| Forum |
Topics |
Posts |
Last Post |
| News & Announcements |
|
 |
Leader+ News
|
4 |
4 |
Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:07 pm
Christine Addy  |
|
MidKent Leader+ News
|
2 |
2 |
Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:28 am
John Taylor |
| Events |
|
|
Upcoming Events
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
| Project Pages |
|
|
Funding Buddies
Funding Buddies is a new project to assist Community and Voluntary Groups in the Leader+ area in accessing funding opportunities and to expand the skills of employees and volunteers.
|
2 |
2 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:08 am
John Taylor |
|
Living Land
A Schools’ Farm day to promote a positive understanding of farming, rural, environmental, wildlife and conservation issues amongst children. It will improve awareness of the Kent Countryside, of where food comes from, the processes involved and the implications for the Land Based Sector.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Seaside recycling
A community partnership to recycle cans, paper and glass from three rural parishes via a doorstep collection; to improve the quality of life in these rural areas by reducing the amount of litter, reducing the amount of rubbish taken to landfill, and instilling a sense of community spirit.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Mid Kent Community Orchards
The Mid Kent Downs Orchards Project proposes a community driven holistic approach to the regeneration of Mid Kent’s landscape and rural economy. It incorporates three key strands – heritage, horticulture and partnerships – which between them deliver a sustainable end use for our old traditional orchards.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:41 am
John Taylor |
|
Highways Rural Communities Online
Promoting the use of ICT specifically amongst older people in rural areas to facilitate more cost-effective access to information, products and services. Providing computers with Internet access for use by the community in appropriate locations where everyone has the opportunity to benefit from ICT. With the involvement of volunteers to provide support for those newly trained in computers and the Internet
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:43 am
John Taylor |
|
Charing Library Rural IT Hub
To develop a Rural IT Hub to provide a focus for IT based learning, with a particular focus on the over 50s and young people. There will be wider benefits in relation to quality of life of both target groups and the wider population through the development of the library as a community focus.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
The Prince’s Trust Kent Rural Outreach
To increase the opportunities for young people in rural areas to engage in programmes offered by the Prince’s Trust. The project will focus on the Trust’s Business Start-up Programme.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Give IT a Go
Through the use of mobile training suites with Internet access and standalone laptop computers, ICT awareness will be developed across a number of specific rural areas where the access to and use of computers is low. ICT volunteer Buddies were identified and trained to promote and support learners. The two year project took account of the need to identify and train the first section of volunteers plus the early adopters for the training, and to allow for a second tranche of learners who will be given confidence and aspiration from the first groups.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:46 am
John Taylor |
|
Recycling Training and Organic Products Development Programme
To deliver training and operational assistance to rural businesses on composting and waste wood recycling activities. The purpose of the programme is to take rural businesses stage by stage through organic waste project development, from gaining the know-how through to producing new compost and waste wood products.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Alderbed Meadows
Land belonging to Charing Playing Fields will be set up and managed as a natural open space, fully accessible to all members of the community. A comprehensive interpretative and events programme will also be developed to maximise opportunities for education, life long learning and social integration.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
LITPRO
Lenham I.T. Project installed and maintains a suite of 11 computers for use by local residents for Internet Café and training purposes
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:50 am
John Taylor |
|
Harrietsham BEAT Project
An initiative to promote creativity and social awareness. Particular emphasis given to engaging young people by providing them with activities that appeal to them.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Marshlink
The Marshlink line project seeks to improve the Ashford - Hastings railway line by enhancing local stations, making them more of a focus for their local communities, improving presentation, information, promoting use of the services and assisting with education about rail safety as well as integration with other modes of public transport.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:53 am
John Taylor |
|
Mid Kent Food Trails
To support local businesses and the rural economy and raise awareness of the links between landscape and produce, through the development of a series of self-guided Kentish food trails.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Lenham and Harrietsham Recycling Project
Study to research the need and scope for establishing an innovative recycling project for rural communities in Harrietsham and Lenham. The study will explore the feasibility of establishing a not for profit community business to implement a recycling initiative – with the ultimate aim of increasing the amount of domestic and commercial recycling.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Sheppey wheel
Community transport for the Isle of Sheppey. Providing minibus hire for community groups and day trips for individual members.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:55 am
John Taylor |
|
Sheppey rural youth
Sheppery Rural Youth project is a healthy lifestyles youth project for people aged 8-18 living in the Leysdown and Warden Ward.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:57 am
John Taylor |
|
Rural Tourism (AONB)
An initiative to optimise the benefits of tourism for the area’s businesses and communities focussing on environmentally friendly or ‘green’ tourism marketing and development.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Faversham area walking project
Developing and promoting four circular walks in the Faversham area. For full details see faversham.org > walking project
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:59 am
John Taylor |
|
WyeCycle
This is a trial project aimed at finding a sustainable solution to the problem of furniture disposal. Over a 12-month period the project will investigate the viability of adding value to used furniture and electrical items through: Refurbishment and re-sale. Dismantling unsold items into component parts and either selling these components for re-use or disposing of them in a sustainable manner.
Items will be collected from households in the parishes of Wye and Brook.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
Flying Start
The aim of this project is to produce an independent feasibility study, which will be incorporated into the overall project plan for the flying start project on the Isle of Sheppey.
|
0 |
0 |
No Posts |
|
New Romney Mobile counseling service
The project aim is to improve the quality of life in the isolated communities of the Romney Marsh helping alleviate mental health problems, reduce social exclusion and augment employment opportunities in the deprived rural wards of the Leader + area
|
1 |
1 |
Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:46 am
Christine Addy |
|
REAP
The Kent Energy Centre (KEC) is working in partnership with the Kent Downs AONB Unit on a project to facilitate the development of alternative, sustainable fuel sources. The project is running from September 2006 until July 2007 and aims to assist residents, communities and businesses in the Kent Downs AONB in selecting the relevant technologies to suit their energy requirements and location.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:01 am
John Taylor |
|
Mid Kent Money Advice
To provide financial literacy training and money advice and support to individuals and to provide money advice and training to front-line workers to assist them in helping clients with financial problems.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:02 am
John Taylor |
|
Kent Play Club
To benefit specific rural communities by establishing 4 community managed after school clubs, and holiday schemes in each one. This will enable parents to extend their working hours, take up training opportunities, and reach a better work/life balance. The project will help create local jobs and support local business by releasing and supporting a local workforce. Families on low income and lone parent families will benefit from Working Families Childcare Credits when using the facilities. The project will also provide an invaluable social resource for the children and young people in the communities tackling social isolation and poor provision of resources for young people and children.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:05 am
John Taylor |
|
Smarden Village Hall
Community ICT centre providing support, training, drop-in Facilities and customised IT services; to individuals, village groups , and small businesses/home workers.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:06 am
John Taylor |
|
Romney Warren Marsh vistors centre
The development of a hub and spokes visitor centre
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:08 am
John Taylor |
|
Produced In Kent
Farmer's Market:
A study to identify the most effective way for Produced in Kent to facilitate the development and co-ordination of Farmers’ Markets in the Kent farming and food industry. This will ultimately strengthen and develop an effective and consistent supply chain for local produce in the area.
Local Procurement Study:
A pilot scheme to study the feasibility for local suppliers to tender on equal terms with larger organisations with particular reference to Local Authority school meals services.
Kent Wine Trail:
A production of a self-guided wine trail of the Kentish vineyards and the development of a Mid-Kent wine producers network.
Other Trails:
Update, reprint and create interactive pdfs for the three original Leader+ trail leaflets Sheep Ahoy!, Apple Source and Hops & Downs.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:10 am
John Taylor |
|
Romney Resource Centre
Rural outreach ICT training,enagaing with communities across the Romney Marsh and surrounding villages and hamlets supporting leaners wishing to come to grips with the digital divide. Offering short courses in Digital photography, internet and email,letter writting and brushing up with English and maths.
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:11 am
John Taylor |
| Executive |
|
|
Board Meetings
|
4 |
3 |
Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:22 am
John Taylor |
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
