“Valuing the landscape, its products and its people
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Sustaining farm and rural livelihoods in and around the Cumbrian Uplands
- info@fellsanddales.org.uk
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Lowther Country Fair
Cumbria Fells and Dales is a Local Action Group delivering RDPE to an area of rural Cumbria
"We are here to help the businesses and communities of rural Cumbria thrive now and in the future. Dip into this website to see what we have done so far and how we could help you and your community." - Neville Elstone, Local Action Group Chairman.
The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) is a package of funds aimed at stimulating rural development. It is jointly funded by the Government and the EU through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The Regional Development Agencies have been charged with managing the delivery of the RDPE and the Programme will run from 2009 until 2013.
Beneficiaries
News
- + How to make the most of your tree planting scheme.
Date: 7th March 2013 Meeting Point: Sleastonhow, Kirkby Thore Time: 10.30am - 1pm Speakers: Tim Nicholson, Natural England Pete Leeson, The Woodland Trust
- + How to revitalise your soils following a really wet year?
Date: 1st March 2013 Meeting Point: Stoneybeck Inn, Penrith Time: 10.30am - 2.30pm Speakers: Chris Turner, CSF officer James Bretherton, Agscope
- + South Copeland Tourism Vacancy
Post of Interim Project Officer Based in Millom, 37.5 hrs per week. Salary: £20k pro rata. Fixed term contract for 14 weeks.
