Heritage Information Trust

Heritage Information is a new online resource which brings together the key people, products and information relevant to building conservation in the UK - a charitable trust created to enable the better care of our national heritage.

Maintaining, conserving and restoring the United Kingdom's fine collection of period buildings, gardens and parks is a major task. Heritage Information brings together everyone and everything involved: skilled craftsmen, contractors, experts, consultants, specialist sources of information, academic and training courses, products, books, news and jobs.

Heritage Information - at www.heritageinformation.org.uk - provides a wealth of information: from a vetted register of consultants, contractors and craftsmen, to comprehensive lists of building conservation-related product and material suppliers, courses, news and events. If they prefer, users can also telephone Heritage Information's dedicated helpline for the same information.

Heritage Information is all about putting people in touch with each other, making information easy to find and simplifying the process of conserving, restoring and sustaining buildings well constructed by our ancestors. Our goal is 'making heritage happen' by providing an information service which will save people time and stem the tide of damage to the UKÕs historic landscape.

All the relevant Government departments and conservation organisations support our initiative, including English Heritage, the Department of Trade and Industry, the National Trust, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Crown Estate and the Council for the Care of Churches.

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HDRA

HDRA is Europe's largest organic membership organisation. It is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food. Anyone and everyone are welcome to join the association. HDRA has three organic display gardens:

• Ryton near Coventry
• Yalding near Maidstone
• Audley End near Saffron Walden

These are open to the pubic and attract thousands of visitors each year. It also runs food, gardening and gift shops at these three sites, selling one of the best ranges of quality organic products in the UK, and has restaurants at Ryton and Yalding.

HDRA's International Research Department is working to improve commercial organic growing in Britain and small-scale organic farming in the Third World. Its Information and Education Department provides advice to its 28,000 members and regularly helps the media industry and statutory bodies. The organisation runs:

• A consultancy service on organic garden design and landscaping
• Large-scale composting and waste management
• Organic product retailing

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Hedgehog Helpline

What do we do?
We are a group of people who look after sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs. When they have recovered, we return them to the wild.

What can you do to help hedgehogs?
• If you, or anyone else that you know, finds a hedgehog in trouble then please telephone the Hedgehog Helpline
• Tell everyone that you know about us in case they find an injured hedgehog
• Perhaps you could organise a sponsored event to help raise much needed funds for the hedgehog helpline How to learn more about hedgehogs
• We can give talks to your local school or to a youth group. Please call the Hedgehog Helpline to arrange a visit
• We can come along to a school event such as an open day or school fete. We have display boards showing our work and perhaps we can bring alone a hedgehog as well
• We can only offer these services if you live nearby. If you live some distance away then we may be able to suggest someone a little nearer
• All these services are free, although a small donation of car or dog food is always appreciated
• Every May we have an open day in Cardiff
• You are welcome to come along, so telephone the Hedgehog Helpline to find out when the next Open Day is being held