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Cumbria Fells and Dales Leader+ programme


LEADER+ is a European Union and UK government funded programme to assist innovative rural regeneration projects. LEADER is an acronym for "Liaison Entre Actions de Development de I'Economie Rurale" (Links between Actions for the Development of the Rural Economy). All LEADER programmes are overseen by their local community through Local Action Groups.


Cumbria Fells and Dales LEADER+ aims to help projects that "Add Value to Local Products" and wishes to achieve this through joint actions, which can include co-operation with other LEADER+ projects. We hope to test new ideas that can be 'mainstreamed' in due course, build capacity and complement other funding bodies in the delivery of rural recovery for Cumbria.


The Fells and Dales programme aims to have the available funding committed by the end of 2006, and all projects completed when the programme closes in December 2008.

Last updated on: 2007-07-06