Learning, Training and Volunteering in the Bright Water area (VT)

Demand for volunteering and training in the Bright Water Area

Bright Water covers an area of approximately 200km2 within lowland County Durham and Darlington, focusing on the River Skerne catchment from Hurworth Burn reservoir to South Park in Darlington. The project area includes the communities of Newton Aycliffe, Sedgefield, Bishop Middleham, Fishburn, Heighington, Brafferton, Barmpton and Darlington.

The vision of the Bright Water Landscape Partnership is to reveal a heritage of change and innovation, supporting opportunities to enhance and enjoy the natural, built and farmed landscape, realising gifts for now and the future, raising aspirations and inspiring communities.

To achieve this vision the partnership will aim to:

·Work with landowners, local communities and other partners to restore and enhance key elements of the natural, built and cultural landscape

-Highlight the cultural heritage of the area, a story of innovation that has shaped the modern world – from the birth of the railways to the Durham Ox

-Provide opportunities for learning and training, ensuring the heritage of the area is better known and conserved

-Enable more people to access the heritage of the landscape, helping to improve health and well-being

-Provide new opportunities for businesses, making them more resilient in the future.

Groundwork North East and Cumbria have been commissioned to undertake a Learning, Training and Volunteering Study to identify the demand for such opportunities from both the public and local business. Therefore we would be

extremely grateful if you could complete the short survey

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1. Are you:

Male

Female

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2. How old are you

17 or younger

18-29

30-49

50-69

70 or older

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3. Where do you currently live?

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4. Have you ever volunteered before

Yes

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5. If you have volunteered before, what do/ did you do?

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6. Do you have knowledge/ skills or qualifications in the following areas:

	Knowledge/skills	Qualification
Environmental conservation eg habitat management, species recording	Environmental conservation eg habitat management, species recording Knowledge/skills	Environmental conservation eg habitat management, species recording Qualification
Conservation of built heritage	Conservation of built heritage Knowledge/skills	Conservation of built heritage Qualification
Cultural activities eg. art, music, film and drama	Cultural activities eg. art, music, film and drama Knowledge/skills	Cultural activities eg. art, music, film and drama Qualification
Archaeology	Archaeology Knowledge/skills	Archaeology Qualification
Oral history and research	Oral history and research Knowledge/skills	Oral history and research Qualification
Guided walks	Guided walks Knowledge/skills	Guided walks Qualification
Marketing and promotion	Marketing and promotion Knowledge/skills	Marketing and promotion Qualification
None	None Knowledge/skills	None Qualification

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7. Would you be interested in volunteering in any of the following areas within the Bright Water Partnership area

Environmental conservation eg habitat management, species recording

Conservation of built heritage

Cultural activities eg. art, music, film, drama

Archaeology

Oral history and research

Guided walks

Marketing and promotion

Other (please specify)

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8. If you have ticked any answers in Q7. how would you like to get involved?

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9. If you would like to volunteer, how regularly would you like to be involved?

Not applicable

Daily

Once a week

Once a month

As and when

Intensive block of time

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10. Are you looking for training or learning opportunities in the following areas? Please tick all that apply

Natural heritage skills ie. countryside management, animal care, forestry

Built heritage skills ie. blacksmithing, traditional building skills, stone masonry, dry stone walling

Arts ie drama, music, film

Archaeology

Historical research

Outdoor pursuits ie. guided walks

Marketing and promotion

not applicable

Other (please specify)

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11. Please give more detail on the specific training/learning you would like to undertake if applicable

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12. Would this training or learning opportunity help you with:

Starting a career

Career change

Professional development (already working in the industry)

Voluntary work

Pursuing a personal interest

Other (please specify)

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13. How far would you be prepared to travel to access

	Volunteering opportunities	Training/learning opportunities
within 5 miles	within 5 miles Volunteering opportunities	within 5 miles Training/learning opportunities	within 5 miles	within 5 miles	within 5 miles
6-10 miles	6-10 miles Volunteering opportunities	6-10 miles Training/learning opportunities	6-10 miles	6-10 miles	6-10 miles
10-20 miles	10-20 miles Volunteering opportunities	10-20 miles Training/learning opportunities	10-20 miles	10-20 miles	10-20 miles
over 20 miles	over 20 miles Volunteering opportunities	over 20 miles Training/learning opportunities	over 20 miles	over 20 miles	over 20 miles
not applicable	not applicable Volunteering opportunities	not applicable Training/learning opportunities	not applicable	not applicable	not applicable

Other (please specify)

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14. The partnership wish to find out if there is demand for information on the historic landscape, sites and structures within the Bright Water catchment area. Do you have any suggestions for features that the partnership should focus on?

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15. If you would like to be kept informed of opportunities linked to the Bright Water project please enter your contact details below

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16. To find out more about the Bright Water Landscape Partnership go to www.discoverbrightwater.org.uk.
To find out more about Groundwork North East visit http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/northeast

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1. Are you:

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2. How old are you

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3. Where do you currently live?

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4. Have you ever volunteered before

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5. If you have volunteered before, what do/ did you do?

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6. Do you have knowledge/ skills or qualifications in the following areas:

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7. Would you be interested in volunteering in any of the following areas within the Bright Water Partnership area

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8. If you have ticked any answers in Q7. how would you like to get involved?

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9. If you would like to volunteer, how regularly would you like to be involved?

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10. Are you looking for training or learning opportunities in the following areas? Please tick all that apply

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11. Please give more detail on the specific training/learning you would like to undertake if applicable

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12. Would this training or learning opportunity help you with:

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13. How far would you be prepared to travel to access

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14. The partnership wish to find out if there is demand for information on the historic landscape, sites and structures within the Bright Water catchment area. Do you have any suggestions for features that the partnership should focus on?

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15. If you would like to be kept informed of opportunities linked to the Bright Water project please enter your contact details below

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16. To find out more about the Bright Water Landscape Partnership go to www.discoverbrightwater.org.uk.To find out more about Groundwork North East visit http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/northeast

16. To find out more about the Bright Water Landscape Partnership go to www.discoverbrightwater.org.uk.
To find out more about Groundwork North East visit http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/northeast