Ooof! Where to start. Yes, you will have to go for some corporate sponsorship but don't forget that long list of people who have already given, and who would almost certainly give again if you sent a mailshot.
Where to start is very much a unaninmous feeling here. We are beginning with permissions, surveys and crowd funding, this will hopefully put us in a good position for approaching potential corporate partners/sponsors.
Very interesting Steve. You're absolutely right Sir, you can delegate making fund raising applications to culture funds and that sort of thing, but when it comes to winning philanthropically donated funds from individuals, that can only be done by the man at the top
Very informative Steve! I hope you’re able to get enough funding to extract the pliosaur specimen as scientifically it is a very important and interesting find!
Steve, unfortunately, this was very much the situation you described when I had a chat with you at the collection a few weeks back. Has an approach to the Heritage Lottery Fund been considered?
@TheEtchesCollection It may well be a long and bureaucratic journey, but with your ongoing engagement with other agencies (Natural England) it may gain approval? 🤞
This is something we have considered but with an overlying nodule bed, we aren't sure as to how effective this would be and need to way up the costs and time involved.
Aren’t you forgetting Sir David Attenborough? He also has the passion.
He is a very passionate man, but sadly, he is unable to help us with this.
@@TheEtchesCollection Then you have to ask the King, King Charles III.
Amazing project! Can’t wait for it!
#savesearex
Ooof! Where to start. Yes, you will have to go for some corporate sponsorship but don't forget that long list of people who have already given, and who would almost certainly give again if you sent a mailshot.
Where to start is very much a unaninmous feeling here. We are beginning with permissions, surveys and crowd funding, this will hopefully put us in a good position for approaching potential corporate partners/sponsors.
Very interesting Steve. You're absolutely right Sir, you can delegate making fund raising applications to culture funds and that sort of thing, but when it comes to winning philanthropically donated funds from individuals, that can only be done by the man at the top
And thankfully Steve's passion is infectious!
Very informative Steve! I hope you’re able to get enough funding to extract the pliosaur specimen as scientifically it is a very important and interesting find!
I would imagine that a corporate sponsor such as JCB would go a long way in covering some of the heavy plant costs.
We are hoping that we can manage to gain such sponsorship but we have had no such luck just yet!
Can you fix the card donation machine at the museum?
It seems to have a slight charging error but this should all be resolved now.
Steve, unfortunately, this was very much the situation you described when I had a chat with you at the collection a few weeks back. Has an approach to the Heritage Lottery Fund been considered?
This is something we maybe looking into.
@TheEtchesCollection It may well be a long and bureaucratic journey, but with your ongoing engagement with other agencies (Natural England) it may gain approval? 🤞
Let us know if you need hands on site!
Thank you for the offer, we are not yet sure of how many hands we may need but we will let you know if you can be helpful :)
Aww man, couldn't you use ground penetrating radar and or three D digital scanning ?
Be a new one for Time Team 🤠
This is something we have considered but with an overlying nodule bed, we aren't sure as to how effective this would be and need to way up the costs and time involved.