LOCAL ACTION
Forest of Dean District Council have secured £2.6 million frrom RDPE for community led development initiative and to qualify projects must address one or more of the following 3 themes
Enabling Communities
Empower communities to enhance existing services, identify gaps in provision and broker innovative solutions to their social, economic and environmental needs.
1. Communities enabled to have a greater influence in shaping their local area
2. Communities equipped with the skills and capacity to turn their ideas into action
3. Better use made of community facilities
4. Improved community participation and partnership working
Re-Vitalising the Local Economy
Create innovative solutions to enable individuals and businesses to make a wider range of products and services available locally, which will increase local spend and reduce the need to commute.
1. Improve the local supply chain
2. Enable communities and businesses to become more environmentally and economically sustainable
3. Maintain and enhance the area's landscape, biodiversity, heritage and environment, and utilise them as a sustainable economic resource
4. Promote economic growth through skills development and training
Intelligent Economic Growth
Create a vibrant economy by identifying innovative solutions which sustainably maximise
local resources to harness landscape, heritage, culture and local products, utilising the
area’s special qualities.
1. Support the development/expansion/diversification of micro businesses
2. Improve usage of land for food production, timber, energy and other economic products
3. Promote sustainable tourism
4. Promote environmentally friendly approaches to development