Farm Productivity
John Goodfellow - mobile sheep handling
A grant of £3,643 was awarded
The grant was put towards the purchase of mobile sheep handling yard which will bring benefits in terms of productivity and animal welfare.
JT Goodfellow & Son Egg Packing Machine
A grant of £9,760 was awarded
The funding was used towards purchase and installation of an egg packing unit to speed up collection and date stamping of eggs produced through a new 16,000 layer unit.
G Herdman - mobile sheep handling
A grant of £5,374 was awarded
Improving the productivity of a sheep enterprise by investing in handling, weighing and recording equipment that gives the business the opportunity to increase output, reduce cost and improve the health and welfare status of the flock
R Jeffreys - improving farm productivity
A grant of £3,998 was awarded
The grant helped to improve the productivity of a sheep enterprise by investing in handling, weighing
and recording equipment.
Northumbrian Wagyu
A grant of £3,338 was awarded
LEADER funding helped purchase a refrigerated storage unit, packaging equipment, develop a website and design a leaflet to enable the creation of an on-farm based Wagyu beef sales and distribution facility
Organic Free Range Egg Production
A grant of £51,514 was awarded
Bainbridge Farms received funding towards the creation of a new organic free range egg layer enterprise providing them with a new income stream for their farm business.
Wittonstone - mobile sheep handling
A grant of £3,248 was awarded
The grant was put towards the purchase of mobile sheep handling yard which will bring benefits in terms of productivity and animal welfare.
Support for SME development - farm diversification
Corbridge Business Premises
A grant of £43,186 was awarded
LEADER funding helped this project to convert and expand a redundant former workshop in Corbridge to create business accommodation with access to high speed broadband, parking and town services.
Expansion of Doddington Cheese Business
A grant of £29,310 was awarded
The LEADER grant helped Doddington Cheese expand their business by purchasing larger and more modern cheese making manufacturing equipment to enable manufacture of greater volumes of cheese.
First & Last Brewery Installation
A grant of £16,284 was awarded
Red and Sam Kellie were able to use LEADER funding to set up and equip a new micro-brewery business based in outbuildings attached to the Bird in Bush pub in Elsdon.
Girsonfield Stud & Racing Expansion
A grant of £9,036 was awarded
Susan Corbett received funding to develop the facilities to enable more horses to be housed and trained at Girsonfield.
Hexhamshire Brewery
A grant of £11,872 was awarded
Mark Brooker applied to LEADER to help him relocate and improve the existing brewery into buildings adjacent to the Dipton Mill Inn. Funding was put towards the purchase and installation of a new 5 barrel brewery, and additional works to install a package sewage treatment.
S&J Smith Timber Haulage
A grant of £2,672 was awarded
The grant funding was used towards the purchase of Central Tyre Inflation technology to be installed on a truck and timber trailer
Twice Brewed Brewery
A grant of £69,507 was awarded
The funding was put towards building and equipping a new microbrewery attached to the existing Twice Brewed Inn public house.
Rural Tourism
Blossom Plantation Pods
A grant of £72,905 was awarded
The LEADER grant allowed Nina Mickleburgh to diversify an existing holiday cottage business by installing seven glamping pods surrounding a pond near Charlton Hall.
GlamPods Northumberland
A grant of £45,768 was awarded
The funding enabled Deb Walton to establish a new Glamping business on a rural hill farm consisting of three luxury pods with built in bathroom and kitchens with a BBQ hut at Troughend West Tofts, Otterburn
Establishing Hadrian’s Holiday Tours
A grant of £19,860 was awarded
Nigel and Catherine Jarvis were able to put the grant funding towards provision of two luxury glamping pods in the garden of the former Four Wynds Guest House. The addition of these pods will enable them to provide bespoke accommodation for people attending Hands on Latin tours as well as other visitors visiting the Hadrian’s Wall area.
Kielder Imaging Observatory
A grant of £85,996 was awarded
Having benefited from a LEADER grant in the previous programme, KOAS successfully applied to further develop and expand Kielder Observatory through construction of a single storey building housing the new Observatory with slide-off roof, an entrance porch, a warm room and coffee servery. This addition will enable the Observatory to accommodate greater numbers and improve the overall visitor experience.
Prendwick Farm Shepherd Huts
A grant of £32,797 was awarded
Jamie & Nicola Wood used LEADER funding towards the purchase and installation of 3 high quality bespoke shepherd huts on their farm at Prendwick.
Rural Services
Falstone Play Park
A grant of £14,404 was awarded
The Matthew Ridley Memorial Hall used the funding to help purchase and install an outdoor multi gym in the existing village park in Falstone which will benefit local users and visitors to the area.
Upgrading of Pool Plant Room
A grant of £82,732 was awarded
Funding from LEADER helped Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure upgrade the equipment in the pool plant room including boilers and a chemical dosing system. The benefits have already been felt in terms of customer feedback and increased footfall in the Summer season 2018.
Hillside Project
A grant of £14,383 was awarded
The grant funding enabled the Young & Sweet charity to bring a redundant building (formerly a care home) back into use as a youth and community centre in Haltwhistle.
Culture and Heritage
Creation of Cascade on Capability Brown’s Lake at Kirkharle
A grant of £5,548 was awarded
The funding was used to help create a cascade and undertake associated groundworks in the lake within the grounds of Kirkharle. The works were completed within the bicentennial year of Capability Brown’s birth and mean that the two separate lakes now form a linked serpentine which reflects the original plans that Mr Brown drew up for a lake at Kirkharle.
Forestry
Estate Forestry Services
A grant of £6,609 was awarded
James Petty was able to put the grant towards purchase of equipment to enable his business to scale up firewood operations.
Redeswood Forest Services
A grant of £40.460 was awarded
Redeswood used the funding towards the purchase of a second-hand excavator which was then fitted with forestry guarding and a harvesting head and also purchase a second-hand forest tractor. This equipment will enable them to harvest small woodlands which will expand their business.
Woodland Thinnings
A grant of £21,000 was awarded
The grant helped support investment in a second hand tracked excavator and fit out with forestry guarding and a new timber harvesting head. This equipment will help the company expand its operations and bid for additional contracts.