About LEF

Media Information

Lancashire Environmental Fund is a partnership between SITA UK Ltd, Lancashire County Council, The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside and Community Futures.

The Fund is financed by Landfill Tax donations from SITA UK Ltd and Neales Waste Management Ltd together with a contribution from Lancashire County Council. For further information on the Landfill Communities Fund visit www.ltcs.org.uk

Formed as a non-profit company in 1998 the Fund has allocated over £15m to more than 500 environmental, community and waste management projects throughout the county to date.

Non-profit organisations can apply for funding for environmental and community initiatives which benefit the environment and people of Lancashire. There are three funding initiatives - Community Chest, for awards from £3,000-£15,000, Strategic Fund for awards of up to £25,000. The Fund also sponsors environmental placement opportunities.

Although there are several national landfill tax funders supporting projects in Lancashire, LEF are based within the county and provide funding over the largest area. The Fund is not controlled by any local authority, landfill operator or company and is an association of four Board members, an Application Assessment Group (whose members are drawn from environmental and community groups) and four staff members.

The Fund makes awards quarterly as follows:

Projects to date have included improvements to community facilities, environmental education, general environmental improvements, creation and management of habitats, improvements to parks, gardens, open spaces, play areas, recreational facilities, ponds, canals and rivers and biodiversity.

Images on the Lancashire Environmental Fund website are for illustrative purposes only and are the copyright of Jason Smalley. To obtain images for media use please email jason@wildscape.co.uk. If you wish to request an image you have seen on this website, include the web address of the page on which it appears.

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The logo of the Landfill Communities Fund can be downloaded here. For further information on the use of the LCF logo visit www.ltcs.org.uk