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Leicestershire Rural Partnership: Melton Project Tour Monday 7 th December 2009 Matthew Kempson

Leicestershire Rural Partnership: Melton Project Tour Monday 7 th December 2009 Matthew Kempson Rural Partnership Manager, Leicestershire County Council. Leicestershire Together Week 7-11 December 2009. Leicestershire Rural Partnership Established partnership – established in 1993

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Leicestershire Rural Partnership: Melton Project Tour Monday 7 th December 2009 Matthew Kempson

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  1. Leicestershire Rural Partnership: Melton Project Tour Monday 7th December 2009 Matthew Kempson Rural Partnership Manager, Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire Together Week 7-11 December 2009

  2. Leicestershire Rural Partnership • Established partnership – established in 1993 • 22 member organisations and links to a further 20 • Why have a Rural Partnership? • To deliver better services and quality of life in rural Leicestershire • Complement and add value to other Partnerships • How? • 20-year Vision, Rural Strategy and 3-year Action Plan • Deliver, Co-ordinate, Influence and Advise

  3. North-West (Rural 50 / Significantly Rural) 63% of rural population More pockets of deprivation Higher tourism Higher levels of no qualifications Rural economy closer in characteristic to urban Lower car ownership South-East (Rural 80) 37% of rural population More affluence Higher importance of land-based Higher proportion of people in managerial jobs Access to service issues

  4. Key Achievements (1) • Funding programme c.£2m pa • 8 rural programmes supported • Influencing policy (national, regional and local) • Sustainable Community Strategy (Leics.) • Local Area Agreement (Leics.) • Multi Area Agreement (Leicester and Leics.) • Sub-Regional Governance structure (Strategy and Performance Group) • Agriculture and Rural Development Commission

  5. Key Achievements (2) • Affordable Rural Housing 36 schemes – “Exception Sites” • 10 Parish Plans launched (50% of parishes with community-led consultation activity) • Rural Business Support Programme, 2006-09 • Vibrant Villages, 2008-11

  6. Rural Business Support Programme, 2006-09 • Package of funding (LSEP (emda) and LCC funded) • Land-based, tourism and micro-enterprises • Over 300 grants awarded totalling £600k - £1.2m • Rural Business Advice Fairs (c.4 pa) • LRP Trailer

  7. Vibrant Villages, 2008-11 • 3-year grant programme - £240k • Access to Services priority • Post Offices • Village Shops • Community spaces • Retail consultancy support • c.40 grants awarded

  8. Rural Economic Priorities 2009-12 • Supporting Market Towns and Rural Centres as Economic Hubs • Supporting the Growth of Small Businesses within Rural Areas • Developing Rural Sectors • Improving accessibility to employment, training and key services • Increasing availability of affordable rural housing

  9. INSPIRE Leicestershire, 2009-12 • Rural Business Support Programme, 2006-09 • Project outline • Town and Rural Centres Business Partnership Development (Welland Benchmarking Healthcheck, Business Partnerships) • Business Growth and Sustainable Communities (planning, tourism development work, sector led partnerships) • Infrastructure Investment Grants (shop front, WOTS, redundant buildings, workspace provision, visitor economy, equestrian) • Formal launch in January 2010

  10. 12.00 Introduction to the LRP 12.15 Brockleby’s Farm Shop 1.00 Belvoir Brewery 2.10 Walton Thorns Rural Centre and Holiday Cottages 2.45 Rearsby Village Hall 3.30 Return to Asfordby Village Hall Tour Programme

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