the leaflet to the shelves of national park visitor centres nationwide!
Project Coordinator Milan Recknagel explains: “While families with younger children and the older generations are well catered for by national parks, there is not so much information and publications aimed at 16 to 25 year olds. A leaflet is being produced to provide guidance, top tips and some exciting one to two hour routes for new users and anyone looking for short but intense rides. North Dartmoor is being targeted for its accessibility and variable, mountainous terrain.”
The leaflet is being developed by The Mosaic project (run by the Campaign for National Parks) in Partnership with Dartmoor National Park Authority. Mosaic has two main aims. The first is to encourage younger people and ethnic minorities to access the moors and to make more use of the National Parks. The second is to help National Parks Authorities improve their services to cater for these groups. Any mountain bike and horse riding groups who would like to become involved will receive recognition for their involvement in mapping new routes.
Anyone interested should contact either Milan Recknagel by email: milanboez@hotmail.com, or Mosaic Research Officer David Rolls on 07935099462 or by email david@cnp.org.uk.
For more information and photos please contact:
Mosaic Project Officer, David Rolls: 07935 099 462
Mosaic Programme Manager, Nina Arwitz: 020 7924 4077 ext. 227.
Mosaic Young Champion Milan Recknagel: milanboez@hotmail.com,
Or visit: www.mosaicnationalparks.org.uk
Notes to editors Mosaic is a national project that aims to build sustainable links between young people, as well as ethnic minorities, and the National Parks. It is a partnership between the Campaign for National Parks, the Youth Hostels Association and the 9 organisations that run the National Parks in England: the Broads Authority, Dartmoor National Park Authority (NPA), Exmoor NPA, Lake District NPA, New Forest NPA, North York Moors NPA, Northumberland NPA, Peak District NPA and the Yorkshire Dales NPA. Mosaic is funded by Natural England through Access to Nature as a part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme. Access to Nature has provided £932,314 toward this £1.7 million project, with match funding from Nationwide Building Society, Defra and the partners themselves.
Location: Dartmoor
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Wed 16th Dec 09 @ 00.00 Happy Anniversary!
60th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act
Please follow this link to send messages and share your memories www.nationalparks.gov.uk/yourmessages.htm
Sat 5th Dec 09 @ 00.00 Environmental World Record attempt by local young people on Dartmoor
PRESS RELEASE
Young people from the Youth Open Space International Club teamed up with the Dartmoor National Park Authority, and groups throughout the UK, to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘Greatest number of trees planted in a single hour’ during National Tree Week. The 10 young people planted the target of 75 trees in an hour in Smiths Wood on the edge of Dartmoor.
Javid Haydari 17, who had helped organise the session said: ‘It was great working as a team; despite the rain! It was good so many of the boys got up on a Saturday to help.’
Willem Montagne (Dartmoor National Park Authority Education Officer) said: ‘It was a tremendous effort and it was reassuring to see how well the trees were planted.’
Dr Suaad Genem-George from the Devon Race Equality Council, who supports the group, said: ‘We are so grateful to Dartmoor National Park Authority for making this happen. Before the event hardly any of the group, if any, had planted a tree, let alone been to Dartmoor!’
The Dartmoor planting was just one of a number of events on Dartmoor and Exmoor facilitated by the Mosaic Project, which works with groups who face barriers in accessing National Parks.
For more information and photos please contact:
Mosaic Project Officer David Rolls: 07935 099 462 / Programme Manager Nina Arwitz: 020 7924 4077 ext. 227.
Or visit: www.mosaicnationalparks.org.uk
Notes to editors
1. Mosaic is a national project that aims to build sustainable links between young people, as well as ethnic minorities, and the National Parks. It is a partnership between the Campaign for National Parks, the Youth Hostels Association and the 9 organisations that help look after the National Parks in England: the Broads Authority, Dartmoor National Park Authority (NPA), Exmoor NPA, Lake District NPA, New Forest NPA, North York Moors NPA, Northumberland NPA, Peak District NPA and the Yorkshire Dales NPA. Mosaic is funded by Natural England through Access to Nature as a part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme. Access to Nature has provided £932,314 toward this £1.7 million project, with match funding from Nationwide Building Society, Defra and the partners themselves.
2. 6 Nations were represented at the tree planting
3. The event was supported by Devon County Council, Teignbridge District Council and the Forestry Commission.
4. Further information on the work of the Race Equality Council can be found at: www.devonrec.org.uk
5. Photographs available upon request.
6. Young people were drawn from across Devon with a focus on Barnstaple, Exeter, Plymouth and Bideford.
Location: Dartmoor
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