Rural Grants | North Northamptonshire Leader

Under a new initiative grants of 40% of costs up to a maximum £25,000 contribution are available to farmers, foresters and horticulturists.

The LEADER funded bridge crossing over the  Nene, linking Frontier Centre, Irthlingborough with Stanwick Lakes is now open following a well planned delicate process which included temporary closure of the of the river to boat traffic. Water sports facilities will now be available on lake five with this new bridge access and an official dedication [...]

The meeting held at The Tollemarche Arms, Harrington considered several new Expressions of Interest and following this, current grant recipients provided updates on their projects. The next meeting will take place on Thursday October 20th 2011.                                               [...]

The North Northamptonshire LEADER budget for 2011/12 has now been confirmed at  £582,000 and new enquiries are invited through to the end of of the programme in December 2013. Northamptonshire ACRE now manage the LEADER programme directly with DEFRA.

Section Four of the North Northamptonshire LEADER prospectus has been updated. To review the changes, please click on the link to the right to obtain the new document.