Projects we Have Funded
Please browse through our most recently funded LEADER projects.
If you would like to know more about a project or have a similar idea for your area, please contact the Dales LEADER Co-ordinator.
Washburn Heritage and Community Centre
Building on heritage, sense of place and creation of collaborative community space is at the core of our priorities.
Lower Wensleydale Youth Worker
This a joint project between the Anglican and Methodist churches in Middleham and Mashamshire to support two part time Youth Workers based in the Middleham and Mashamshire areas.
Wharfedale Bee Breeding, Improvement & Education
This project by Wharfedale Beekeepers Association is to create an area high in bee forage suitable to rear bees, train beekeepers and give individually structured presentations to interested parties, including schools and colleges.
Launch of Caring for the Parish
The LEADER programme, which is promoting economic and community well-being throughout the Yorkshire Dales, awarded between £2,000 and £5,000 to parish councils in the area in December.
The Yorkshire Dales Farmer Network
Awarded £25,000 LEADER support in 2009/2010. The project to establish a Yorkshire Dales Farmer Network is mentored through the experience of the existing Cumbria Farmer Network. The purpose of the Farmer Network is to give farmers in the area access to advice and support which will benefit their business and the environment.