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Green Shoots
As part of the Green Footprints Challenge, we are offering Green Shoots grants to help communities brighten
up their areas in spring. We have the following bulb selections on offer but will do our best to accommodate
any other suggestions you may have.
Where are you thinking of planting?
Grassy areas
Short mown areas
Woodland areas
Suggested bulb type
Naturalising mix of narcissi and/or daffodils
Crocus
English bluebells
How many bulbs can we select?
Bulbs are provided in bundles of approximately 1000 bulbs. We are working on a cost of 1000 bulbs at
approximately £100. You need to order at least 2000 bulbs, eg. this could be a combination of 1000 daffodils
and 1000 bluebells.
Number of bulbs requested
2000
3000
4000
5000
etc
NWLDC pays
£100
£150
£200
£250
You pay
£100
£150
£200
£250
Who will order the bulbs?
The district council’s grounds maintenance team will buy the bulbs in bulk, which will enable us to get the
bulbs at the cheapest rate possible. The district Council’s Community Focus Officers will then deliver the
bulbs to each of the groups.
Who will plant the bulbs?
You will then mobilise your volunteers and arrange your own planting days in autumn.
How do we pay?
Once you have received confirmation that your grant request has been successful, please send a cheque for
the appropriate amount made payable to North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC). Cheques
should be sent to the Community Focus Team, c/o NWLDC offices, Whitwick Road, Coalville, Leicestershire,
LE67 3FJ.
Do we need to get permission for planting?
Where your group/organisation is not the landowner, you will need to demonstrate that you are the longterm lease holder or have secured agreement with the owner for developing the project. If you intend
planting on the public highway you will need to contact Leicestershire County Council to gain permission.
Email: [email protected]
Who is responsible for Health & Safety and Public Liability Insurance?
Your group will be entirely responsible for any Health & Safety requirements when planting your bulbs,
particularly if you are intending to plant on the public highway. Your group/organisation will need to have its
own public liability insurance in place or approach your local parish/town council to operate under their
insurance.
Please email your completed form to [email protected]
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Contact Name
Organisation
Delivery Address for bulbs, including post code
Email address
Telephone Number
Number of bulbs required, in multiples of 1000
Narcissi
Daffodils
Crocus
Tulips
English bluebells
Other species
Please note that we will try to accommodate your
request but this will be dependent on cost
Total number of bulbs requested
How much cash match funding are you contributing?
This can be from your own organisation and/or from a
sponsor or other funder. Please note, another NWLDC
grant cannot be used for match funding.
£
What is the total value of your project?
NWLDC grant + cash contribution + volunteer
contribution
Green Shoots grant
Our contribution
Other sponsorship/funding
In-kind contribution
Please include any volunteer time used to help plant
the bulbs, calculated at £10 per hour per person.
£
£
£
£
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£
Volunteer contribution
(_ hrs x _ people x £10 per hour = £)
Approximate number of people likely to be involved in
your project
How will your project benefit the local community?
Where will your project take place?
Please provide an address for the site(s) you are
considering and ideally a 6 figure grid reference if you
can.
Map of area(s) where your project will take place
Indication on a google map is sufficient. If you are not
sure how to prepare this please let us know and we can
send you a simple instruction sheet.
Please email your completed form to [email protected]
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Agreement for project and long-term maintenance
Where your group/organisation is not the landowner,
please demonstrate that you are the long-term lease
holder or have secured agreement with the owner for
developing the project.
Copy of meeting minutes where agreed or email /letter
confirming permission is sufficient.
Health & Safety / Public Liability Insurance
At the point of planting you are responsible for the
health and safety of your volunteers. Your
group/organisation will need to have appropriate public
liability insurance in place or approach your local
parish/town council to operate under their insurance.
Please confirm that you understand and confirm this
requirement.
Press coverage
As part of the grant conditions you will be required to
acknowledge the council’s contribution in any publicity,
eg. press releases, websites, etc.
I understand and confirm that our organisation
is responsible for the health and safety of
volunteers at our planting day. We will have
appropriate public liability insurance in place for
the planting day.
Our group/organisation will acknowledge
NWLDC’s funding contribution to help make this
project happen in any publicity produced, eg.
press releases, on our website (if applicable),
etc.
Please confirm that you understand and confirm this
requirement.
Name
Position in organisation
Signed
Date
Please email your completed form to [email protected]