05.03.04
Claytawc receives Objective One investment

ClayTAWC (Clay Area Training and Work Centre) situated in the heart of the Clay Country in St Dennis has received investment from the Objective One Rural Key Fund and Restormel Borough Council with the assistance of Restormel Regeneration Partnership Integrated Area Plan Team.

The funding is for a new post of Centre and Business Development Manager. The post will facilitate and develop new Centre activities, business, and projects and so help to increase services and benefits to the community it serves. Their focus on developing sustainable projects and activities will ensure the long term future of ClayTAWC.

Tony Newson consultant for ClayTAWC says: "We are overjoyed by securing the investment from the Objective One Rural Key Fund and Restormel Borough Council. The people within the area should feel that the centre belongs to them and that they are an integral part of it. With the appointment of a new Centre Manager there will be a point of focus to develop and follow through current and new business development and funding opportunities. This would increase services and benefits to the community that ClayTAWC serves, and ensure the long term future of ClayTAWC by seeking to develop projects that ensure a self sustainable future for the centre and its community.”

Cllr Shirley Polmounter added: "The vision of ClayTAWC is that all people living in the Clay area can have access to a well managed local community centre which provides a wide range of training and work activities as well as providing a focus for the community.”

Editor's notes:

Restormel Regeneration Partnership

Restormel Regeneration Partnership was established in 2000, with the object of making Restormel '...a more prosperous and lively area...' by making maximum use of the opportunities for regeneration.

Integrated Area Plans (IAPs) are the way in which Objective One can help communities. These are the plans that integrate the economic, social and environmental aspects of the Objective One programme into a framework for use in a specific area. There are eleven plans throughout Cornwall, three of which (St Austell Bay, China Clay Area, and Newquay & its Rural Hinterland) are covered by Restormel.

The Objective One, European Regional Development Fund, funded Integrated Area Plan team was established in February 2001 to deliver the three IAPs for Restormel. It can help with developing and supporting community based projects who wish to apply for Objective One funding.

The RRP team is funded by Restormel Borough Council, Objective One European Regional Development Fund, the South West of England Regional Development Agency, Imerys, Cornwall County Council and Health Action Zone.

For further information:

Claire Evans
Administration Officer, RRP IAP team
Tel: 01726 623735
e-mail: claire@rrp.org.uk

Jason Clark
Communications Adviser
Objective One Partnership Office
Castle House
Pydar Street
Truro TR1 2UD
Tel: 01872 241379
Fax: 01872 241388
objectiveone@cornwall.gov.uk

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