All RDAs across England are closing by March 2012
(see transition and closure section).
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Responsibility for the elements of the programme that have been
delivered by South West RDA since the programme started transfers
to Defra on 1 July. The RDA has written to all projects informing
them of this on Defra’s behalf – the full text
of the letter is available here.
Many of the staff who have been involved in RDPE will be
transferring to Defra, and will become the Defra RDPE Delivery Team
South West. The main office base will be:
Clyst House,
Winslade Park,
Clyst St Mary
Exeter EX5 1DY
Contact details for individual staff are being finalised, so
emails sent to addresses @southwestrda.org.uk will be forwarded to
the new Defra email addresses for some time after transfer. The new
central mailbox for the team is rdpedeliverysouthwest@DEFRA.GSI.GOV.UK
The RDPE website will remain in use for a short time after the
transfer date. Thereafter, information on the programme will be
posted in a new RDPE section of the main Defra website which is
currently under development.
Local Action for rural communities
What is Local Action?
'Local Action' is the community-led element of the Rural
Development Programme for England (RDPE), which implements the
LEADER principles developed under previous EU funded
programmes.
The core objectives of Local Action are to:
- Address economic under performance.
- Improve the provision and access to services as a means of
tackling disadvantage.
- Harness the wider economic value from sustainable environmental
quality.
- Develop local governance and delivery capacity in rural
areas.
Local Actions builds on the activities supported through other
parts of the RDPE.