The Somerset branch of the UK's leading wildlife charity has raised almost £1,000 for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI), a charity dedicated to supporting farm-workers and their families through difficult times.
Patrick Rose, chairman of the Somerset committee of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) presented a cheque for £993 to RABI's Pam Wills at the Dunster Show in August. The donation was made out of a total of £11,000 raised through auction at GWCT Somerset's annual fundraising dinner, held at Taunton School on 11 April this year.
Mr Rose said "We felt strongly that many members of the GWCT’s Somerset Committee had benefited from wildfowling on the levels over the years and the donation to the RABI was an opportunity to give something back to the rural community after the flooding disaster last winter."
The remainder of the proceeds will be directed towards funding the GWCT’s vital and groundbreaking wildlife research. For more information about the GWCT and its activities, please visit www.gwct.org.uk
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Photocaption: In sight of Dunster Castle, Patrick Rose presents RABI's Pam Wills with a cheque for the sum raised by the GWCT's Somerset committee.
Notes to editors
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust – providing research-led conservation for a thriving countryside. The GWCT is an independent wildlife conservation charity which has carried out scientific research into Britain’s game and wildlife since the 1930s. We advise farmers and landowners on improving wildlife habitats. We employ 22 post-doctoral scientists and 50 other research staff with expertise in areas such as birds, insects, mammals, farming, fish and statistics. We undertake our own research as well as projects funded by contract and grant-aid from Government and private bodies. The Trust is also responsible for a number of Government Biodiversity Action Plan species and is lead partner for grey partridge and joint lead partner for brown hare and black grouse.
For information, contact:
Eleanor Williams
Telephone: 07592 025476
Email: press@gwct.org.uk