LOCAL FUELWOOD BUSINESS WINS OBJECTIVE ONE FUNDING

Moorheat of Widegates, near Looe has been awarded an Objective One grant by Working Woodlands to help with investment in new equipment.

Run by Mike Kenshole, the business concentrates on small woodland management contracts, woodland maintenance work and the sale of firewood logs. The grant from Working Woodlands will help with the purchase of a timber harvesting unit, giving Mike the flexibility to operate in the small woodlands of East Cornwall.

Moorheat provides an additional, valuable outlet for Cornish woodland owners wishing to sell small sized hardwood material. Mike was awarded his grant because his work is bringing under-managed woodlands in East Cornwall back into production. Once managed properly these woods can make long-term contributions to Cornwall’s rural economy.

Mike’s enterprise is one of the first to be awarded a grant from Working Woodlands. This European and UK government-funded Project is offering grants and support to businesses that grow wood, work with wood or sell wood or wood products in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

For further information contact: Caroline Harrison Working Woodlands Holdings Ltd. Tel: 01803 867891 or, Mike Kenshole Tel: 01503 240675