North West Upland Farming

FELLS AND DALES LOCAL ACTION GROUP

Valuing the landscape, its products and its people.

RDPE money is available by way of funding and grants in these broad areas:

Training and information provision.
Forestry advisory services.
Setting up of management, relief and advisory services for farm and forestry businesses.
Modernisation of agricultural holdings.
Improvement of the economic value of forests.
Adding value to agricultural and forestry products.
Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies.
Investment in small scale renewable energy.
Farm diversification into non-agricultural activities.
Business creation and development targeted at micro-businesses with less than ten employees.
Encouragement of certain tourism activity such as eco-tourism, high value/low impact tourism or the creation of tourism networks.
Basic services for the rural population.
Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage.
Training and information for non farm and forestry businesses.
Support for local development strategies.
Investment in small scale renewable energy.

Cumbria Fells & Dales RDPE Leader
The Old Stables
Redhills
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 0DT

Tel:01768 869533
Fax: 01768 242134