Major Donations / Grants

Over the years, in addition to the much valued monetary support of our members, the Society has been fortunate enough to receive money gifts, grants and donations. Some of those are detailed below

Date	Donor / Grantee	Amount	Notes
March 2024	Lickey and Blackwell Parish Council (grant)	£500	Used towards purchase of 2 new tree poppers for the Rangers
Sept 2023	Long Distance Walkers Association	£200	Each year, the LDWA organises one of its major challenges, a 100 mile walk in 48 hours. This year’s walk took place mainly in Worcestershire and Warwickshire and included a section in the Lickey Hills
Dec 2022	Barnt Green Parish Council	£50	This went towards the purchase of fire beaters
Dec 2022	Lickey Rotary Club	£124	Trees for new Orchard near the Old Rose & Crown
Sept 2021	Eversheds Sutherland	£250	This went towards tree Poppers and Litter Picking Equipment
Sept 2019	Evershed Sutherland	£500	This went towards purchasing 2 medium-sized tree poppers, which are invaluable for heathland management
July 2019	Midland Adult School Union	£15,000	The result of a successful grant application to MASU.  The bulk of the money was spent on information boards plus other items to help inform and educate the public, in line with the MASU’s objectives.
March 2019	Jack's (Tesco) Support Programme	£500
2011	John Murdock Legacy	£25,000	A very generous legacy from a local gentleman, with a love of the Lickeys, who did not stipulate how the money should be spent but asked that some be used for the benefit of walkers.