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Projects & Practice

Total results: 24.

Case Study: Fast-track administrative procedures for smaller RDP projects in Scotland

Keywords:: LEADER/CLLD, Methodological examples, RDPs
Countries:: United Kingdom

Scotland’s RDP has adopted simplified administration systems that include a ‘two-tier’ application process for RDP grants. This was introduced to provide proportionate ‘fast-track’ procedures for projects requiring smaller amounts of RDP funding.

Wilkin & Sons - Water Efficiency

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Irrigation, Job creation, Water management
Countries:: United Kingdom

A leading manufacturer of conserves and jams used RDP support to increase its winter water storage capacity for use during the summer dry months.

Treak Cliff Cavern

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Rural business, Rural SMEs, Tourism
Countries:: United Kingdom

A project to enhance the facilities on a geological site, enable new visitor-based activities and attract more visitors who will spend more time in the area.

Biddenden Vineyards – modernisation project

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: United Kingdom

Expanding a viticulture business to meet market demand by investing in modern and efficient equipment.

GrowBiz – Enterprising Rural Perthshire

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Rural SMEs
Countries:: United Kingdom

The GrowBiz approach to enterprise support is based on building long-term relationships with businesses and encouraging them to connect, collaborate, share and network with other enterprises in their local community and further afield.

Castlebank Park Horticultural and Environmental Training Centre

Keywords:: Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Local Development Strategy, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Rural services, Social inclusion
Countries:: United Kingdom

Turning an abandoned park area and its gardens into a community hub to create opportunities for social interaction, training and employment.

Snowy’s Canine Therapy Centre

Keywords:: LEADER/CLLD, Rural business, Social services
Countries:: United Kingdom

Setting up a niche business start-up as a canine therapy centre.

Farm Yard Ales Microbrewery

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business
Countries:: United Kingdom

Support from the rural development programme for England enabled an entrepreneur to upgrade his ales brewing business.

Boyndie Visitor Centre

Keywords:: Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Tourism, Vocational training & skills acquisition
Countries:: United Kingdom

EAFRD funding helped expand and develop a social enterprise in rural Scotland. A new training centre is built, a visitor centre expanded and more jobs for adults with special needs created.

An on-demand rural bus service in rural Wales

Keywords:: Rural services, Social inclusion, Social services
Countries:: United Kingdom

An on-demand local bus service, ‘Bwcabus’, tailored to the needs of rural passengers has helped improve accessibility, reduced car dependency and assisted in lifting rural communities out of deprivation.