South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

Guidance for Leader Groups

How to apply for Leader support

The attached draft guidance notes for Leader explain the leader approach and the process for applying for Leader support. In addtion, the attached maps illustrate the Rural/Urban split which must be taken into account when planning a Leader application.

• Brief explanation of the Leader approach
  (Adobe Acrobat PDF document 1.34Mb, PDF Help)
• Q&A on Leader applications - 28 June 2007
  (Microsoft Word document 39Kb)
• Updated guidance for Leader applicants - 08 May 2007
  (Microsoft Word document 421Kb)
  
  Maps (Adobe PDF documents, PDF Help)
• Berkshire (1006Kb)
• Buckinghamshire (1.12Mb)
• East Sussex (768Kb)
• Hampshire and Isle of Wight (1.06Mb)
• Kent (1023Kb)
• Oxfordshire (1.08Mb)
• Surrey (1.08Mb)
• West Sussex (805Kb)

Leader workshops - Evidence gathering 12th Sept

The following presentations were made at this workshop

• Leader Evidence Base Workshop (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 142Kb)
• National Statistics - Evidence base for LEADER partnerships in the South East (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 4Mb)
• South East Rural Community Councils - Increasing the Regional Voice of Rural Communities (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 96Kb)

Leader workshops - preparing the Local Development Strategy 19th Sept

The following presentations were made at this workshop

• Leader Workshop - 19th September 2007 (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 98Kb)
• Training and technology transfer (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 83Kb)
• RDPE Leader Workshop: Rural Tourism (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 79Kb)

Leader workshops - LAG structures and accountable bodies 3rd October

The following presentations were made at the workshop

• SEEDA presentation on LAGs and accountable bodies (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 72Kb)
• KCC experience of being an accountable body (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 855Kb)
• Forestry opportunties (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 1Mb)
• Defra views on LAGs and accountable bodies (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 78Kb)
• Q&A briefing from the workshop (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 46Kb)
• Teingbridge Leader+ experiences (Microsoft Power Point Presentation 710Kb)