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- People and Communities Fund application form and guidance notes.
- More information about the Rural Community Broadband Fund and details on how to apply can be found on Defra’s RDPE Network webpage http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/funding-sources/rural-community-broadband-fund. Applications close on July 6 2012.
- Information for applicants to the Forestry and Farming Improvement Scheme is available at http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/funding-sources/farm-and-forestry-improvement-scheme; the scheme will go live on May 22 and close on July 17.
- Loyalty audits – evaluate readiness in your area for local loyalty schemes
- Show and give loyalty programmes
- Mobile phone applications
- Online services and other ecommerce solutions
- The ultimate My Card Total Loyalty Solution
£6 million regeneration fund launched in Scotland
May 10th, 201210.05.2012
The People and Communities Fund has opened for applications this week to promote and support community-led regeneration initiatives across Scotland.
The Fund will invest in community anchor organisations that deliver local regeneration activity and promote change in disadvantaged communities. It will have a particular focus on supporting initiatives to increase people’s chances of entering employment, from progressing further in current work to helping break down any barriers people face when considering employment.
The Fund was announced by Alex Neil, the Scottish cabinet secretary for infrastructure and capital investment, who said it would “make a real difference in some of Scotland’s most deprived communities”.
Fiona Garven, from the Scottish Community Development Centre said:
“SCDC welcomes the focus of the People and Communities Fund on supporting community-led organisations to achieve the changes they want to see happen in their own communities. Community involvement must be integral to the design and delivery of local economic and social regeneration initiatives to ensure that any activities that take place within local areas accurately reflect local priorities and lead to real and tangible improvements for local people.
“We are encouraged that the funding programme is to be targeted at organisations that are rooted in their communities and which are best placed to encourage wider involvement in local regeneration activities thus ensuring longer term impact and sustainability.”
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Business and broadband grant applications open in “new drive for rural growth”
May 10th, 201210.05.2012
A second round for Expressions of Interest under the Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF) opened today (until 6 July) and details have also been published on how to apply to the second round of the Forestry and Farming Improvement Scheme when it opens on 22 May.
Applications will be invited for grants of up to £25,000 to enable businesses to buy new machinery and develop green projects, while whole communities in the remotest areas could get superfast broadband to help transform their businesses and the wider community.
Farming Minister, Jim Paice said: “This is good news for rural communities, as many of the farms and businesses that missed out the first time around will get another chance to apply for grants of up to £25,000, which will make a major difference to how they run their business.”
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey said: “Superfast broadband has the potential to transform our most remote communities by opening up a world of new opportunities.
“The fund will back those communities working to help themselves by bringing broadband to their homes and helping businesses develop and grow.”
Defra’s £20 million Rural Community Broadband Fund is open today for applications from the most remote communities. It complements the Government’s £530 million Broadband Delivery UK programme to provide superfast broadband to 90 percent of every county. The Rural Community Broadband Fund allows for communities in the remaining ten percent to develop projects for a superfast broadband connection.
The Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme will fund new profit-boosting green schemes (more information on criteria and eligibility via link below). Grants will cover a maximum of half of the total cost of projects in uplands areas and at most 40% of the total cost of projects in non uplands areas.
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Special Christmas service from My Card
September 22nd, 2011My Card will help you maximise your Christmas 2011 sales by delivering a loyalty scheme to suit every budget.
Town magazine + loyalty scheme
We now have a solution that gives you a town centre or high street magazine including an entry level loyalty scheme with the opportunity to recover costs through advertising revenue and sponsorship. This is especially timely if you already plan to market your centre for the festive period.
Why My Card?
Extra resources and partnerships mean that My Card can now offer all local loyalty services. We use our expertise and experience to deliver the loyalty programme that is right for your area including delivering and advising on:
This phased approach will enable you to spend wisely and deliver a loyalty scheme that suits your budget and requirements while leaving you with the option to upgrade on your functionality.
But you need to act quickly to have a scheme in place in time for Christmas.
What makes My Card unique is our commitment to our core belief that town centres and high streets can once again be the heart of the communities where we live and work.
We are also committed to using loyalty to create connected communities where you can invite residents and visitors to be an integral part of your high street’s prosperity.
What’s more, we will make sure that your businesses are motivated to work with one another by introducing valid reasons for businesses to network.
Your residents will benefit from everyday savings as well as exciting headline collaborative working deals. All schemes will recommend that a process is put in place that allows you to communicate with residents and visitors to invite them to make the most of your high street or town centre time and time again.
The My Card Team
The My Card team includes partners from Action for Market Towns, Town Centre Management and experts from New Economics Foundation and The Civic Trust.
What next?
For more information or just to discuss how we can provide you with a loyalty scheme in time for Christmas please call Mark Barnes on 07590 005692 or email mycard@btinternet.com
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Development Test – Please Disregard
September 28th, 2010This is a development test and will be removed shortly.
Market Town Awards
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North Yorkshire Towns Alive Programme – Settle Hydro Study Tour
October 9th, 2009The time has come to book your place for our next North Yorkshire Towns Alive event : the Settle Hydro Study Tour on Wednesday 11 November.
Find out how this exciting, innovative project got off the ground and be inspired (and informed) to start your own environmental and/or community regeneration schemes.
Download a booking form here and return it to Dawn Dowds at dawn.dowds@towns.org.uk by Friday 6 November to secure your place.
Venue: Settle Victoria Hall, Kirkgate, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 9DZ www.settlevictoriahall.co.uk
Programme for the day*
10.00: Refreshments served and networking opportunity
10.30: PROGRAMME BEGINS
Presentation: Riverside Regeneration – Andrew Laycock Craven District Council – Project Partners
Presentation: Settle Hydro – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, but mostly just Fabulous – Ann Harding and Steve Amphlett – Settle Hydro Directors
12:00 – 13:00: LUNCH
Delicious lunch of local, seasonal produce.
Demonstrations and showcases of other Settle Projects.
Marketplace – a chance to talk about and/or display material on projects taking place in your own town.
Local community choir to sing to you while you eat!
13:00: Tour of Town Centre, Riverside and Hydro site – Please be aware that although the screw will be in, the ‘prettification’ won’t be complete and access may be restricted to one side of the site only. It might rain, so it might be a bit muddy. But we LOVE RAIN – complaining about the weather is banned! Rain=Water=Electricity=Money. If it ain’t turning it ain’t earning.
14:30: Action Stations: group work to plan your next steps with input from the day’s speakers.
15:15: It’s time to put your burning questions to the people behind the projects you have visited.
16:00: PROGRAMME ENDS
*Start and finish times fixed but session times subject to change.
Travel
From Leeds: The first train from Leeds to Settle leaves at 08:49 and arrives at 09:48. The return train from Settle leaves at 16:35 and arrives into Leeds at 17:40.
From Carlisle: The first train from Carlisle to Settle leaves at 08:53 and arrives at 10:31. The return train from Settle leaves at 15:45 and arrives into Carlisle at 17:28.
The station is very close to the venue for the day so it is not a problem to arrive on the 10:31. If getting the return train at 15:45 do not worry about missing the last 20 minutes of the Q&A session as the full Q&A list will be posted on the AMT website and participants will have the opportunity for continued networking through a dedicated online forum.
The station is just a few minutes’ walk from Victoria Hall, our venue for the day.
See directions to Victoria Hall by car and train here: www.settlevictoriahall.co.uk/gettinghere.html
What next?
We have 45 places on this Study Tour but they are going quickly! To secure your place, please return your booking form to Dawn Dowds at Action for Market Towns at dawn.dowds@towns.org.uk as soon as possible. This will allow us to confirm numbers with the caterers and venue.
Let others know you’re going and ask any questions you would like answered on the day in our AMT Forum: http://members.towns.org.uk/forum/north-yorkshire-towns-alive-programme/study-tour-settle-hydro-sept-09/
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