Pirates – CCEP Field Sales Community

The Colne Valley, with its rich history, diverse landscape and biodiversity, has a lot to offer. Established in 1965, the Colne Valley Regional Park was seen as an important area of land to preserve for leisure, recreation and conservation to the west of London, between Rickmansworth and Staines. More recently, in 2012, the Colne Valley Park Community Interest Company (CIC) was created to implement the six objectives of the Colne Valley Park: - To maintain and enhance the landscape, historic environment and waterscape of the park. - To safeguard the countryside of the Park from inappropriate development. Where development is permissible the Park will encourage the highest possible standards of design. - To conserve and enhance biodiversity through the protection and management of species, habitats and geological features in the Park. - To provide opportunities for countryside recreation and ensure that facilities are accessible to all. - To achieve a vibrant and sustainable rural economy, including farming and forestry, underpinning the value of this precious area of countryside. - To encourage community participation including volunteering and environmental education, and promote the benefits of health and social well-being afforded by access to high quality green space.

Special Olympics GB provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of skills, gifts and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

From ancient woodland to tidal marshes, heathland to wildflower meadows, Devon Wildlife Trust manage 59 nature reserves across the county, together with 6 valley parks in the city of Exeter. Our reserves are home to some wonderful species from visiting cuckoos, to the rare narrow-headed ant, heath lobelia - a beautiful purple flower, orchids, bats, dormice and many bird species. Devon Wildlife Trust also helps landowners transform their land into wildlife havens, influences local planning decisions in favour of the environment and engages and educates young people in the marvels of the natural world and campaigns for protection of our threatened marine life. Our conservation activities, habitat work and litter clean ups undertaken on our reserves, or at Wembury Marine Centre, with the help of volunteers, are vital parts of our work to ensure we have places where wildlife can thrive and from which it can spread. Our work is only made possible thanks to the generosity of people who care about Devon’s wildlife. Be that through making a donation, becoming a member, attending an event, volunteering or leaving a legacy gift. For further information visit:- https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/ - and click on 'Support Us' if you would like to find out information on becoming a member or other ways of supporting Devon Wildlife Trust.