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Rhodesia, Worksop Creation of Wildlife Site

**Rotary Club Rotary Club of Worksop
Contact details Rotarian PDG Peter Swinscoe
**Project Title Tylden Road Pond – Rhodesia Pool Local Wildlife Site
**Beneficiary Bassetlaw District Council in partnership with Rhodesia Parish Council – residents and  local school
Contact details Rotarian PDG Peter Swinscoe – Alan Withington and John Foster
Business Partner(s) Bassetlaw District Council and Rhodesia Parish Council
Contact details John Foster, Open Spaces Manager at BDC
**Background To turn a disused pond and small surrounding area into an amenity and wildlife haven
**Project Benefits Stakeholders will be the residents and children at the local school
Objectives To improve the area enormously
Scope of work A management plan has already been published (including a botanical survey) and work will begin with a Community Litter pick in April 2020.
Project Costing Originally costing was £35,000 – at least half this money has been raised.
Material requirements Bassetlaw District Council and Rhodesia Parish Council have put in the majority of the money raised up to now and supply/ payment for  materials required as the project goes along will be sought
Success Criteria The Business partners have already committed themselves to the project and its success is high
Constraints Given the Bassetlaw District Council is involved, largely the likely constraints have been dealt with.  The Rotary Club of Worksop is hoping to generate and keep up the local enthusiasm. The Rotary Club will seek local help from local businesses
Terms and Conditions A Memorandum of Understanding will be created between the parties
Key Assumptions So far as payment for the project is concerned, it is assumed that since Bassetlaw District Council intend the project to be completed since it has received wide publicity and has invested a great deal of money