Opportunity knocks for Leader applicants

Financial support is available to organisations in the private, public and voluntary sectors across western Northumberland.

Northumberland Uplands Local Action Group uses the Leader approach to distribute money from the Rural Development Programme for England. In the last 18 months they have supported projects such as Humshaugh Community Shop, Heatherslaw Light Railway, Upland Farming Micro-hydro Study and the new Bellingham Music Festival.

£400,000 is still available for grants up to March 2011 and NULAG want to see project ideas coming forward in the next 4 weeks in the following specific areas:

• Young people and enterprise;
• Use of wood as a fuel; 
• Sustainable farming and forestry; and 
• Employment and skills provision.

For further information see the full press release on the Discussion Forums.