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Issue 9 - May 2107
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Welsh Government Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 - Scheme Windows.
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Round 4 – A Further Expression of Interest window opening on 22nd May 2017
Support for investments in processing/marketing and/or development of agricultural products.
Food Business Investment Scheme (FBIS) is designed to help primary producers of agricultural products and businesses that do first and/or second stage processing activities in Wales. The scheme can provide capital investment and other support to projects where at least 90% eligible agricultural products are processed.
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Glastir Financial Support
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The selection process for the current 2018 EOI window has been undertaken and applicants will be contacted soon to confirm whether or not they have been successful. If you’d like more information on the selection and scoring process please visit the Glastir Advanced pages on the Welsh Government website.
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Tourism Funding Enquiries now Invited and Guidance is Online
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The Tourism Amenity Investment Support scheme (TAIS) is available for public, third sector and not for profit organisations.
TAIS is an investment fund targeting amenity projects in the tourism sector in Wales.Support of between £25,000 and £128,000 will be considered.
The Micro Small Business Fund (MSBF) is available for micro to small size businesses with fewer than 50 FTE employees.
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Have you evaluated your farm or forestry business recently? Do you know how it’s performing now and how well it’s likely to perform in a future post-Brexit? Have you done everything in your power to safeguard your business for the next generation?
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Succession planning for farmers and foresters can be an unwelcome and often difficult task, but it’s an issue that shouldn’t be put off if you want to safeguard the future of the business and avoid conflict within the family.
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Farmers, foresters and horticulturalists wanting to reduce costs and improve business efficiency are urged to visit Farming Connect at this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival, which will take place at the Llanelwedd showground on 20/21 May.
Anyone wanting to prepare their business to meet the challenges and opportunities which lie ahead at this economically challenging time, should come and talk to our staff.
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An event was held on Saturday 29 April 2017 in Penparcau to celebrate new and exciting findings about Pen Dinas Hill Fort.
The two-day ‘never been done before’ geophysical survey took place on 5 and 6 April this year, by a team of archaeologists from Archaeology Wales, Trysor and a number of local people from the Penparcau Community Forum.
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This two day LEADER cooperation visit to Co. Wexford and Co. Tipperary, Ireland was an opportunity for Arwain Sir Benfro (LAG partners and stakeholders) to see first-hand utilisation of Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICW) and their potential synergy/application with LEADER and other RDP projects in Pembrokeshire.
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The North Wales Energy Advice Centre (NWEAC) is thrilled to announce the launch of an exciting new 12 month project based within Rural North Flintshire. An event to acknowledge and celebrate the beginning of this project has been arranged, and all the staff here at NWEAC would like to extend a warm invitation to attend.
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Once the beating heart of its local community, today The Navigation Colliery is a beautiful but derelict coal mine set in 20 acres of woodland. Fifty years on from its closure, social entrepreneur Vera Jenkins is enacting an ambitious plan to restore the buildings for the benefit of local people.
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Adrenaline junkies are being given the chance to start a new career in adventure sports.
A unique training opportunity is being is offered to increase the number of outdoor sports instructors in the Dee Valley in Denbighshire.
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Severn Wye Energy Agency, in partnership with BRO Partnership, will receive £2,044,849 over seven years to support up to 30 communities in Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Monmouthshire to tackle poverty in their areas.
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Videos - Successful Projects
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#TeamCaM are always looking for ways to shout about all the amazing projects and people we get to work with and support, but sometimes we know when to stop rabbiting on ourselves and let you hear it straight from the horses mouth.
Cwm a Mynydd Common Sense Clean Up Project. Spring may have turned tail and headed back into hibernation, but it's full steam ahead here at #TeamCaM as we dust off our litter pickers and prepare for the next of our #SpringClean #CommonSense Clean-up days.
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The M&S Energy Community Energy Fund is back, with £300,000 to support renewable energy projects and technologies across the UK. Last time around we distributed the money to inspiring organisations, shortlisted from hundreds of entries, that brought the benefits of energy initiatives to their communities.
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Rural Solutions is the only UK-based professional services company focused exclusively on delivering responsible and sustainable rural development and planning. No other company in the UK understands rural business and the opportunities from rural diversification better.
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In early September 2016, more than 340 rural stakeholders gathered in Cork, Ireland and developed a vision for the future of EU rural areas. Under the heading "A Better Life in Rural Areas", the Cork Declaration 2.0 sets out the expectations and aspirations of rural areas.
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The call for experts for three new EIP-AGRI Focus Groups will be launched in June. The provisional titles are:
- Moving carbon from source to sink in arable farming
- Circular horticulture
- Enhancing production and use of renewable energy on the farm
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This ENRD workshop discussed how the Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) can foster farm resilience, generate and stabilise farm income, and re-inforce existing initiatives.
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Outline Work Programme 2018 - 2020
For projects relating to Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy.
Full document download.
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Wales Rural Network News provides a round-up of news, information and networking opportunities relating to the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It helps to facilitate the sharing of common issues and examples of good practice within Wales, the UK and Europe. If you have items to contribute which are related to rural development in Wales, please contact Ruralnetwork@wales.gsi.gov.uk |
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