SouthWest UK

Regions for Sustainable Change
Funding Programme	INTERREG IVC
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall Council, Cornwall Development Company
Other EU Partners	Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development, Burgenland Regional Management (Austria), Commune of Wroclaw (Poland), Lamoro Development Agency (Italy), Liguria region (Italy), Malta Environment and Planning Authority, Le Marche region (Italy), La Rioja region (Spain), Regional Environmental Center, University of Debrecen (Hungary)
Funding Period	2008 - 2011
Budget (Overall/EU)	2.1 milion Euros
Project description	Regions for Sustainable Change (RSC) is a partnership of 12 organisations from eight EU member states. Through regional cooperation, the project aims at promoting an EU-wide shift to climate-friendly economies and seeks to identify opportunities for, and the costs and effects of, moving to a low-carbon economy.
Reports/conclusions	Website

NEA II - Nautisme Espace Atlantique II
Funding Programme	Atlantic Area Programme (IVB)
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall Council, North Devon+
Other EU Partners	Ireland, Basse-Normandie, Bretagne, Pays de la Loire, Galicia, Portugal, Andalusia
Funding Period	2009 - 2012
Budget (Overall/EU)	3.9 million Euros
Project description	The NEA II project aims at a sustainable and coordinated development of the whole marine leisure sector (activities, marinas, industries, trades and services) in the Atlantic Area. 17 actions, divided into 4 categories, will be implemented: 5 Actions “Marine leisure and economical development” 5 Actions “Marine leisure and protection of the environment” 4 Actions “Marine leisure and social cohesion” 3 Transversal Actions, for example Development and promotion of the Atlantic Water Sports Games.
Reports/conclusions	Website

WATER
Funding Programme	Cross Border Channel Programme (IVA)
Lead contact/ organisation	Westcountry Rivers Trust
Other EU Partners	Syndicat Mixte Pays de Ploërmel/Coeur de Bretagne ‐ Faune et Développement Durable ‐ Chambre d'Agriculture du Finistère ‐ Chambre d'Agriculture du Morbihan ‐ Fédération du Morbihan pour la Pêche et la Protection du milieu aquatique ‐ Fédération départementale des chasseurs d'Ille et Vilaine ‐ Association of Rivers Trusts ‐ Environment Agency South West ‐ South West Water
Funding Period	2008 - 2012
Budget (Overall/EU)	3.8 million Euros
Project description	The WATER project (Wetted Land: the Assessment, Techniques & Economics of Restoration) will develop a market based catchment restoration scheme which will be based on a Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) model and aims to identify both delivery and funding mechanisms to lever private investment for catchment restoration by: 1. Developing a substantive Channel wide cooperation network that identifies our shared common identities and problems and can deliver environmental restoration of wetted land within a river catchment in a cost effective way. 2. Develop a set of five robust cost/benefit guides that demonstrate how investment from private companies in catchment restoration can make a long-term impact on their profitability and competitiveness, in line with the Lisbon agenda, and ensure the sustainable development of the environment, in line with the Gothenburg agenda. Simply put, the people and businesses that benefit from good ecosystem function will pay directly the people who deliver good ecosystem function. They will do this because they have a clear understanding of the economic, social and environmental benefits as demonstrated by the WATER project.
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CAMIS - Channel Arc Manche Integrated Strategy
Funding Programme	Cross Border Channel Programme (IVA)
Lead contact/ organisation	Devon County Council, Cornwall Council
Other EU Partners	Région Haute‐ Normandie - Région Bretagne ‐ Région Basse‐ Normandie ‐ Région Picardie ‐ Région Nord Pas‐de‐Calais ‐ Université de Caen Basse‐Normandie ‐ IFREMER Boulogne‐sur‐ Mer ‐ Bretagne Prospective ‐ VIGIPOL ‐ CRITT Transport et Logistique ‐ West Sussex County Council ‐ Kent County Council ‐ Marine South East ‐ South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) ‐ University of Chichester ‐ Hampshire County Council
Funding Period	2009 - 2012
Budget (Overall/EU)	3.3 million Euros
Project description	The CAMIS project (Channel Arc Manche Integrated Strategy) was approved in June 2009 as part of the INTERREG IVA France (Channel) - England Programme. Based on the EMDI project's first results, the ambition of CAMIS is to draft and implement an integrated maritime policy in the Channel space whilst encouraging concrete co-operation schemes between stakeholders.
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COLLABOR8
Funding Programme	North West Europe Programme (IVB)
Lead contact/ organisation	Westcountry Rivers Trust
Other EU Partners	South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd (IE) - Lead Partner, Dienst Landelijk Gebied, onderdeel Nationaal projectbureau Nieuwe Hollandsche Waterlinie (NL), Stichting Veemarktkwartier (NL), Vlaamse Landmaatschappij, plattelandsproject de Merode (BE), Toerisme Oost-Vlaanderen VZW, project Meetjesland (BE), South Downs Joint Committee (UK), Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (UK), Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (UK)
Funding Period	2007 - 2012
Budget (Overall/EU)	10.5 million Euros
Project description	COLLABOR8 is a transnational European project that aims to contribute to the economic prosperity, sustainability & cultural identity of North West Europe in increasingly competitive global markets. This will be done by forming & supporting new clusters in the cultural, creative, countryside, recreation, local food, & hospitality sectors using uniqueness of place as a binding force & overcoming barriers to regional & transnational collaboration.
Reports/conclusions	Website

WIN Atlantique
Funding Programme	Atlantic Area Programme (IVB)
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall Development Company
Other EU Partners	Alentejo Regional Development Agency, Portugal Atlanpole, Nantes, France Conselho Empresarial do Centro/CCIC - Câmara de Comércio e Industria do Centro (CEC/CCIC), Coimbra, Portugal Europe+, Saint Herblain, France Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Gijón, Spain Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología, Sevilla, Spain Ouest Atlantique / Invest in Western France, Saint Herblain, France Limousin Expansion, Limoges, France Midland Regional Authority, Tullamore, Eire Uniao das associaçaoes Empresarias da Regiao Norte, Braga, Portugal WESTBIC, Galway, Eire
Funding Period	2009 - 2012
Budget (Overall/EU)	2.9 million Euros
Project description	Western Internationalisation Network Atlantic (WIN Atlantic) is a three year project which began on January 1, 2009. WIN Atlantic provides enhanced networking opportunities to innovative start ups and SMEs located in the regions of our partner organisations and supports the internationalisation of their businesses. The project has 12 partners from five Atlantic regions: France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Reports/conclusions	Website

RAPIDE
Funding Programme	INTERREG IVC
Lead contact/ organisation	South West Regional Development Agency
Other EU Partners	- Észak-Alföld (Hungary) - Galicia (Spain) - Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Poland) - Lapland (Finland) - Örebro (Sweden) - PreSov (Slovakia) - Saxony Anhalt (Germany) - South Bohemia (Czech Republic) - Tartu (Estonia) - Wales (UK) - Western Greece (Greece)
Funding Period	2008 - 2010
Budget (Overall/EU)	1.8 million Euros
Project description	RAPIDE is a network of European Regions driven by the Innovation agenda, funded under the EU Regions for Economic Change programme (Interreg IVc). The project is focused on supporting the implementation of good practice relating to the rule of the public sector in stimulating innovation in partner regions. In particular, the project will help businesses, primarily SMEs, to bring innovative products and services to the market more quickly. RAPIDE has been identified as a 'fast-track' network by the Commission which means it will help inform the development of future policy on innovation.
Reports/conclusions	Website

WAVE - Water Adaptation is Valuable for Everybody
Funding Programme	North West Europe Programme (IVB)
Lead contact/ organisation	Somerset County Council
Other EU Partners	Waterschap Regge en Dinkel [NL] Wasserverband Eifel-Rur [DE] Waterschap Groot Salland [NL] Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM) [BE] Institution d' Aménagement de la Vilaine [FR]
Funding Period	2008 - 2011
Budget (Overall/EU)	11 million Euros
Project description	The parties involved in WAVE have the responsibility to adapt water management to the changing climate. One of the measures to be taken is to assure that catchment areas are climate proof. This means to protect the inhabitants against floods and assuring sufficient water in times of drought. This is a challenging goal in a society that is faced with increasing urbanization and in which the pressure on available space is enormous. It implies the need for cooperation with traditional partners like provinces and communities, but also with relatively new partners and stakeholders like inhabitants, companies, nature organisation, recreational organisations and farmers (territorial challenge).
Reports/conclusions	Website

C-SCOPE
Funding Programme	Cross Border 2 Seas Programme (IVA)
Lead contact/ organisation	Dorset Coast Forum
Other EU Partners	Belgian Coordination Centre on ICZM
Funding Period	2008-2011
Budget (Overall/EU)	1.8 million Euros
Project description	C-SCOPE will create a ‘seamless coastal and marine planning framework’ to suit the demands of professional and non-professional users, following a ‘bottom-up’ approach. The results will allow a more holistic approach to planning, reducing development conflicts and impacts between coast and sea at a local level. The project concentrates on three main elements: 1. Developing a Coastal and Marine Spatial Plan; 2. Developing tools for achieving sustainable coastal economies and environments; and 3. Achieving commitment to ICZM through stakeholder engagement
Reports/conclusions	Website

Streets for Living (STRING E105)
Funding Programme	-
Lead contact/ organisation	Swindon Borough Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period
Budget (Overall/EU)
Project description	The project includes sections of four streets - Ponting Street, Gladstone Street, Salisbury Street and Graham Street which are located in the Central Ward of Swindon. This is one of the most deprived wards in the southwest region with high levels of crime and social exclusion, which the Streets for Living Project aims to improve.The objective is to use the transformation of the street environment as a driver to reduce crime and social exclusion.The four existing streets will be transformed with new surfaces that may be shared by vehicles and pedestrians. It will include new street lighting, new parking areas, children's play areas, hard soft landscaping, bicycle storage and seating areas.
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City Guides
Funding Programme	Bath and North East Somerset Council
Lead contact/ organisation	-
Other EU Partners	"Veliko Turnovo University, Bulgaria; Intercollege, Cyprus; Féderation Européenne des Associations de Guides Touristiques (FEG), France; Kek Kronos, Greece; European Educative Projects BV, The Netherlands; Landstede Onderwijsgroep, The Netherlands; NHTV, Breda, The Netherlands,VVV Kampen, Zwolle en Overijssels Vechtdal, The Netherlands; Norton Radstock College, United Kingdom; EfVET - European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training; Belgium"
Funding Period	September 2005 - September 2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	"533,000 euros overall; 399,000 EU contribution"
Project description	" The City Guides project aims to develop and design practical training for the Tourist Guides who work in the cities and to stimulate smaller cities and locations of historical interest to present their history in the right way. The project aims to establish the following: A training needs analysis Educational requirements (professional and competence profile) A test of developed training materials Quality criteria Certification on a European (or national) level. A common standard of certification based on area specific requirements in the cities concerned Assessment and examinations A feasibility study to establish a European knowledge centre for quality maintenance Profession regulations "
Reports/conclusions	Website

Innovative Thinking
Funding Programme	-
Lead contact/ organisation	Swindon Borough Council
Other EU Partners	Partners from 7 other European communities
Funding Period	December 2006-December 2009
Budget (Overall/EU)	15,000 Euros
Project description	The aim of the project is to establish and implement a Sustainable Energy Action Plan in each community. The work will cover renewable energy, energy efficiency in buildings (including industry), and the transport sector (mobility management and biofuels).
Reports/conclusions	Website

Tolvaddon Energy Park
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Total cost of £4m, of which Objective One £1.9m
Project description	To provide 31,000sq ft of workspace in 19 units ranging from 750sq ft to 5,000sq ft incorporating local materials, a geothermal heating system, grey water system and energy efficient lighting. A standard of environmental design officially recognised by an award from the British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment with Tolvaddon scoring 9 out of a possible 10 points earning it a rating of excellent, the highest level possible. This project is another exemplar for meeting the environmental cross cutting theme, ie protection and improvement of the environment, prudent use of natural resources, opportunities for business from environmental goods, processes and services, raising awareness of the importance and value of the environment and promoting environmental policies.
Reports/conclusions

Tolvaddon Energy Park
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)
Project description	To provide 31,000sq ft of workspace in 19 units ranging from 750sq ft to 5,000sq ft, incorporating local materials, a geothermal heating system, grey water system and energy efficient lighting. A standard of environmental design officially recognised by an award from the British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment with Tolvaddon scoring 9 out of a possible 10 points earning it a rating of excellent, the highest level possible. This project is another exemplar for meeting the environmental cross cutting theme, ie protection and improvement of the environment, prudent use of natural resources, opportunities for business from environmental goods, processes and services, raising awareness of the importance and value of the environment and promoting environmental policies.
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Urban Heathlands LIFE project
Funding Programme	LIFE
Lead contact/ organisation	Dorset County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	July 2001-June 2005
Budget (Overall/EU)	£2.6 million - 50% from EU
Project description	The project addressed urban pressures on the heaths by providing extra wardening, new fire fighting equipment for Dorset Fire and Rescue Service, a Heathland and Wildlife Protection Officer in Dorset Police and delivering an education programme within the local community and its schools.
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Liveable Cities
Funding Programme	Community Framework for Cooperation to Promote Sustainable Urban Development
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Groningen, The Hague, Rotterdam, Venice, Lille, Bourgas, Aalborg, Malmo, Copenhagen
Funding Period	March 2005 - May 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£885,000; £435,000"
Project description	The overall objective of the project is to encourage and support cities in their efforts to improve the quality of life in urban areas while developing local sustainable urban management plans.
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Integaire
Funding Programme	City of Tomorrow (DG Research)
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Athens, Malmo, Gothenburg, Venice, Leipzig, Seville, Dusseldorf, Utrecht
Funding Period	2002 - 2004
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£1.2m; £1.2m"
Project description	The project provides links between academia, the research community and air quality management practitioners in cities to enable the European Commission to more rapidly design tools to control air pollution and to test the efficiency of current statutory framework and Clean Air for Europe programme.
Reports/conclusions	Website

Pricing Road use for Greater Responsibility, Efficiency and Sustainability in CitieS (PROGRESS)
Funding Programme	FP5
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Copenhagen, Genoa, Gothenberg, Helsinki, Rome, Trondheim
Funding Period	June 2000 - May 2004
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£11.4m; £4.3m"
Project description	The objective of the PRoGRESS project was to demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness and acceptance of integrated urban transport pricing schemes to achieve transport goals and raise revenue.
Reports/conclusions	Website

VIVALDI
Funding Programme	CIVITAS Initiative
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Aalborg, Bremen, Kaunas, Nantes
Funding Period	February 2002 - January 2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£24m; £8.6m"
Project description	The VIVALDI project seeks to demonstrate an integrated package of innovative transport strategies and measures in 5 EU member state city laboratories, and to assess their contribution to improving 4 key urban policy goals.
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SILENCE
Funding Programme	FP6
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Barcelona, Genoa, Paris
Funding Period	February 2005 - January 2008
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£6m; £3m"
Project description	The objective of SILENCE is to develop an integrated methodology and technology infrastructure for urban surface transport.
Reports/conclusions	Website

BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport (BEST)
Funding Programme	SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
Lead contact/ organisation	Somerset County Council
Other EU Partners	Stockholm (Sweden), Biofuel Region (Sweden), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Somerset (UK), Dublin (Ireland), Basque Country (Spain), Madrid (Spain), Nanyang (China), S√£o Paulo (Brazil), La Spezia (Italy
Funding Period	4 year project, starting January 2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	€315440 and EU contribution €153845
Project description	COMPETE Territorial Co-operation Interreg IIIC Bristol City Council Munich, Dortmund, Helsinki, Barcelona, Lyon, Rotterdam October 2004 - September 2007 "£875,000; £505,000" http://www.compete-eu.org/ COMPETE is a European network of cities and city-regions, established with the aim of sharing knowledge about increasing economic performance and competitiveness. SRN Europe Territorial Co-operation Interreg IIIC Bristol City Council Barcelona, Lille, Tenerife, Tampere, Turku, Klaipeda, Hranice, Monferrato, Modena, Ancona September 2004 - August 2007 "£417,000; £237,000" http://www.srneurope.net/index.html A Europe-wide network dedicated to the effective use and delivery of Structural Funds and regeneration programmes in sub-regional areas.
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Capacity Building in South Wiltshire
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	Salisbury District Council (Wiltshire)
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	01.01.05 - 31.12.05
Budget (Overall/EU)	£30,000
Project description	Capacity Building in South Wiltshire
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Capacity Building in North Wiltshire, Kennet and West Wiltshire
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	RegenWorks (Wiltshire)
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	01.01.05 - 13.03.06
Budget (Overall/EU)	£200,000
Project description	Capacity Building in North Wiltshire, Kennet and West Wiltshire
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Provision of Information through newsletter and website
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	Working for Opportunities Trust (Wiltshire)
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	01.01.05 - 31.12.07
Budget (Overall/EU)	£90,000
Project description	Provision of Information through newsletter and website
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Promoting a Competitive, Confident and Credible Social Economy (C3)
Funding Programme	EQUAL
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	September 2004 - December 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£1.5m; £0.75m"
Project description	C3 is a pro-active partnership of 11 organisations spread across the West of England sub-region made up of statutory, voluntary, community, social enterprise and co-operative sector organisations. The partnership is piloting a range of new business support services and providing expert advice in improving the performance of social economy organisations.
Reports/conclusions	Website

Somerset Participation and Inclusion Fund
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	Somerset County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	Sept 2003- August 2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	£ 325,314
Project description	"Somerset Participation and Inclusion Fund delivered the ‚ÄúGlobal Grants‚Äù programme, part funded by ESF, to the community based voluntary sector in Somerset by ""bridging the gaps"" for accessible skill training, progressing disadvantaged people towards the labour market by building their confidence and helping them to overcome physical and attitudinal barriers. In total 64 community based projects ranging from ¬£500 to ¬£10,000 were supported assisting 2752 people across Somerset."
Reports/conclusions

Connecting Somerset
Funding Programme	ESF Objective 3
Lead contact/ organisation	Somerset County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	January 2005 to June 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)	£1,700k overall, £558k from ESF
Project description	Helps Somerset SME owners and staff to grow their business by adopting information technology. Advice, training and grants are available to help them take steps up the e-adoption ladder, from simple broadband connection through to fully integrated web-based commerce. Output targets include 500 employed individuals engaged in learning, 1,000 companies receiving help, 1,400 new e-adoption steps taken and an extra ¬£3.5m of Gross Value Added.
Reports/conclusions	Website

Job and training opportunities
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	Shaw trust (Wiltshire County Council)
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	01.01.04 - 31.12.06
Budget (Overall/EU)	£316,464
Project description	Providing advice and guidance on job and training opportunities
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Support into employment for young disabled people
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	Action for Blind People (Wiltshire County Council)
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	01.01.04 - 31.12.06
Budget (Overall/EU)	£227,252
Project description	Providing support into employment for young disabled people aged 15 to 24 years
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Support into employment for people with learning disabilities
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	CARE Rowde (Wiltshire County Council)
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	01.07.04 - 31.12.05
Budget (Overall/EU)	£597,920
Project description	Providing support into employment for young people with learning disabilities
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Support into employment for people with mental health problems
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	Richmond Fellowship Employment and Training (Wiltshire County Council)
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	01.04.04 - 31.3.07
Budget (Overall/EU)	£299,232
Project description	Providing support into employment for people with mental health problems
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Capacity Building in South Wiltshire
Funding Programme	ESF
Lead contact/ organisation	Salisbury District Council (Wiltshire)
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	01.01.04-31.12.04
Budget (Overall/EU)	£30,000
Project description	Capacity Building in South Wiltshire
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Brixham Regeneration
Funding Programme	Objective II
Lead contact/ organisation	Torbay Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period
Budget (Overall/EU)
Project description	This is a comprehensive regeneration scheme for the town of Brixham, the leading fishing port in England & Wales by value of catch. The scheme includes a new town centre supermarket, Northern Arm Breakwater and importantly a new fish market and commercial space in support of the marine industries in Torbay.
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Torbay Innovation Centres
Funding Programme	Objective II
Lead contact/ organisation	Torbay Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period
Budget (Overall/EU)	First two sites (College and Torquay) will cost circa £2.5 M with £1M ERDF from the Objective 2 programme
Project description	A managed workspace scheme developed by the Torbay Development Agency in partnership with South Devon College Workspace. The project has seen the development of a hub centre in the new South Devon College building in Paignton and is designed to support new businesses and encourage students at the College to consider starting a business.
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Trans-Rural
Funding Programme	Leonardo da Vinci
Lead contact/ organisation	Bath and North East Somerset Council
Other EU Partners	"Rogaland Training and Education Centre, Norway; Brasov Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Romania; Norton Radstock College, UK; Euracademy Association, Greece; European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (EFVET)"
Funding Period	September 2004 - September 2005
Budget (Overall/EU)	"300,000 euros overall; 150,000 euros EU contribution"
Project description	" The project focused on the transfer the two innovative learning packages of the Euracademy project on the themes of “Developing Sustainable Rural Tourism” and “Information Society and Sustainable Rural Development”, to different local contexts across Europe and to diverse target groups. Its principal objectives included: to localise the training products (i.e. translation and adaptation to cultural settings and different target groups’ needs); and to assess the transferability of the training products to the training and national accreditation systems of the beneficiary partners, based on blended learning techniques. The target groups included managers and animators of rural development serving in the public or private sectors, rural SMEs and staff of organisations representing rural SMEs, and staff of social partners or other NGOs active in rural areas. "
Reports/conclusions	Website

European Rural Tourism Development
Funding Programme	Leonardo da Vinci
Lead contact/ organisation	Bath and North East Somerset Council
Other EU Partners	"Cebanc-Cedea, Mendikoi, Ibermatica, Spain; CSCS, Italy; Europartners 2000, Bulgaria; Norton Radstock College, UK and social partners"
Funding Period	September 2004 - November 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)	"800,00 euros overall; 590,000 euros EU contribution"
Project description	The aim of the project is to develop and pilot new learning materials and a new course in rural tourism development which will be delivered on-line to course participants via a virtual campus. The programme will incorporate a variety of learning tasks, including the research, design and promotion of new rural tourism itineraries incorporating case studies to facilitate the learning process. The learning programmes will ensure skills and knowledge of participants meet the needs of the rural tourism sector and new opportunities for employment within it.
Reports/conclusions	Website

Non-traditional approaches to reaching marginalised groups
Funding Programme	Grundtvig 2 - Learning Partnerships
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Milan, Bucharest, Lille, Kolding
Funding Period	September 2001 - July 2004
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£30,000; £30,000"
Project description	To identify approaches that deal with non-traditional learners, teachers, environments and methods being used as innovative ways of reaching traditionally excluded groups
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School Partnerships And Intercultural Education (SPICE)
Funding Programme	Comenius 2.1
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Denmark, Spain, Slovakia, Poland, Sweden
Funding Period	September 2004 - August 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£155,000; £77,500"
Project description	The aim of the project is to bring together in-service trainers from six European countries to evaluate the way in which school partnerships contribute to intercultural learning and to develop innovative approaches by sharing good practice.
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Somerset Market Towns Employment Project
Funding Programme	ESF Article 6
Lead contact/ organisation	Somerset County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	Oct 2003- Dec 2005
Budget (Overall/EU)	Overall budget was €333,058.53 with a EU contribution of €183,455.82
Project description	This project aimed to develop innovative market town labour market strategies, designed to improve skill levels, employment opportunities and the future competitiveness of these local economies. The project involved developing Market Town Strategy Partnerships (MTSPs) for identified towns in Somerset. A baseline diagnostic study was undertaken in each of the local areas. The intelligence was used to identify an assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, leading to the development of a local employment strategy.
Reports/conclusions	Website

Jobcentre Plus
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Co-financing plans, of which Objective One £7.9m
Project description	To support a wide range of projects across Cornwall helping jobless people move closer to employment.
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Well Cornwall
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	A £13m first phase project, the Knowledge Spa, of which Objective One invested £1.25m
Project description	To establish the Cornwall campus for the Peninsula Medical School and Institute of Health Studies located at the Royal Cornwall Hospital and opened September 2004. This links R & D in health and social care together with business support, teaching, skills training, health professionals, academics, researchers and entrepreneurs. The following investors contributed to Phase 1: NHS, University of Plymouth, SW RDA, Objective One, Duchy Charitable Trust and Cornwall County Council.
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Actnow
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Projects totalling £16.6m with £6.9m from Objective One
Project description	To provide 100% broadband coverage for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly together with business support. The first element, upgrading exchanges in the more urban areas targeted 3,300 businesses over 3 years, this was achieved in 2 years with the 3,300th firm being a relocated business from Surrey, in addition there were 15,000 households connected to Broadband. The project partners, SWRDA, BT, Cornwall Enterprise Company, Cornwall College, Cornwall Broadband Partnership, Business Link, Defra, Cornwall County Council and Objective One both ERDF and EAGGF addressed market failure in a rural area. Importantly a major capital investment in IT infrastructure was backed up by bespoke business support to achieve optimum return.
Reports/conclusions	Website

NHS Sourcing Study
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Total cost £350k of which Objective One £175k
Project description	To increase the purchasing and processing of local food for use in the 1.2 million meals served to patients pa, visitors and staff, leading the way to potentially invest in a ¬£4m in a food production unit
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Davidstow Creamery Extension
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Total Cost £23m of which DEFRA £4m and Objective One £4m
Project description	To increase cheese production from 33,000 tonnes pa. to 55,000 pa (+66%) with milk sourced increasing from 320m litres to 540m litres to create the UK largest mature cheddar cheese plant
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Jobcentre Plus
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Co-financing plans of which Objective One ¬£7.9m
Project description	To support a wide range of projects across Cornwall helping jobless people move closer to employment.
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Newquay Tourism Business Investment Programme: Known as HONEY (Hotels of Newquay Enhance Yourselves)
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Total cost £3.7m of which Objective One £1.3m
Project description	"Support for owner/managers of tourism businesses with private sector contribution of ¬£750 per member entitling them to bespoke business support and capital investment up to ¬£30,000 in order to raise quality of the resort infrastructure, especially accommodation to a nationally recognised quality standard, increase productivity and the quality of jobs. This project complements actnow. Honey reflects many of the sustainable tourism aspirations outlined in the Governments Tomorrow‚Äôs Tourism initiative;"
Reports/conclusions

Broadband4Devon
Funding Programme	Objective II
Lead contact/ organisation	Devon County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	Oct 03 - Sep 06
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£12,352,100; £5,518,000"
Project description	The Broadband4Devon project is designed to underpin the potential of a growing knowlege based economy by combining the introduction of new technology with dedicated hands-on business support across the county. The project will assist SMEs to access ADSL technology and will provide the necessary knowledge and understanding to enable full benefit from the use of ICT.
Reports/conclusions

Devon Artsculture
Funding Programme	Objective II
Lead contact/ organisation	Devon County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	Oct 04 - Dec 07
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£569,558; £1,139,117"
Project description	Support for the rural arts, culture and craft economies through a range of business support measures and economic opportunities to micro-enterprises and creative freelancers within rural Devon.
Reports/conclusions

National Cycle Network: a path to prosperity
Funding Programme	Objective II
Lead contact/ organisation	Devon County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	Apr 00 - Mar 08
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£9,131,420; £1,773,600"
Project description	To complete the region's National Cycle Network from the south coast to the north coast of Devon. The project will involve work to create largely off-road cycle paths from Minehead to Torbay.
Reports/conclusions

RE4D (Renewable Energy 4 Devon)
Funding Programme	Objective II
Lead contact/ organisation	Devon County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	Apr 06 -Mar 08
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£1,100,014; £1,094,113"
Project description	A pilot scheme to develop the renewable energy sector in Devon by boositng the market and profit for renewable energy businesses in the Objective 2 area. RE4D will also help businesses, public sector and community organisations, schools, and even domestic households to move to renewable energy sources.
Reports/conclusions

Bristol Objective II Neighbourhood Action Plan
Funding Programme	Objective II
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2002 - 2008
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£31.5m; £10.6m"
Project description	The Objective 2 Programme provides financial assistance from the European Community towards the costs of projects aimed at promoting the economic regeneration of targeted deprived areas. The funding will help improve prosperity and create a quality of life equal to that of the best in Europe.
Reports/conclusions	Website

South Bristol URBAN II
Funding Programme	URBAN II
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	December 2001 - December 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£15.7m; £7.4m"
Project description	As a community-led initiative, Urban encourages and supports local residents to regenerate the area where they live, focusing primarily on young people aged between 10 and 30.
Reports/conclusions	Website

Eden Project
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)
Project description	Further Millennium Commission investment alongside further investment from the Objective One Programme, the Regional Development Agency and Virador have meant that the Eden Project has been able enhance its visitor management facilities and build a new education resource centre - ‚ÄúThe Core.‚Äù The Eden Project has rightly become world famous for its stunning architecture and the wonder of its content. It is a triumph of imagination and commitment to build a better future for us all.
Reports/conclusions

Camborne Pool Redruth Urban Regeneration Company
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Total cost £2.3m of which Objective One invested £1.4m
Project description	Developing a physical and economic regeneration strategy for the area that identifies the opportunities and tackles the problems in a ¬£150m master plan of investment over a 10-15 year period
Reports/conclusions	Website

Probus Burngullow
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Total cost £13.8m of which Objective One £3m
Project description	Removal of 7.5mile bottleneck by re-dualling part of the Penzance-London mainline rail track, improving train time reliability, decreasing journey time by 8 minutes and enabling Train Operating Companies to reschedule services to better suit commuters. Project funded through the Rail Partnership Programme within the SRA, Network Rail, Cornwall County Council and Objective One with support from the TOCs.
Reports/conclusions

Combined Universities Cornwall
Funding Programme	Objective One
Lead contact/ organisation	Cornwall County Council
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period	2000-2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	Phase One - Total capital cost £69m of which Objective One £37m
Project description	To establish Higher Education provision within Cornwall based on a Hub (located at Penryn) and Rim model providing ready access across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and a clear progressive route from Further Education to Higher Education. A balance of capital investment in bricks and mortar, development of an academic programme, increased research capability and business support. The partners include Universities of Plymouth and Exeter, Falmouth College of Arts, Open University, College of St. Mark and St. John, Cornwall and Truro FE Colleges, HEFCE, RDA, CCC and charities
Reports/conclusions	Website

Chalk and Cheese
Funding Programme	LEADER
Lead contact/ organisation	DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL
Other EU Partners	N/A
Funding Period
Budget (Overall/EU)	£1.9 million - 50% from EU
Project description	Chalk and Cheese is a funding initiative supporting sustainable development in Dorset rural heartland
Reports/conclusions

Young Citizens Project
Funding Programme	URBACT
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Sabadell, Misterbianco, Evosmos
Funding Period	June 2004 - May 2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	"£282,000; £141,000"
Project description	This project empowers young people (10 to 30 years old) to contribute to civic life in their cities, including participation in decision-making bodies. The aim is to make recommendations to statutory bodies and others to enable them to develop forms of governance, which encourage the participation of young people
Reports/conclusions

CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION ZONES (CHAZ)
Funding Programme	Preparatory actions for cooperation on cultural matters
Lead contact/ organisation	Somerset County Council
Other EU Partners	Vendée General Council, France Research and Development Centre, Murcia, Spain Province of Alava, Spain Province of Frosinone, Italy
Funding Period	10/11/2003 - 28/02/2005
Budget (Overall/EU)	"€116,924.43;€67,712.79"
Project description	In August 2003 the Chairman of Somerset County Council (SCC) was invited to the Vendée to sign a cultural cooperation agreement with the Vendée General Council (CGV). At the same time the two Abbeys of Glastonbury and Maillezais finalised their own friendship charter as a promise to continue a link that had started some four years earlier. The first joint project for both authorities was planned and implemented to improve the partners' understanding of their respective cultural frameworks in order to help prepare the ground for future cooperation with each other, and involving additional partners.
Reports/conclusions

Cities Regain Identity and Image (CRII)
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIB (NWE)
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Hagen, Leverkusen, Kaiserslautern, Brugge, Rotterdam
Funding Period	December 2004 – March 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)	€4.5m; €2.16m
Project description	To identify key elements in procuring a strategy to reinforce city image and identity and to produce guidelines to assist European cities to strengthen their identities and retain their distinctiveness.
Reports/conclusions	Website

Spatial Metro
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIB (NWE)
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Rouen, Koblenz, Biel, Delft, Zurich
Funding Period	December 2004 – March 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)	€11.9m; €5.4m
Project description	The Spatial Metro project is a transnational group of partners co-operating to find innovative ways to improve city centres for pedestrians.
Reports/conclusions

Adriatic Action Plan 2020
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIB
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Albania, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Austria
Funding Period	2003 – 2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	€850,000; €476,000
Project description	AAP 2020 aims to use the principles of sustainable development as a source of innovation and experimentation by adopting practices and procedures to encourage partnerships to develop sustainable markets and governance.
Reports/conclusions	Website

Brownfield European Regeneration Initiative (BERI)
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIB
Lead contact/ organisation	Bristol City Council
Other EU Partners	Lyon, Rostock, Haviland, Dublin, Tallin, Stockholm
Funding Period	November 2004 – November 2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	£1m; £660,000
Project description	The overall aim is to establish a structured framework to exchange ideas, experience and expertise on how brownfield development can positively impact on city urban regeneration. BERI will also seek to influence and contribute to future European Commission thinking on brownfield development policy.
Reports/conclusions	Website

LOF
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIB
Lead contact/ organisation	Dorset County Council
Other EU Partners	Finland and Estonia
Funding Period
Budget (Overall/EU)	£207,000 for Dorset
Project description	Sustainable Food
Reports/conclusions

EROCIPS
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIB
Lead contact/ organisation	Dorset County Council and Devon County Council
Other EU Partners	France, Spain, Portugal and Ireland
Funding Period	Nov 04 - Oct 07
Budget (Overall/EU)	£4328700; £2466593
Project description	Responding to coastal oil, chemical and inert pollution incidents from shipping by Emergency Planning services of local and regional authorities. The project is developing a portfolio of strategies and tools for responding to coastal pollution from shipping accidents, with working themes on: pollution threats, prevention of pollution from shipping, shoreline sensitivity and response techniques; booming and barraging of shorelines; counter pollution resources; oil spill modelling; environmental monitoring; informing decision makers and stakeholders
Reports/conclusions

RAFAEL
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIB
Lead contact/ organisation	Devon County Council
Other EU Partners	France, Spain, Portugal and Ireland
Funding Period	Jan 05 - Dec 07
Budget (Overall/EU)	£1,889,983; £1,094,113
Project description	The overall aim is to establish a structured framework to exchange ideas, experience and expertise on how brownfield development can positively impact on city urban regeneration. BERI will also seek to influence and contribute to future European Commission thinking on brownfield development policy.
Reports/conclusions

European Garden Heritage Network (EGHN)
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIB (NWE)
Lead contact/ organisation	Somerset County Council
Other EU Partners	Germany and France
Funding Period	01/09/2003 – 31/12/2006
Budget (Overall/EU)	€3,059,851; €1,471,346
Project description	Partners from regional and local governments, as well as their gardens in the UK, France and Germany, have come together to form the European Garden Heritage Network (EGHN) in order to prove and improve the value of parks and gardens for sustainable development. With this, their first joint project, partners attempted to define and promote this potential by creating models of best practice, which were tested through a series of innovative key actions and will be shared with future partners and further developed in years to come.
Reports/conclusions

Metrex
Funding Programme	Interreg IIIC
Lead contact/ organisation	Bournemouth and Poole
Other EU Partners	40 European metropolitan regions and areas
Funding Period	2005-2007
Budget (Overall/EU)
Project description	Metrex is a network of practitioners from European metropolitan regions and areas who are involved in formulating and implementing spatial planning and development strategies, policies, programmes and projects at the metropolitan level.
Reports/conclusions	Website

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