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Regional Contact: Jane KarthausWoodland Place, West Street, Belford, Northumberland, NE70 7QAT 01668 213937 E jane.karthaus@confor.org.uk
Diary Dates 2013
Click here and scroll down for North England events and meetings.
For ICF events click here.
For RFS events click here.
Read the North England Regional AGM minute of March 2012.
Read the North England Committee meeting minute of 18th October 2012.
The Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant is administered by Ngage Solutions on behalf of the Forestry Commission in three particular regions of the UK: Cumbria, the South West region and the South East. There are funds available for building roads and other infrastructure, as well as for getting professional help to bring neglected woods back into management. If you are thinking this grant could help you, then a new series of videos developed by Woodfuel WIG Project Manager, Mike Furness could get you started.
The '10 easy steps to apply for a Woodfuel WIG' can be viewed on the Ngage YouTube Channel. The videos explain everything you need to know about Woodfuel WIG, with helpful information on the eligibility criteria, filling out an application form, getting planning permission, and claiming the grant.
Newcastle University is managing a new placement scheme for postgraduate students in science, technology, engineering and agriculture.
Due to their ERDF funding they are able to subsidise placements for masters and doctoral students who are studying for various programmes such as MSC/PhD in environmental consultancy, renewable energy, conservation, advanced food marketing and various types of engineering. These must be within North East SMEs where they will undertake bespoke in depth projects lasting up to 24 weeks.
The cost to the SME is only £125 a week!
The SME can also claim up to £500 against project set up costs.
The student is supervised by a Newcastle University academic who specialises in the project subject adding another layer of support for the company.
Projects could include - renewable energy feasibility studies, energy audits, design of new projects and processes which are more energy efficient etc
For more information contact the team - Melanie Dunnett, Melanie.dunnett@ncl.ac.uk, Tel 0191 222 5259. www.ncl.ac.uk/business/knowledge/NSC_SupportPartnerships.htm
Forestry Commission
For your regional Forestry Commission pages follow these links:North East EnglandNorth West EnglandYorkshire and Humber
Woodfuel
Whether you are a small business owner interested in finding out more about installing a woodfuel boiler, or a woodland owner interested in the opportunities that woodfuel represents, you can find a wealth of information on the Biomass Energy Centre website and use the Information Enquiry Service. http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/ for further information in your region visit www.forestry.gov.uk/england-woodfuel
Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE)
The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) is jointly funded by the EU, through the European Fund for Rural Development and the Government. It has a budget of £3.9bn and will run till 2013. Of the total budget, £3.3bn has been allocated to agri-environment and other land management schemes including Environmental Stewardship and the English Woodland Grant Scheme. Some £600m has been made available to make agriculture and forestry more competitive and sustainable and to enhance opportunity in rural areas... read more
For more information on RDPE follow the links for the North East and North West. Read the RDPE Guide for Foresters and Woodland Owners produced by OneNorth East. Read the Northwest Regional Forestry Framework March 2012 update.
The following woodland initiatives offer business support and advice: