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Objective One funding is to help create desirable business
accommodation in an attractive rural location near Egloskerry in North
Cornwall. The £569,499 project is to receive £113,900 from
the Objective One European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
with a similar sum being provided by DEFRA.
Redundant farm buildings at Trehummer Farm are to be converted to eight or
nine separate units of business workspace in an area where, as evidence suggests
little accommodation is currently available. It is anticipated that the
project could help generate up to 20 jobs and provide space for local
businesses. It is recognised that lack of suitable premises is one of
the principal barriers to business growth in the area.
The buildings will be subject to extensive refurbishment without radically
altering their external character so that their historical and landscape
value will be preserved. It is intended to convert the premises into a
total of 600 square metres of workspace, split into eight or nine units of between
48 and 97 square metres set around a pedestrian courtyard. Some of the
smaller units will be specifically targeted at new business and it is
hoped that this will provide much-needed accommodation for expanding small
businesses often looking to move up from home-based premises.
Trehummer Farm is a 419 acre working
farm owned by Mr and Mrs Uglow and the project will also assist in the
restructuring of the farm business and sustaining agricultural activity
at the farm for the foreseeable future. Gareth Rowe of Stags Chartered
Surveyors, who specialises in advising on farm diversification and rural
development projects, has been closely involved in preparing Mr and Mrs
Uglow's bid for European funding.
The project has received financial backing from DEFRA as well as the European
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund as part of the Objective One programme,
Regeneration North Cornwall, North Cornwall District Council, Cornwall
County Council, Business Link, Stags Chartered Surveyors, and Trewin Design
Partnership have also supported the project.
For further information please contact Gareth Rowe
on 01872 264488 or 01566 774999.
Contacts:
Check McEwen - IAP Programme Manager
Regeneration North Cornwall
Telephone: 01208 77860
Fax: 01208 75421
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Editors notes:
The
five strong team at Regeneration North Cornwall are working with
local groups and companies to encourage economic, social and environmental
projects.
Regeneration North Cornwall offers a range of free services including:
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project development |
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writing bids and business plans |
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help with finding match funding |
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management support |
If a project is not eligible for Objective One funding
the Regeneration team will do their best to help locate other funds
and find other ways of taking ideas forward.
The Integrated Area Plan for
North Cornwall aims to:
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Develop skills
of community members to enable them to participate and benefit
from the Objective One Programme and contribute to the regeneration
process in their communities |
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Ensure that everyone in
the area - men, women; employed, unemployed, those out of the
labour market; people with disabilities; young and old –
benefit from the Objective One Programme and from the resulting
changes in the economy |
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Promote community economic
development |
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Support employment growth
through business development and support |
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Ensure the beautiful environment
of North Cornwall is enhanced |
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Support equality of opportunity |
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Provide up-to-date ICT infrastructure, skills and access
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Jason Clark
Communications Manager
Objective One Partnership Office
Castle House
Pydar Street
Truro TR1 2UD
Tel: 01872 241379
Fax: 01872 241388
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