1. Rural Development Programme for England 2007 - 2013

2. RDPE delivery so far – core programme

3. Summary stats – 11th May 2010

4. Summary stats – 7th April 2011

5. Final numbers (almost)
Livestock Axis
Other Axis
Skills (including the Lantra programme) 3
Axis 3 Livestock (direct) 4
Axis 3 other
Meg
8 contracted
7 in appraisal

6. Axis 1, 3 and 4 spend – 10/11 TOTALS £15,312,677
Total Spend for Year
Axis 1 Regional (Competitiveness)
£2,840,184
Axis 3 Regional (Diversification)
£4,522,303
Dairy sector re-structuring (EERP)
£492,563
LEADER
£4,205,809
Livestock
£2,409,293
Skills
£809,587
TOTALS
£15,312,677

7. Case studies - Toft Logs
Diversification to develop a fire wood production business in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
The grant assisted with the purchase of timber handling, processing and delivery equipment
RDPE grant offer £34,095.60
Between September 2010 and January 2011 the business gained an additional 120 customers and has been able to process and deliver more wood than during an entire season last year.

8. Sutton Bridge Crop Research Centre
£269,557 RDPE grant for new building
6 environment controlled stores to enable potato storage research and a knowledge transfer area for training courses and open days.
The training opportunities offered during this project will enable the benefits and latest research data to be disseminated to and used by the potato sector, region and UK wide.
Over 2,000 people trained by the end of the project
Opened by Lord Taylor of Holbeach in September 2010, attended by 200 delegates

9. Potted herb packing and finishing centre
RDPE grant £400,019
Bourne, Lincolnshire
New facility to provide temperature-controlled conditions for potted herbs, from harvesting through to despatch.
Aim to improve shelf-life and product quality, in particular during the summer months.
Expected to be fully operational by September 2011
By 2014 the business is expected to have increased the number of pots of herbs packed to 15 million per year and will create five new full time jobs

10. Woldgrain storage Extra 18,000t of storage for harvest ‘10
Further 9,000t for harvest ’11
New driers
Volumetric blending
State of art controls

11. Branston Anaerobic Digestion and Water Recycling Facility
£568,000 RDPE grant
AD plant will turn outgrade potatoes into electricity achieving a 40% reduction in mains electricity consumption
Water recycling plant will recycle 60% of the water used to wash potatoes and reduce mains water consumption

12. Leicestershire Quality Meats
RDPE grant towards the costs of building a £2m multi-species abattoir in the Six Hills area near Melton Mowbray
Construction of buildings to house a processing plant, refrigeration and storage facilities.
Animal holding areas created to ensure the health and wellbeing of the livestock.
Building work scheduled for completion in May 2011.
Will process cattle, sheep and pigs.
By 2012 will create 24 jobs.

13. Hodsock Courtyard RDPE Grant £199,479 Near Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Extension of a complex of redundant farm buildings to create 10 fully contained, short stay self catering units.
Will receive over 2,000
overnight visitors by
December 2011.
Recently awarded
5 star rating by
Visit England

14. Forestry Micro-Enterprise Grant
Beneficiary: Jon Colley Forestry
Project cost: £49,000
Capital expenditure on: 2002 Rottne F12 Forwarder
RDPE contribution of 50%
Benefits to the region:
1 Micro-enterprise business helped
1 FTE in place by 31st January 2012
Annual turnover increase of 12-15%
Uplift efficiency improved

15. LEADER Performance to 31 March 2011
LAG
Contract Value (£)
Project Spend (£) %
Admin Spend
% of Admin Budget
BNED
2,337,996
949,858
40.63
152,944
6.54
49.98
CAZ
2,000,000
605,987
30.30
92,331
4.62
64.93
LAZ
2,500,000
764,918
30.60
96,202
3.85
68.72
N Northants
1,500,000
261,923
17.46
72,604
4.84
33.61
N Notts
615,882
41.06
35,155
2.34
22.68
PEAK RAZ
2,400,000
1,094,804
45.62
129,669
5.40
48.03
Wash Fens
2,004,500
128,600
6.42
55,668
2.78
58.81
Total
14,242,496
4,421,972
31.05
634,573
4.46
47.93

16. Lindsey Action Zone –summary to date
Farm Diversification: 2 projects funded, total RDPE grant £44,500
Creation of Certificated Location caravan site at Hunger Hill, Riby
Creation of All weather training facility for horse and rider at Hallington, Louth. Further projects in development/ under consideration. Low but steady levels of activity. 
Lots of promotion to farmers.
Microenterprise: 8 projects funded, total £461k grant (£347k private investment levered in)
includes diversification projects not eligible under the Farm Diversification Measure as they may have diversified too much already Eg: Caistor Equestrian Centre (£172k grant aiming to create 9 jobs).  Frog Hall Fisheries development; Composting project at Riby.
Tourism: 5 projects funded, total £426,759 RDPE grant
Includes Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival (This year has engaged with 25 businesses (mainly accommodation - some on farms) who are promoted in the brochure and offering discounts through the Walking Festival as a marketing tool.
Heritage: 2 projects funded, total RDPE grant £98,439 Includes a small project to establish and promote animal heritage (rare breeds).

17. Kenwick Farmhouse Nursery Tea Room expansion (Lindsey Action Zone)
Micro-enterprise measure
Extension to existing tea room at plant nursery near Louth, Lincolnshire
£16,780 RDPE grant (50%)
1.8 jobs created

18. Peak District LEADER Summary (1)
Diversification: 7 Projects supported:  £302,394 grants awarded in total. Eg: Watson’s Butchers and Farm Shop, Hope Valley.
Micro-enterprise: 33 Projects supported under M312 - Grants awarded - £683,500 total
Range of projects supported include Manufacturing,  Arts businesses, Community businesses (2 New start catering businesses operating from Village/Town Halls). A number of businesses have been supported under this measure which have a direct impact on the farming community however are not classified as M311 or 123:
Griffiths Mill - Wool processing business employing 3 people in the South of the Peak District
Hope Valley Ice Cream- additional funding has been supplied to the farming family to extend their ice cream offer into smoothes drinks.
Cantrell Furniture -  A young man has opened a new joinery business on his family farm with support for start up capital costs provided.  The new business enables him to be on site at the farm to assist when required.
Two Village shops have been supported through small scale capital costs to assist the long term viability and to maintain an outlet for local food producers.
Tourism: 7 Project supported under M313 - Grants awarded £180,000
‘Extending the Season’ is a three year project providing support to food and accommodation businesses across the LEADER area, benefiting both diversified farming businesses and the wider business community.
2 New Start cycle hire/support businesses have opened in response to the opportunity created through the Peak District National Park Authority’s Pedal Peak District project.

19. Peak District LEADER Summary (2)
Basic Services for the Rural Economy M321 - Grant Awarded £117,000
A three year project providing support to communities at risk of losing basic services or developing opportunities to secure additional services to benefit their communities.
Heritage: 3 Projects supported  under M323 -  £23,000  
3 Small scale Heritage projects improving the area in three villages
Training: 4 projects supported under M331 – Total £40,000
A pilot training project was delivered in direct response to demand to assist farmers to develop diversification projects that may have been eligible under M311 and the main RDPE programme. 

20. Watsons Farm Shop, Hope Valley (Diversification)
opened on Saturday 2nd April 2011
RDPE grant £44,363 (40%) 
Renovated agricultural store/garage to house relocated butchers shop, using home grown meat
Created expanded farm shop also stocking other local producers’ goods. 
Shop and farm are part of the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark scheme and support three farming families. 

21. Land Skills East Midlands Performance to Date March 2011

22. Summary of programme outputs
Number of businesses registered = 1614
Number of beneficiaries = 2550
Number of Principle Drivers = 1590 (62%)
Total number of training events = 4135
Total number of training days (6hrs) = 4660

23. Events by County

24. Businesses by County

25. New commissioning Environmental Sustainability
- 2 proposals accepted subject to confirmation
Business Improvement
- 4 proposals accepted subject to confirmation
Upland Farming
- Bids due in 15th April