Countryside communities

Ensuring that England's rural communities receive their fair share of funding. Countryside Communities is a joint initiative between Community Fund and the Countryside Agency. It aims to ensure that England's rural areas receive their 'fair share' of funding.

It will deliver an extra £10 million to eight rural areas. It will also raise awareness of existing funding that rural communities across England can benefit from.

The eight Countryside Communities areas Region Local Authority District Amount to be awarded (to March 2007)

- Shepway £2,006,074
- Dover £2,454,519
- King's Lynn, West Norfolk £1,889,177
- Fenland, Cambridgeshire £1,248,034
- North Norfolk £1,989,036
- Boston, Lincolnshire £995,619
- West Lindsey, Lincolnshire £1,337,908
- Sedgemoor, Somerset £2,056,864
- England-wide (Strategic grants) £2,241,798
- Total amount to be awarded £16,219,029

We selected the eight areas based on analysis of both deprivation indices and low levels of Community Fund funding. We want to encourage innovative and practical projects to help revitalise our rural communities. This is on top of the committments to rural areas already included as part of fair share.

You can request more information from your local Community Fund or regional Countryside Agency office. Please phone:

Enquiries: 020 7747 5299
Countryside Agencies: 01242 521 381