Grants on offer

STRABANE District Council, under Axis 3 of the Rural Development Programme has announced funding for a range of farm diversification and business creation schemes for farmers and family members.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jun 2010, 10:48 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2010, 19:36 BST

Grants are open to farmers and family members and rural businesses with 10 or less employees and an annual turnover of under 2 million euro.

A range of information evenings will be held on the scheme in Donemana, Newtownstewart and Castlederg. Chairperson of Strabane District Council, Councillor Michaela Boyle is urging all farm owners and rural businesses to attend: "This funding is crucial to Strabane District and I hope that as many local farmers and their families' avail of it as possible.

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"The importance of agriculture to Strabane District cannot be underestimated. It provides valuable income and economic spin-off effects to the many smaller towns and villages in the Strabane District. The sector is stronger than many suggest, farm sizes have got larger and it does provide a good source of activity. It also has the potential to be a major exporter. This funding will be a vehicle for further regeneration in this area.

Information sessions will be held in the Dennett Interchange, Brook Road Dunamanagh on Monday 21 June 2010 from 7pm – 8pm. A further session will be held on Tuesday 22 June 2010 in the Newtownstewart 2000 Centre, Newtownstewart from 7pm - 8pm and thereafter on Monday 28 June 2010 in the Derg Valley Leisure Centre, Castlederg from 7pm – 8pm.

For further details, or to book, please contact Jonathan McCartney on 07730900352.

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