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The Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale Countryside and Heritage Project is a community project that began in 1998. The aim of the project was to retain and restore industrial heritage features that are found in the local landscape. The project was the UK's first Heritage Lottery Fund's Landscape Partnership Scheme and was completed in July 2010. The second phase of the project is to maintain the features that have been restored over the past four years and to support the volunteer team who meet every Friday.
On this site, you can find out all about the project, its aims, objectives, research documents and photographs of the work completed. You can also read the evaluation report that was carried out by an independant consultant, John Bowie. This is the concluding paragraph of the report:
'This research has confirmed that the KRIV Landscape Partnership Scheme has reached it's key objectives, it has delivered and in some areas exceeded it's projected outcomes. The scheme has delivered a complex programme of works with energy, enthusiasm and intelligence. The scheme has retained an 'inclusive' community approach to its work, which has benefited local people through stimulating the economy and establishing a stronger 'sense of place'. The KRIV Steering Group has clearly honoured it's commitment to the funders and to the community it served and will leave a positive legacy in the area.'
The project included an active volunteer programme. The aim of the programme is to offer local people the opportunity to work in the countryside on environmental and conservation projects. There is a weekly task group that meet each Friday to help with a variety of conservation projects. Please take a look at the Volunteer Programme and the team look forward to welcoming you on a Friday.
New features
Though it's not obvious today, Rainow was once a hive of industry! KRIV commissioned an archaeological excavation of the ruins of the Cow Lane textile mill. Read the archaeologists report in the documents section and discover what the evidence tells us about the industrial heritage of the village.
Get a new perspective on Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale with our four new galleries of photographs. Among the highlights, you can see some of our volunteers in action, and get before-and-after views of their valuable work.
Hedge laying was once a traditional craft used on a regular basis to breath new life into a hedge and create a natural stock proof boundary. The KRIV volunteers are trained and experienced hedge layers with over five years experience working as a team. Please contact Richard@kriv.org.uk to find out where you can view the work we have completed and arrange a site visit if you have a hedge you would like laying.
Find out how you can join the Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale Team through the new Volunteer Programme.