South Pennines Leader 2008-2013

What is Leader?

LEADER is a community-led approach to rural development, focusing on basic services for communities, culture and heritage, village development, and renewal. It brings together those people who have an interest in encouraging and supporting rural development. If you would like to find out more about the LEADER approach, we recommend that you read The LEADER Approach – A Basic Guide, a useful European Commission booklet.

The funding for LEADER is being made available through the Rural Development Programme for England., which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union, and is managed by Yorkshire Forward in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Information about the EU Commission’s rural development activity can be found here

What is happening in the South Pennines?

Pennine Prospects has been successful in its bid to the Regional Development Agencies for a Leader programme covering the South Pennines. The Programme crosses borders, covering areas in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.

The South Pennines Local Development Strategy sets out how the LEADER programme will be delivered in the South Pennines and defines how appropriate activities will be funded through such a programme.

The core strategy is available here Download (Core strategy).

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development : Europe investine in rural areas