Rees Jeffreys Road Fund

Research grant awarded to ITC

brian — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:23:33 +0000

The Fund’s Chairman has announced a major grant award of £20,000 to the Independent Transport Commission in support of a new research project, ‘Paying for Road Use in Britain: what is the way forward?’ David Bayliss said ‘This is a valuable piece of work, which we expect to produce significant benefits in policy terms’

Chairman seeks more good quality research projects

brian — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:48:04 +0000

Chairman, David Bayliss, has called for the submission of more good quality research projects to enable Trustees to increase in 2012 the amount of £40,000 awarded to research projects in 2011. In particular he advised in his Statement in the Annual Report 2011 that successful applications needed to be thought through carefully in terms of review of existing work, methodology and application and dissemination of results.

Annual Report 2011 Published

brian — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:38:43 +0000

The Annual Report 2011 shows an increase in grant expenditure over 2010 of £66,000. The largest element of spending – more than £170,000 – was on Education projects, particularly bursary awards and support for the introduction of a Rees Jeffreys lectureship at the University of Ulster. Trustees awarded £40,000 of research grants in 2011 but would like to increase that sum in 2012.

New Wildlife Trust Schemes Supported

brian — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:37:47 +0000

The Fund has announced grants totalling £15,000 to three new Wildlife Trust schemes in Norfolk, Radnorshire and Yorkshire. David Bayliss, the Fund’s Chairman, commented ‘We are delighted to support three outstanding environmental schemes which will be of undoubted benefit to the motorist. We are grateful to the Wildlife Trust organisation for its continued support in identifying suitable schemes’.