http://www.rdpe.org.uk/projects en http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1856 The project is to provide two 18ft Yurts, a three sided covered wooden catering shed, and internal furniture such as seating, and bedding and lighting. The applicant is Durham County Council who operates the Killhope lead mining museum at Cowshill in Upper Weardale, and who have managed the museum since 1984. A single Yurt was established in 2011 and the museum now wishes to expand this unusual provision in order to attract day visitors and other users to the museum and the area. The museum already engages with young people and families who have indicated their willingness to stay overnight in Yurt accommodation. Various events are planned to increase their take up, including a music festival and various family centred activities, in addition to those young people undertaking training in heritage skills, which is run in conjunction with the Princes Trust and other voluntary and community sector organisations. Thu, 17 May 2012 16:04:00 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1856 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1855 Holding Pheasants is an established family game farming business which rears and sells pheasant and partridge for use in the game shooting sector. RDPE funding was used to create a new business, supplying quality hatching eggs to local game bird hatcheries. Most hatcheries produce their own eggs, but also rely on large quantities of third party supplies to supplement their own production or to fill shortfalls in productivity. Many of these eggs are imported from European countries; particularly France, and there is strong evidence to suggest that imports are associated with an increase in diseases. By providing their own quality hatching eggs, Holding Pheasants, has managed to reduce the number of imported eggs and therefore reduced the risk of disease. Mersey Rural Leader provided Holding Pheasants with a grant of 10,616 and helped create 1 part time position. Fri, 11 May 2012 14:58:34 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1855 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1854 Hope Draughting, provide a quality draughting & 3D modelling service to engineers, design consultants, installers & manufacturers, utilising the latest draughting, visualisation and point cloud software. The business, located on a family farm, has recently rebuilt a redundant agricultural building, converting it into extra office space. Keen to maintain the Greenbelt environment, Hope Draughting has chosen to rebuild a barn-style building, with a timber frame clad in timber. As well as the construction of the building, RDPE funding has been used to fit ground source heat pumps for heating and cooling. Funding has helped Hope Draughting increase its turnover and create an additional 3 full time positions. Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:51 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1854 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1853 Stanley Grange Business Village, located within the gated walls of Knowsley Hall, offers a unique and professional environment in which to work. The site has been sympathetically converted from the Estate s range of Victorian brick built farm buildings into range of offices, each with its own kitchen and facilities, along with 24 hour gated access and 24 hour security. In order to stay competitive and attract new tenants, Knowsley Estate, with the help of RDPE funding, has installed optical fibre to create a fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband link at Stanley Grange, thus offering speeds of 100mb. The broadband project has increased broadband penetration in rural areas to an additional 10 businesses, and helped create an additional 12 full time positions. Thu, 10 May 2012 11:34:04 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1853 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1849 The 1 South West Project aims to encourage more people to cycle off-road across the South West, benefiting their health and well being, and the economy. It provides a stamp of quality for safe off-road cycling and information to enable cyclists to progress their skills and confidence. We have invested 2,084,867 to date of a total 4,648,152 from RDPE. We have employed the services of over 20 contractors, mostly from within the Region, and achieved over 1.2 million Km of cycling in the first 2 years. The 1 South West Project s Executive Board worked to develop a plan for the co-ordinated and sustainable development of off-road cycling in the south west, achieving many targets of Towards 2015 , the Regional Tourism Strategy. The main funding stream is Axis 3 of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Sustainable Rural Tourism theme. Wed, 09 May 2012 10:29:05 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1849 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1852 Installation of slurry separator Thu, 03 May 2012 16:35:27 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1852 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1851 Creation of rural workspace - office development Thu, 03 May 2012 16:33:28 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1851 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1850 Extension of playbarn facilities at farm visitor attraction to provide more space for visitors and school visits. Thu, 03 May 2012 16:29:07 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1850 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1848 Nestling in the heart of the beautiful Wirral peninsula, Hillbark is a magnificent, Grade II listed, 4 Star hotel. With the help of RDPE Funding (Tourism Connect), Hillbark Hotel is set to become the first 5 Star hotel in Merseyside. To achieve 5 Star accreditation, RDPE funding has been used to upgrade 18 bedrooms along with 5 bathrooms. In addition, enhancements have been made to the stairway and access areas, the lift and integration of access to facilities such as Marquee and Spa. On top of achieving 5 Star accreditation, Hillbark will create an additional 6 full time positions. Tue, 01 May 2012 15:47:08 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1848 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1847 Chill Out Training and Enterprise (COTE), is a purpose built beauty and spa therapy college situated within the gated walls of Knowsley Hall, offering courses to all levels of expertise and experience. RDPE funding was used to help purchase a number of fixtures and fittings, to convert a former Victorian Farm Building, into the ideal college environment seen below. Funding has helped create one new business, as well as two full time positions. Tue, 01 May 2012 15:40:54 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1847 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1846 Arts on Our Doorstep provides project support and resources for communities in the Central Warwickshire Villages LEADER area to experience and participate in quality arts activities in both familiar and surprising places. It will develop the capacity of participating communities to be inclusive and forward looking, creating new links both within and between communities and increase opportunities for individual creativity and personal development. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:08:57 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1846 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1845 The project will aim to develop and generate interest in an historic site, and make it more accessible for visitors to the area. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:06:12 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1845 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1844 An Arts Festival in the village of Monks Kirby. Providing residents and visitors with the chance to explore and enjoy the talents of local artists. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:03:50 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1844 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1843 This project seeks to deliver the Central Warwickshire Villages LAG's contracted Cooperation Actions - specifically at least two transnational and two inter-territorial actions involving a range of local bodies and partner LAG's in France, Estonia and the UK. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:00:10 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1843 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1842 Warwickshire Rural Hub, based at Stoneleigh Park, have secured RDPE funding to implement 'Festival of the Harvest 2' a follow on from a successful pilot project. This projects aims to teach children in Central Warwickshire how to connect with their food. Not just the eating bit, but it's production from soil to fork. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:55:37 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1842 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1841 The Friendly Farmer project is all about establishing opportunities of mutual benefit for linking villages with their surrounding farms. There are two elements to the project. The first is to inform farmers of a range of activities that they can share with their communities. This will be achieved by using NFU, CLA, YFC and the Rural Hub who will help the project assemble a database from which farmer groups are created and taken to one of three demonstration farms. The second element is to provide support for three farmers who are developing closer links with the village communities around them. These are Hill Top Farm (Hunningham), Feldon Forest Farm (Frankton) and Toft Farm (Kites Hardwick and Leamington Hastings). Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:53:01 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1841 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1840 This project uses Equine Facilitated Learning to work with disabled/disadvantaged or rurally isolated families and young people from the Central Warwickshire area. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:51:07 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1840 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1839 This projects aims to teach children in Central Warwickshire how to connect with their food. Not just the eating bit, but it's production from soil to fork. The project will directly engage with approximately 1000-1200 primary school children and connect them to local farmers, practitioners and land based industries by inviting them along to a day long festival which will provide fun, interactive activites .. such as pasta making and beekeeping! Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:47:37 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1839 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1838 Friends of Oakley Wood have secured RDPE funding for local horse loggers to thin the more sensitive areas of their woods, over the next two years. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:42:59 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1838 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1837 A Soil Association initiative, Food for Life Communities, has been awarded RDPE funding to roll out a successful model for school farmers markets, which have previously benefited communities across England and Wales. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:39:52 +0100 http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/projects/project-detail?project=1837