Newlands Trains Volunteers for European Conservation Action Network (EuCAN)

DORCHESTER, England, March 8, 2010 - Local land based training provider, Newlands Training
(www.newlandstraining.com/), was recently involved in training a
group of volunteers in brush cutting training
(www.newlandstraining.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_47)
and chainsaw training
(www.newlandstraining.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_10) as
part of the EuCAN 2010 programme.

EuCAN is an exciting conservation project set up by West Dorset
educational charity, The Kingcombe Trust to enable people from the UK to
contribute to wildlife conservation across Europe. The body is funded by the
Leonardo da Vinci section of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme and is
dedicated to encouraging engagement in conservation projects across Europe

The organisation has established partnerships with wildlife and orchard
conservation organisations in five countries of the EU; France, Poland,
Hungary, the Czech Republic and Belgium. This enables groups from the UK to
travel by train, mini bus or boat (this is a no-fly operation) to work with
these partners to carry out practical management tasks or species monitoring.

'Our aim is with the programme is to have a productive exchange of ideas,
expertise, and resources with the accompanying social, cultural and political
benefits at the community level. Not only is this project helping all
partners to share the challenge of environmental management, it also gives
out participants a much better understanding of nature conservation on a
European scale and training in the use of power tools and hand tools,' said
Nigel Spring, EuCAN Project Coordinator.

The first two weekends of training for the 2010 project took place at the
Kingcombe Centre last month and since then one group has visited La Brenne in
central France for a fortnight's placement.

'We were delighted to deliver the chain saw course
(www.newlandstraining.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_10) and
brush cutting training
(www.newlandstraining.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_470) for
such a worthwhile project,' said Lesley Simpson, managing director of
Newlands Training (www.newlandstraining.com/). 'Chainsaw and brush
cutter training are some of our most popular courses and the trained
volunteers will be able to use their new found skills in land based work when
they return to the UK.'

Those interested in joining the EuCAN programme must comply with the
following criteria:

    - A resident in the UK - fit and prepared to do practical work
      for 9 days in the 14 day trip and 3-4 days cultural and ecological
      training.
    - Enjoy living and working in a team of likeminded people in
      beautiful places
    - Want to contribute to the conservation effort of our EU partners
    - Want to learn about the history, culture, languages and ecology
      of other nations.
    - Are over 18, not in full time education, but are in employment,
      retired or out of work.

To find about more about Newlands Training and the courses on offer in
Dorset and Devon please visit:
www.newlandstraining.com/media/2010/03/eucan-2/

Editor's Notes

Press release issued by Lisa Worthington, Tandem Marketing.

For more information please phone +44(0)1305-756584 or +44(0)7957-542878.

Press release issued by Lisa Worthington, Tandem Marketing. For more information please phone +44(0)1305-756584 or +44(0)7957-542878.