The project Cinderella funding was set with £7,000 for the practical implementation of the planned programme. As the RGCG have no significant funds it was imperative to stay within budget. The breakdown of costs incurred are set out below.

 

Chargeable Item.                         Units/Activity.                                    Cost.

 

Specialist expertise.                5 days on site, 3 +2, in October.                  £2,650

Consultant.                           and frequent e-mail contact.

 

Heavy plant, with                   Tracked digger, equivalent to 8 days.             £2,055

operator.                              Includes tree felling 1 day, 0.75 consult.

 

Reject stone, gravel.              Reject flint 60t, gravel 40t; £9.50t + VAT.      £1,135

Cemex (RMC).                       50% discount via NWT.

 

Coir matting.                        4 rolls of 2m x 33m.                                        £315

 

Dumper 3t hire.                    £103 for 5th Oct., £145 for 11th/12th.                £250

 

Reject flint and other             5 times 8t deliveries of stone, woody                £473

transport costs.                    and other materials.           

 

Hazel stakes purchase.          200, mixed material, incl. £50 transport.            £200

 

Long stake posts for LWD.    Purchase of 30.                                                 £70

 

Misc. supplies.                      Fencing wire, wire nails, staples, etc.                    £70

 

TOTAL                                                                                                  £7,200

 

Non-Charged Item.

 

Spoil bank removal.              1 tracked digger, 2x2.5t dumpers; 7 days.       £4,500

Environment Agency.            Environment Agency  [our estimate]

 

Spoil disposal.                     Waste disposal exemption licence, internal EA      £800

 

Water vole survey.               Field survey/report; and otter survey. NWT.        £400

 

Reject flint, 55t.                  40t ex Bayfield, 15t local to site; market cost.   £1,230

 

10 hazel trees site, plus        Pollarding for stakes, faggots and brash.            £400

trees from Bayfield.              Material value estimate.

 

Practical work.                     50 man days; plus 10 project co-ordinate.        £4,330

                                        [Volunteers 48 x £64; NWT 12 x £105 day]

 

TOTAL                                                                                                £11,700

 

In addition to the above budget and costs for the implementation there was a cost of £1,760 for work by the consultant in detailing the measures planned to be done, and for the processing of this into a document for the Environment Agency for the licence approval. In addition to the £1,500 grant for this stage there was another £1,500 for mounting a Cinderella Demonstration Day on the 23rd October; under-spend on the latter meant the total costs were contained within the overall budget of £10,000.

PROJECT COSTS