Sponsorship Packages for the
Isle of Arran Wildlife Festival 2010

A big thank you goes to our Festival Major Sponsors who are listed below. We are also supported by a number of Event Sponsors who can be found on our Friends and Parhers Page.  

The Isle of Arran Wildlife Festival has proven to be an excellent showcase for the island's very special wildlife. The fifth Arran Wildlife Festival will be held between the 12th and 19th of May 2009. The organising committee is a sub committee of the Arran Natural History Society.

The committee has obtained grants from the: Argyll and the Islands Leader Programme - European Funding; Action for All - Lottery Grants for Local Groups; Scottish Natural Heritage; North Ayrshire Council; and Arran Natural History Society. To complete the budget of around £18,000 for each of the next two years the committee need to raise money. The funds raised are vital for delivery of the festival and supporting educational and conservation projects on the island. 

Sponsorship of the Arran Wildlife Festival

The Isle of Arran Wildlife Festival attracts hundreds of visitors each year and has contact with thousands more through publicity material. A new website is being launched this year. A leaflet with the programme of events will be distributed island wide and through outlets on the mainland. In 2008 the Arran Wildlife Festival featured in several national magazines including RSPBs Birds Magazine, and on BBC Radio Scotland !

Sponsorship would enable your organisation to support the Arran Wildlife Festival and in return make the most of the publicity.

If you would like more information about the forthcoming media publicity or If you would like to sign up for one of these sponsorship packages please contact:

sEvent Provider

Run and provide staffing for a festival event and cover costs of event (recovering costs through event fees where appropriate).

• Organisation logo on leaflet.
• Organisation logo on website next to event and link on sponsorship page.
• Organisation to be mentioned and thanked publicly at event and for media contact associated with specific event.
• Opportunity to provide leaflets or display publicity material at event and in festival hub.

Event Sponsor

Either : £100 to £500 for event expenses
Or : Accommodation and/or travel costs for event leader
Or : Event Venue (inc staff support and advertising at venue)

• Sponsor's logo on signage at the event
• Sponsor's logo on posters about the event (where applicable).
• Sponsor's logo on website next to event and link on sponsorship page.
• Opportunity to provide leaflets or display publicity material at event.
• Sponsor to be mentioned and thanked publicly at event and for media contact associated with specific event.

Festival Major Sponsor (includes grant awarding bodies)

£500+ financial support for the festival

• Sponsor's logo on leaflet.
• Sponsor's logo on front page of website.
• Editorial package (200 words), logo and link on website sponsors page.
• Sponsor's leaflets and relevant publicity material to be displayed at hub and events where appropriate.
• Sponsor to be acknowledged at all audience based events and during media contact about the festival including mainland press releases.

RSPB Scotland is part of the RSPB, the UK wide organisation working to secure a healthy environment rich in birds and wildlife. As a charity, we depend on the generosity of others to make a difference.

We have over 70 nature reserves in Scotland, from Shetland to the Solway, with regional offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. We are proud to be a part of the Arran Wildlife Festival in 2006.

Please visit the RSPB today at www.rspb.org.uk , and help to make a real difference for Scottish wildlife.

The National Trust for Scotland is the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy.  With over 270,000 members it is the largest conservation charity in Scotland and it depends for its support on donations, legacies, grants and membership subscriptions.

Established in 1931, at the initiative of  rural Scotland , the Trust acts as guardian of the nation's magnificent heritage of architectural, scenic and historic treasures. As an independent charity, not a government department, it acts on behalf of everyone to safeguard our heritage. Please support our work by visiting our properties , becoming a member , making a donation or arranging a legacy . By joining, you support the conservation of these fine parts of Scottish heritage and there is the additional benefit of free entry to all the properties.

Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) serves as the forestry department of the Scottish Executive, advising on and implementing forestry policy and managing the national forest estate.

Our mission is to protect and expand Scotland's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment .

We work with the Scottish Executive, particularly the Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD), to deliver the Scottish Forestry Strategy. We also contribute to many aspects of wider Scottish Executive policy such as energy, environment and climate change, biodiversity, healthy living, rural transport, tourism and education.

We have five conservancies which carry out our regulatory and grant support functions around Scotland.  They provide advice and information on forestry to woodland owners.

www.forestry.gov.uk

Isle of Arran C.O.A.S.T
Community of Arran Seabed Trust
Discover Arran's underwater world with an introduction to Scotland's first “No Take Zone”, created in September 2008.

Learn what  the area closed to all fishing activity hopes to achieve both in regenerating marine life & inspiring other communities to protect their marine environment.

Be inspired by amazing film footage from under the Island's surrounding seas.
www.arrancoast.co.uk

LEADER is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP), aimed at promoting economic and community development within rural areas. LEADER is a bottom-up method of delivering support for rural development through implementing a local rural development strategy. Support is aimed primarily at small-scale, community driven projects that are pilot and innovative in nature.

Scottish Natural Heritage Our basic philosophy is simple: we must care for and sustain our natural heritage if we want it to sustain us.

Our task is to secure the conservation and enhancement of Scotland's unique and precious natural heritage - the wildlife, the habitats and the landscapes which have evolved in Scotland through the long partnership between people and nature.

You can find our more about SNH, including our mission statement at www.snh.gov.uk

North Ayrshire Council supports local community organisations and activities. North Ayrshire Council works to promote and develop outdoor access in North Ayrshire. For more information about funding opportunities available please visit the North Ayrshire 4 Funding website. www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Paragon Solutions
Web design. Graphic design, 3 d graphics. Business development following natures growth pattern.

www.paragon-solutions.info

A big thank you to all who have contributed images to the website.

www.arranbirding.com

www.arrancoast.co.uk

www.arranpowerandsail.co.uk

www.arranadventure.com

www.marksalterimages.co.uk

www.rspb-images.com

www.forestrycommission.com

www.wildaboutarran.co.uk

www.flyingfever.net

Rhoda

Images: black guillemot: Les Holburn, red squirrel, gannets: Andy Hay (rspb-images.com), Stags:Mark Salter
hen harrier: JohnRhead, wheatear: Carl Reavey, Holy Isle, Machrie stones: Lucy Wallace,
sea squirts, horseman anenomes: Howard Wood, golden eagle: Malcolm Olgilvie, ermine moth: Bob Dawson,
otter: Fiona Laing, adder: Corrina Goeckeritz (NTS), eider: Dennis Morrison, farm,seal: Tom Marshall,

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