Sustainable Management Scheme(SMS)

Expression of Interest window opens 26 July 2018.

The Sustainable Management Scheme will provide financial support for a range of activities that will improve the management of our natural resources and in doing so contribute to the well-being of our rural communities.

Glastir Small Grants - Water 2018

The 2018 Glastir Small Grants - Water will be open from July 9 to August 22.

Micro Small Business Fund (MSBF)

The Micro Small Business Fund (MSBF) is available for micro to small size businesses with fewer than 50 FTE employees. 

LEADER Cooperation Projects Wales, UK and Transnational

Want to share knowledge, experience and ideas? Interested in working together? Cooperation is more than just networking; it helps to improve the potential for local areas.

Use the CLLD Partner Search tool for ideas.

A low carbon pathway for Wales

We are required by law to reduce our emissions by at least 80% in 2050. This will require very significant changes to how we live and work. This consultation presents initial thoughts on how we might reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% between now and 2030. 

Farming Connect’s mentoring programme set for expansion with the appointment of additional ‘niche’ mentors

A number of progressive farmers who have successfully diversified into ‘niche’ areas of agriculture such as milking ewes for artisan sheep milk cheeses and yoghurts, rearing turkeys or pigs, producing goat meat products, bee keeping and farm tourism enterprises have been approved as mentors providing guidance and support under Farming Connect’s mentoring programme.

Adders are Amazing!

A project to help educate people about our native snake species, the Adder, has been awarded funding by Arwain Sir Benfro.  The Adders are Amazing project will deliver a community engagement programme across Pembrokeshire, with particular focus on the St Davids Peninsula.

How to keep everyone safe on your farm

30 people were killed within the agricultural, forestry or fishery sectors in the UK during 2016 to 2017.

Boat owners can now fly iconic Blue Flag

New ‘Blue Flag for Private Boat Owners’ initiative launched as part of Volvo Ocean Race celebrations.

Community energy hub to be explored

A project to explore creating a renewable energy hub has been awarded funding by Arwain Sir Benfro.

Welsh-language virtual reality experience helps users understand dementia

A virtual reality (VR) experience which allows users to understand how it feels to be living with dementia – in English and Welsh will be launching on the 5th of July at Galeri Caernarfon.

New pig producers advised to choose target market before selecting breed type

Wales’s prospective pigmeat producers are being urged to consider which market they intend to supply before establishing their herds.

Pioneering project delivers Ultrafast broadband for Welsh rural community

A rural community can now benefit from some of the fastest broadband speeds in the UK after pulling together and taking advantage of the Welsh Government’s broadband voucher schemes, as part of a project which is thought to be the first of its kind in Wales.

National Lottery Awards for All - How to Get a Grant for up to £10,000

National Lottery Funding can help you to make a difference in your community. National Lottery Awards for All offers funding from £300 to £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities.

Italian farmers develop circular economy for clean electricity

Using waste and crops to generate power is well established among farmers in some parts of Europelike in Italy. In northern Italy’s Po valley, farmers use specially-grown crops to create electricity using the process of anaerobic digestion.

Smart villages EU - Video Footage

‘Smart villages’ is about rural people who take the initiative to find practical solutions – both to the downsides and to the exciting new opportunities arising locally.

Evaluating CLLD - Handbook for LAGs and FLAGs

This handbook is for LAGs and FLAGs funded from one or several of the four ESI Funds as well as external evaluators carrying out LAG evaluations.

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