Author Archives: Brian Murrell

The Fund’s Annual Report and Financial Statement for 2020 is now available at https://www.reesjeffreys.co.uk/annual-reports/.  An annual return for 2020 to the Charity Commission has also been completed.

A project funded by Rees Jeffreys has won a prestigious national award. Plantlife has been awarded the CIEEM Best Practice Knowledge Sharing Award 2020 for Managing grassland road verges: … Continue reading →

Details of the Awards made for 2020 have now been published and can be found on the projects page A total of £112,566 (including £10,000 for a graduate bursary) … Continue reading →

The Trustees are pleased to announce the appointment of Ruth Bravery as the next Secretary of the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund. She will be taking over from Brian … Continue reading →

The Fund was established 70 years ago in 1950 and its founding objectives reflected the transport issues of the day. Trustees have now decided on a modern restatement … Continue reading →

Recommendations from a best practice guide funded by Rees Jeffreys has been adopted by Highways England. Highways England have announced they will be adopting a low fertility topsoil … Continue reading →

Links to two interesting webinars RJ@70 and the FTVG’s 2020 Vision event can be found on our Publications page.

Mary Lewis has stood down as a Trustee after serving for six years.  Mary played an invaluable role particularly in shaping the Fund’s approach to Bursaries, working with … Continue reading →

The Trustees are pleased to announce their decision to re-open the application process from 1st August 2020.  Careful consideration has been given to the Fund’s overall financial position … Continue reading →

Well done and thank you to everyone involved in the Fund’s first ever Webinar “What have the Roads ever done for us?”. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHbTuUirTKw&pbjreload=101 to view the … Continue reading →