Progress Update Presentation AGM – November 2017
Presentations Overview: • Overview & Interim Strategy Review • Animation & Communication • Financial Update Scheme Updates: • Rural Cooperation - Willie Lamrock (Vice Chair & Coop Chair) • Basic Services & Broadband - Claire McDaid • Village Renewal & Business - Emma McGill o Sayers Engineering – Linda White o CODEC – Pauline Lusby (successful business)
Overview • RDP Overview • LAG Team • Interim Strategy
Rural Development NI Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 • Board : Derry and Strabane Rural Partnership = Local Action Group (LAG) • Council : Animation & PR; assessment, monitoring and financial management • Area : Eligible rural area = outside Strabane town and city of Derry • Budget : £7.54 million (£6.18m for projects – primarily capital ) • Strategy : Interim Strategy approved Feb 2016 (for review Autumn 2017+) • Schemes : 5 funding schemes • Staff : Team of 6
Rural Development Team Shonagh Linda White Emma McGill Claire McDaid Deirdre Harte Eilish Boyle Higgenbotham PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT PROGRAMME FINANCE ADMIN OFFICER OFFICER OFFICER MANAGER OFFICER OFFICER X 6660 X 6906 x 6850 x 6948 x 6910 x 6917 Email: rural.development@derrystrabane.com Web: www.derrystrabane.com/rural
The Interim Strategy • Interim Rural Development Strategy - Approved by DAERA February 2016 • To review – ensure in line with Local Community Plan and to: • Review progress against targets & budgets • Review of what has worked well & lessons learned? • Proposals/amendments? • Looking for feedback/comments – what should be revised? • Survey of RBIS eligible applicants who did not apply – further support? • Proactive targeting required where low application numbers e.g. Sperrin DEA
Funding Schemes & Allocations TARGETS PROGRESS SCHEME FUNDING % Rural Business Investment: £2,586,000 45% 29 businesses 20 businesses Business creation and development 68 new jobs 56.5 new jobs Rural Basic Services: £1,725,000 30% 11 feasibility studies 11 feasibility studies Service delivery community hubs 11 projects Rural Village Renewal: £1,206,400 21% 15 village plans 15 village plans Regenerating rural villages 12 projects underway Rural Broadband: £230,000 4% 1 scheme Infrastructure to address not-spots Also Rural Co-operation measure £432,600
Animation & Communication
Animation to date TOTAL CUMLATIVE TO DATE Scheme Animation Events Attendees All Animation (scheme & generic): 14 Pre-application workshops 449 Business – 3 calls • 70+ events 6 Procurement workshops 64 • 1,670 attendees 4 Enterprise Week sessions 103 Basic Services – 1 call 7 Pre-application workshops 142 Includes: 4 Procurement workshops 47 • Consultation events 2 phase 1 villages events 23 Village Renewal • Information sessions 7 village plan public meetings (to date) 91 • Updates at LCP events • Enterprise Week events 7 animation events 100 Joint BS & VR • Pre-application workshops • 2 stakeholder consultation events 20 Cooperation (IAT) Procurement workshops 53 events 1,039 TOTAL Also 60 X 1:1 pre-application checks
Animation in action…
Communication/PR to date Tools in place to market/promote: Marketing Campaigns: • Branding • 48 adverts • Image bank • 10 press releases/media campaigns • Web: ww.derrystrabane.com/rural • 9 social media campaigns • Marketing materials – e.g • 14 e-zine/online articles conference wallet, headed paper, • 13 email campaigns business cards • Merchandising
Communication/PR - samples
Financial Update
Programme Budget • Total budget - £7.5 million See summary breakdown of the funding allocation across the financial years of the programme • BUDGET 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 TOTAL (actual) Projects £200,842.50 £650,000.00 £2,358,494.00 £2,317,147.50 £653,266.00 £6,179,750 Administration £232,223.36 £253,734.78 £307,494.29 £267,297.89 £298,794.68 £1,359,545 & Animation TOTAL £433,065.86 £903,734.78 £2,665,988.29 £2,584,445.39 £952,060.68 £7,539,295
Admin Spend 2016/2017
Project Spend 2016 / 2017 Implementation Plan 2016/2017 Profiled Target Scheme Actual Spend Variance (£) Expenditure Rural Business £200,842.50 £204,843.40 £4,000.90 Investment Total £200,842.50 £204,843.40 £4,000.90
Admin Budget 2017/2018 - Expenditure to Date
Project Spend for 2017/2018 The agreed revised projected project spend for 2017/2018 is £650,000 – see table below for details of claims expected by 31st March 2018: Claims submitted to date £83,786.35 Claims due by 31 st March 2018 £543,061.15 Total Projected Expenditure £626,847.50 Project Officers will continue to monitor opportunities to complete additional projects earlier than scheduled in order to meet the spend target of £650,000 by March 2018.
Schemes Update • Rural Co-operation • Rural Basic Services • Rural Broadband • Rural Village Renewal • Rural Business Investment Scheme
Cooperation Scheme • Cooperation Subgroup – 8 members (Chair – Willie Lamrock) • Identified IAT as first project + 3 others now short-listed to further explore BUDGET: £432,600 (7%) • Requirement for at least 2 International Appalachian Trail : North/South Cooperation • Derry Strabane (Lead LAG) plus 5 projects partner LAGS = Inter-LAG working group • DAERA encourage projects with focus on • Oct’16 : Study visit to sections of IAT in Scotland unique landscape or • April’ 17 – ORNI appointed to undertake a scoping study natural resources • Oct’17 – Study complete – project progressing to full capital project Applicant : LAG • Potential spend of approx. £277k in Derry Strabane LAG area
Cooperation - IAT in pictures… Walks on NI sections of IAT – Sperrins (Nov’16) and Portballintrae (May‘17) IAT Scotland Trip (6 LAGs) – October 2016
Cooperation Scheme - other potential projects Rivers based Access and Recreation Project: Lead LAG – Causeway Coast & Glens • DAERA has approved application for Preparatory Technical Support • Feasibility Study - to examine current provision of water based recreation - to identify requirements to enable increased usage • Procurement exercise to appoint consultants • Capital project – potential to deliver an attractive river based recreation product • Increased visitor numbers - increased spend – health & social benefits
Cooperation Scheme - other potential projects Yellow Frames Project: Dalriada / Colmcille Project: Lead LAG – Causeway Coast & Glens (CCG) Lead LAG – Mid & East Antrim • • Other Partners – Latvia, Estonia Other Partners – CCG & Donegal with Scottish LAG to be confirmed • Potential to promote local, under- • Explore linkages between NI & developed tourist assets Scotland regarding the Dalriada / • Awaiting approval from Colmcille National Geographic • Project at early pre-development stage
Cooperation Scheme - networking “ Networking Works” Conference, Lithuania: • LAG Board members : Patricia, Noelle, Mary & John 12 th -14 th September 2017 • • Transnational LAG conference with focus on international cooperation and networking • 200 delegates from 14 nations attended • Opportunity to visit projects and join workshop sessions • Trip provided invaluable learning & networking opportunities
Rural Basic Services Scheme • Scoping study & Animation completed April 2017 • Targeted Call opened: BUDGET: £1.725M – Theme of health & well-being Technical Support (feasibility studies): – £500 to £5,000 Cluster with at least 3 partners – At least one absent or difficult to access service Small Grants: £10,000 to £50,000 • Budget breakdown agreed by DEA Large Grants: Technical Support (31 st July) – 12 applications • £50,000 to £250,000 Small Grants (4 th Sept) – 3 applications • Applicant : Community/voluntary or • public sector Large Grants – to open in 2018 Planning workshops 23 rd & 30 th November –
Rural Broadband Scheme Mapping & scoping underway BUDGET: £230,000 Finland best Practice Visit – September 2017: Aim : Improve rural • Group - 1 board member, 2 RDP staff, Council broadband for Digital Manager & ERNACT communities in “not spot” areas • Hosted by Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia Applicant : Council, • community/ voluntary 3 locations – Seinäjoki, Kauhajoki and Alavus sector or private sector • 10 presentations – covering broadband and (with Council as applicant) impacts on businesses & residents
Village Renewal Scheme • BUDGET: £1.2M Scoping study approved June 2017 Eligible Activities: • 13 settlements selected for capital support 1. Environmental improvements • Applications for capital projects - 2 phases: 2. Derelict/vacant site enhancement 3. Conservation of rural heritage 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 4. Gateway projects • 15 Cluster Village Plans: 5. Shop front enhancements – Consultants appointed (Insight & RDC) Applicant : Council in partnership with community/voluntary sector – 8 public events to date
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