Abbreviations
of funds: EAGGF - European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund; ERDF - European Regional Development Fund; ESF - European
Social Fund; FIFG - Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance.
20 December 2002
Co-financing Phase 3
The Learning and Skills Council, Devon & Cornwall, have been awarded a further Priority 3.1 grant towards a programme of activity that aims to provide a bridge to learning and work for unemployed people and people with few qualifications.
Grant of £365,500 from ESF towards a £961,842 project. For further information please contact Pat Murray at the LSC Devon & Cornwall, Tel: 01752 754 109
20 December 2002
Learning Access Programme
The Learning and Skills Council, Devon & Cornwall, have been awarded a Priority 3.1 grant towards a programme of activity that aims to provide a bridge to learning and work for unemployed people and people with few qualifications.
Grant of £1,140,000 from ESF towards a £2,533,334 project. For further information please contact Pat Murray at the LSC Devon & Cornwall, Tel: 01752 754 109
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20 December 2002
Cornwall Community & Voluntary Sector Capacity Build
The Learning and Skills Council, Devon & Cornwall, have been awarded a Priority 3.4 grant towards a programme of activity that aims to provide a bridge to learning and work for unemployed people and people with few qualifications.
Grant of £233,864 from ESF towards a £519,699 project. For further information please contact Pat Murray at the LSC Devon & Cornwall, Tel: 01752 754 109
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20 December 2002
Basic Skills & Equal Opportunities Research
The Learning and Skills Council, Devon & Cornwall, have been awarded a Priority 3.4 grant towards a programme of activity that aims to provide a bridge to learning and work for unemployed people and people with few qualifications.
Grant of £639,000 from ESF towards a £1,420,000 project. For further information please contact Pat Murray at the LSC Devon & Cornwall, Tel: 01752 754 109
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20 December 2002
Research Individual Learners
The Learning and Skills Council, Devon & Cornwall, have been awarded a Priority 3.3 grant towards a programme of activity that aims to provide a bridge to learning and work for unemployed people and people with few qualifications.
Grant of £31,263 from ESF towards a £69,474 project. For further information please contact Pat Murray at the LSC Devon & Cornwall, Tel: 01752 754 109
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20 December 2002
Skills Research & Basic Skills Brokerage
The Learning and Skills Council, Devon & Cornwall, have been awarded a Priority 3.2 grant towards a programme of activity that aims to provide a bridge to learning and work for unemployed people and people with few qualifications.
Grant of £314,526 from ESF towards a £698,947 project. For further information please contact Pat Murray at the LSC Devon & Cornwall, Tel: 01752 754 109
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12 December 2002
Working Well 2
Pentreath Industries Ltd have been awarded a Priority 3.4 grant to help those recovering from mental ill-health to learn transferable skills that can help them enter, or re-enter, the labour market.
Grant of £139,275 from ESF towards a £353,775 project. For more information contact Penny Robertson on 01726 850565
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12 December 2002
Pentreath Training Centre
Pentreath Industries Ltd have been awarded a Priority 3.4 grant to fund their Training Centre.
Grant of £19,586 from ESF towards a £47,747 project. For more information contact Penny Robertson on 01726 850565
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12 December 2002
NOW 3
Pentreath Industries Ltd have been awarded a Priority 3.5 grant to give women individually-focussed vocational training and employment support.
Grant of £212,000 from ESF towards a £471,150 project. For more information contact Penny Robertson on 01726 850565
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25 November 2002
Potential for Miscanthus
BICAL have been awarded a Priority 4.3 grant towards a feasibility study to investigate the potential opportunities to process Cornish grown Miscanthus to produce biodegradable plant and pots/or a wide range of composite products.
Grant of £38,957 from EAGGF towards a £77,915 project. For more information please contact Paul Bryant or Angela Brett at Impact Design & Marketing on 01823 332 972
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15 November 2002
ReMaDe Kernow (Part 2)
Cornwall Waste Working Group Ltd. have been successful in obtaining a second Priority 1.6 grant towards the second phase of its innovative project that aims to add £21 million a year to the Cornish economy and provide hundreds of jobs by tackling the County’s waste mountain.
Grant of £251,000 from ERDF towards a £502,000 project. For further information please contact Michael Poole on 01579 349 316
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8 November 2002
Cornish Marine Training
The University of Plymouth has been awarded a Priority 3.2 grant to help firms in the sector upgrade the vocational and managerial skills of their employees.
Grant of £66,449 from ESF towards a £147,666 project. For further information please contact Adam Corney at Marine South West on 01752 233 554
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8 November 2002
Joint Venturing in Dairy Farming
The University of Exeter has been awarded a Priority 4.6 grant to conduct a feasibility study into aspects of joint venturing by dairy farmers in Cornwall.
Grant of £44,230 from EAGGF towards a £88,460 project. For further information please contact John Hambly, Research Fellow at the Centre for Rural Research, on 07734 478 983
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25 October 2002
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Rural Key Fund
Cornwall Enterprise have been successful in obtaining a Priority 4.8 grant for a project aiming to provide funding for rural groups and organisations to improve facilities and services in their local community.
Grant of £720,000 from ERDF towards a £1,440,000 project. For further information please contact Kate Shelby, Cornwall Enterprise on 01872 322 800
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25 October 2002
Community Futures Fund
Cornwall Enterprise have obtained a Priority 3.4 grant to raise skills, knowledge and employability of groups or individuals supported by organisations within the community and voluntary sector.
Grant of £195,250 from ESF towards a £400,000 project. For more information please contact Kate Selby, Cornwall Enterprise on 01872 322 800
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22 October 2002
Success at Work
Robert Owen Communities (ROC) have obtained a Priority 3.4 grant towards a project aimed at helping people in Cornwall who have a learning disability to gain the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace.
Grant of £93,415 from ESF towards a £208,326 project. For more information please contact John Higgins, Robert Owen Communities, on 01208 815 563
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16 October 2002
Rural Business Support Initiative
Business Link Devon and Cornwall have been awarded a Priority 4.6 grant to offer consultancy support to help farmers improve their business performance or diversify.
Grant of £690,194 from EAGGF towards a £2,085,388 project. For further information please contact Gary Ensor at Business Link on 0845 600 9966
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8 October 2002
Cornish Green Futures
BTCV have been awarded a Priority 3.4 grant to provide grants to disadvantaged individuals and community groups seeking to improve their quality of life and local environment through environmental projects.
Grant of £64,327 from ESF towards a £142,950 project. For further information please contact Guy Doncaster of BTCV on 01326 377 173
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4 October 2002
Growing Opportunities
New Season Ltd. have been awarded a Priority 4.6 grant to enable it to enlarge an existing horticultural training programme, giving greater opportunities to people recovering from illness, disability or social disadvantage to enable them to access employment.
Grant of £57,232 from EAGGF towards a £228,924 project. For further information please contact Susan Welham of Growing Opportunities on 01209 313 245
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4 October 2002
Cornwall Tourism Forum & Destination Marketing
Cornwall Enterprise has been awarded a Priority 5.1 grant to create a high profile advertising campaign in the national press to encourage visitors who might not previously have considered Cornwall as destination for holidays or off peak short breaks. The project also sets up The Cornwall Tourism Forum to ensure that the public and private sectors work effectively together to achieve a step-change in Cornwall’s Tourism.
Grant of £1,371,680 from ERDF towards a £2,743,360. For further details please call Deborah Smith at Cornwall Enterprise on 01872 322 912
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20 September 2002
Cornwall Farmers ICT Project
Cornwall Farmers Ltd. has been awarded a Priority 4.6 grant towards a project to update its computer system and increase its efficiency.
Grant of £154,396 from EAGGF towards a £771,982 project. For further information please call Peter Hardaker on 01872 274301
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18 September 2002
Penwith Media Facility Study
The Media Centre for Cornwall Ltd. has been awarded a Priority 1.6 grant to assess the current and future needs of the Cornish media industry and plan for a centre to meet those needs.
Grant of £21,568 from ERDF towards a £43,431 project. For further information please call The Media Centre for Cornwall on 01209 611 618
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9 September 2002
CUC Phase 1 Hub Capital Design Centre
Falmouth College of Arts has been awarded a Priority 5.3 grant towards the construction of the CUC campus at Tremough, Falmouth.
Grant of £12,177,332 from ERDF towards a £20,258,454 project. For further information please contact Gordon Kelly 01326 370 430
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9 September 2002
CUC Phase 1 Hub Capital Camborne School of Mines Centre
The University of Exeter has been awarded a Priority 5.3 grant towards the construction of CUC buildings across Cornwall.
Grant of £12,525,165 from ERDF towards a £22,337,117 project. For further information please contact Gordon Kelly on 01326 370 430
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5 September 2002
King Harry Maritime Trail
Rural Economic Partnership Ltd has been awarded a Priority 5.1 grant towards a marketing project to promote mid-Cornwall as an ‘off-peak’ tourism destination. The project also hopes to improve the quality of the visitor experience.
Grant of £62,289 from ERDF towards a £125,289 project. For further information please contact Cath Horton, Carrick IAP Programme Manager on 01872 224 541
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3 September 2002
Digital Peninsula Network Phase 1
Digital Peninsula Network Ltd have been awarded a Priority 1.3 grant in order that the existing ICT network office can be manned permanently, and to expand existing services offered to businesses.
Grant of £235,835 from ERDF towards a £530,335 project. For further information please contact John Cowles on 01736 333 700
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30 August 2002
Upgrading Horticultural Teaching Facilities
Duchy College Rosewarne Campus have been awarded a Priority 4.4 grant towards a glasshouse teaching facility for horticulture students.
Grant of £113,065 from EAGGF towards a £226,130 project. For further information please contact Sarah Stevens at Duchy College on 01209 722 117
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2 August 2002
Organic South West (Cornwall)
The Soil Association have secured a Priority 4.6 grant for the provision of organic advisory development work in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Grant of £465,891 from EAGGF towards a £1,230,369 project. For further information please contact Sue Flook, Media & Public Relations Manager, Soil Association on 0117 914 2448
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26 July 2002
CUC - Rim Developments at Cornwall College
Cornwall College has been awarded a Priority 5.3 grant towards the creation of eight new buildings with latest teaching, computing or scientific equipment plus state-of-the-art resources such as lecture theatres for local communities.
Grant of £4,771,000 from ERDF towards a £9,727,000 project. For further details please contact Dr. alan Stanhope on 01726 222724
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19 July 2002
South West Film Studios
South West Film Studios Ltd. have been awarded a Priority 1.1 grant towards a project to build the first film studio complex in the South West. The studio, at St. Agnes, will provide state-of-the-art productions facilities for the film and television industry.
Grant of £2,018,800 from ERDF towards a £5,768,000 project. For further information please contact Jane Kessell, South West Film Studios (UK) Ltd. Tel: 01872 554131
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2 July 2002
Cornwall EID
Duchy College have been awarded a Priority 4.6 grant towards the expansion of the use of electronic cattle identification in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Grant of £476,669 from EAGGF towards a £1,506,138 project. For further information please contact project manager Mary Browne on 01579 372 116, email mbrowne@cornwall.ac.uk.
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24 June 2002
South West Forest
A project by South West Forest has been awarded a Priority 4.4,4.5,4.6 grant towards developing new programmes to help farmers to take advantage of opportunities based on woodland management and wood utilisation as well as those based on creating new woodlands.
Grant of £110,227 from EAGGF towards a £245,895 project. For further information please contact Clive Thomas of South West Forest on 01409 221896
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17 June 2002
Finance Cornwall
A Priority 1.2 grant towards a major venture capital and loan fund for businesses in Cornwall, enabling Finance Cornwall to now prepare for the official launch later this year.
Grant of £9,000,000 from ERDF towards a £20,000,000 project. For further information please contact Robin Teverson on 01872 272288
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14 June 2002
Port of Truro Covered Warehouse
Carrick IAP have assisted Truro Harbour Office to secure a Priority 4.6 grant to carry out a study into the need and economic benefits of building a new covered warehouse at the Port, primarily for use by the agricultural industry.
Grant of £2,000 from EAGGF towards a £4,000 project. For further information please contact Cath Horton on 01872 224428
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9 May 2002
Build and Train Cornwall Holistic
The Young Builders’ Trust have been awarded a 3.1 grant for a project which aims to upskill long-term the unemployed and people at risk from social exclusion and provide them with the skills needed that will enable them to enter the employment market for the construction industry.
Grant of £891,427 from ESF towards a £1,982,118 project. For further information please contact The Young Builders’ Trust on 01752 601 313
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26 April 2002
Access Online ICT Facility
Self Direction Community Project, assisted by Carrick IAP, has been awarded an ESF, Priority 3.4, grant for a project to offer support and training through the use of ICT to people from marginalised and disadvantaged communities, and particularly people with disabilities, to enable them access to lifelong learning and employment opportunities.
Grant of £124,264 from ESF towards a £299,008 project. For further information please contact Cath Horton, Carrick IAP Programme Manager on 01872 224 541
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16 April 2002
West Country Rivers Project: Phase II
West Country Rivers Trust have received a Priority 4.6 EAGGF grant of £744,531. The project aims to improve the environment in targeted river catchment areas through advice to farmers and also offers a delegated grant scheme providing capital grants for conservation work.
Grant of £744,531 from EAGGF towards a £1,861,663 project. For further information please contact Arlin Rickard on 01566 784 488
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5 April 2002
Cornwall Arts Marketing
The Arts Centre Trust have been awarded an ERDF Priority 5.1 grant towards a project aimed at improving the marketing of arts.
Grant of £2,923,963 from ERDF towards a £6,002,696 project. For further information contact Richard Glover on 01872 274 427
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18 March 2002
Eden Foundation
The Eden Project has been awarded a Priority 1.1 grant towards the construction of a building for the Eden Foundation, which will house the nerve centre for Eden’s ethical commercial group.
Grant of £1,750,000 from ERDF towards a £4,066,000 project. For further information contact Henrietta Lilley on 01872 276 276
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8 March 2002
Cornish Horticulture Enterprises
South West Horticulture 2000 have been awarded a Priorities 1.4, 4.4 & 4.6 grant to support plant and flower growers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Grant of £1,548,000 from EAGGF towards a £6,639,400 project. For further information contact Pat Knight or Gillian Clark on 01626 890405
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8 March 2002
Destination Southwest
a new partnership to develop and extend the number of cruise liner visits to ports within the South West under Priority 5.1.
Grant of £70,816 from ERDF for a £141,630 project. For more information contact Bob Harrison, Director of Cruise Operations, on 01666-861058
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1 March 2002
Centre of Special Needs and Rural Studies at Duchy College
Cornwall College has been awarded a Priority 3.6 ERDF grant to create a new purpose-built facility to provide better access to learning opportunities for students with special needs.
Grant of £380,000 from ERDF towards a £949,000 project. For further information please contact Steve Parsons, Principal, Duchy College on 01579 372222
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1 March 2002
Goss Moor & Environs Rural Issues & Opportunities Feasibility Study
English Nature (through Restormel Regeneration Partnership’s IAP) have been awarded a Priority 4.6 EAGGF grant to conduct a Feasibility Study into maximising the benefits of the upgrading and realigning of the A30. The study aims to help local agricultural businesses and SMEs. (See media release of same date for more information.
Grant of £10,310 from EAGGF towards a £37,810 project. For further information contact Diane Woodhead, RRP IAP Team on 01726 623735
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15 February 2002
Working Woodlands II
Working Woodlands Holdings Ltd. have been awarded a Priority 4.5 grant to provide grant aid and support services to boost Cornish businesses that grow wood, work with locally produced wood or sell products made from local wood.
Grant of £583,209 from EAGGF for a £1,913,419 project. For further information please contact Chris Bow, Working Woodlands Tel: 01803 867 891; e-mail: the.barton@btinternet.com
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1 February 2002
Airport Development Director for Newquay Cornwall International Airport
Priority 2.4. Graham Greaves has been appointed Airport Development Director with a brief to take the recently refurbished Newquay International Airport into the next stage of its development and to tackle with airport operators, Sutton Harbour Holdings, some of the existing constraints on expansion of both passenger and freight air facilities.
Grant of £223,500 from ERDF for £447,000 project. Contact Graham Greaves on 01872 322317
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24 January 2002
Abalone Demonstration Trial
Cornwall Sea Fisheries have been awarded a Priority 4.7 grant to carry out a demonstration trial into the commercial farming potential of Abalone (or Ormer) shellfish.
Grant of £16,939 from FIFG towards a £26,382 project. For further information please contact Clare Leverton on 01872 270 333.
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