Fund4Trees (F4T) is pleased to announce that it is now a registered Charity (http://fund4trees.org.uk/). It will provide an over-arching structure to deliver a range of different charitable initiatives. One such example is the already established Ride for Research (see below).
F4T’s charitable objectives are to:
- Promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting sustainable treescapes.
- Advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of trees in the physical and natural environment.
- Advance research for the public benefit in all aspects of trees and to publish useful results.
Though a newly formed charity, F4T has held four Ride for Research rides since 2011. The next ride is in London (start & finish at Kew Gardens) on October 23rd. To register on-line, visit the 2013 Ride for Research page on the above homepage. Charitable donations are via ‘Just Giving’.
Research grants – including bursaries - will be awarded via an independent F4T Research Advisory Committee (RAC), chaired by Dr Glynn Percival. This will vet all bids* to ensure that (a) these are based on sound science and the F4T charitable objectives and (b) the findings will be appropriately disseminated to the tree care industry.
The F4T trustees are Russell Ball, Mick Boddy, Martin Gammie and Gabriel Hemery. RAC members include: Jeremy Barrell, Roland Ennos, Gabriel Hemery, Jon Heuch, David Lonsdale and Les Round.
* Closing dates are 1st June and 1st November. Email grant & bursary bids to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
