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Rural Development Consultants

ruralfutures

Public sector – Programme Delivery

Public sector – Support services

Public Sector - Programme Delivery

Rural regeneration, our specialist expertise

The Rural Futures team has the knowledge and expertise to deliver, develop and support specialist rural regeneration programmes.

“A track record of rural regeneration”

Delivery
Trained in facilitation and appraisal the Rural Futures team understand the policy and programme requirements of funding by European, national, regional and local government. Focused on delivery, they work closely with each client to ensure projects comply with policy. With excellent local knowledge the team actively seeks to integrate rural business through collaborative opportunities. The Rural Futures team can demonstrate a track record of rural regeneration delivering:

Growth sector opportunities in rural areas and key service centres.
Local food initiatives & creation of local food trails
Tourism marketing
Support for the knowledge based economy
Farm diversification
Agri-environmental support
Climate change adaptation & mitigation in rural areas

Delivery programmes undertaken by the team or delivered in partnership with other organisations include:

Bowland Initiative 1999-2002.
National Pilot for integrated business and environmental support to the landbased sector.
Lancashire Rural Futures 2002 – 2008.
The UK’s largest specialist service delivering business and environmental support to all rural business sectors. It facilitated over £26million of public and private investment, created over 1200 new jobs and placed 12,000ha of land under positive environmental management.
Leader + Rural Sustainable Marketing Programme. 2003-2007.
Delivered specialist marketing and renewable energy support to rural businesses. Facilitated £2.3 million of investment to over 370 businesses.
SPUR. Alongside United Utilities and RSPB,
Assisted with the delivery of over 2000ha of Lancashire uplands into new agri-environmental funding schemes including HLS, ELS and WGS, and creating carbon sinks to address climate change.
Local food tourism initiative in co-operation with Booths, Lancashire & Blackpool Tourist Board and tourism providers.
Support for festivals which celebrate local distinctiveness

Call or email us to discuss your requirements.
T 01995 600724
e. info@ruralfutures.co.uk

Rural Futures (North West) Ltd
1 The Creamery Estate
Kenlis Road
Barnacre
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1GD

This was a £2.3M EU funded programme. The programme was delivered on time and to budget claiming 99.7% of the available funds.

The Rural Futures team was at the forefront of pioneering a new approach to regeneration in rural areas.

Rural Futures were invited to contribute to a study to assist the steering group.

Rural Futures was commissioned by Rural Innovation and the Lancashire & Blackpool Tourist Board to facilitate a promotion for staying visitors based around picnics.

Rural Futures created a series of three cheese trails. Each trail is a short circular walk in the vicinity of the cheesemakers dairies.

Rural Futures have completed a report for County Council on replacing traditional fossil fuels in vehicles with biofuels.

Rural Futures - providing rural business support via, project planning and management, advising on RDPE and other grants, feasibility studies, business plans and planning advice. Specialists in public sector rural regeneration programme management, delivery, monitoring and evaluation to provide sustainable economic and environmental development. Experience in renewable energy, local food production, farm and rural business diversification, and community resource and social enterprise projects.