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10 Jun 13 The new station building completed last week in Whitehead

10 Jun 13

SACN Newsletter

03 Jun 13 South Antrim Community Network newsletter

Living in a rural area?

28 Mar 13 Maximise your Access to Services, Grants & Benefits through the MARA Project

MONEY MONEY MONEY

11 Mar 13 It's your last chance to apply for up to £50k for your project!

NEW DEADLINE! Rural Youth Workshops

20 Feb 13 Exciting opportunities to visit France and Finland for 14-17 year olds living in the GROW area.

NEW! NI Small Business Loan Fund

13 Feb 13 Don't be held back - up to £50k in Finance available!

Urgent! Farm Fixer Needs You!

04 Feb 13 Could you take part in the second series of BBC's Farm Fixer?

New! GROW Winter 12/13 Newsletter

03 Jan 13 Now available to download

Ballynure, Ballyrobert and Burnside Village Plans

09 Jul 12 Following public consultation and months of hard work from local people and stakeholders, the Village Masterplans are finalised for Ballynure, Ballyrobert and Burnside

Crumlin based Waste Management and Recycling company won’t refuse your waste material

09 Jul 12 McKinstry Waste Management and Recycling, is based on a modern recycling facility on the Belfast Road, Nutts Corner.

Housing Executive Rural Regeneration Funding 2012/13

10 May 12 Assistance is now available to help to part-fund the Rural Development Programme under its Basic Services and Village Renewal measures.

Clementsmount Fun Farm is in a spin, over its latest attractions.

03 May 12 Local businesswoman, Breidge McAlister recently saw a new opportunity for Clementsmount Fun Farm when she invested in the current craze, Zorbing.

State-of-the-art community facility re-opens in Whitehead

27 Apr 12 One of the first visitors to see the newly refurbished Whitehead Community Centre, was MEP, Diane Dodds.

Kerr Signs take the wrap for Titanic Bus Tour

18 Apr 12 Kerr Signs owner Eugene Kerr's latest accolade is the creation of the striking Titanic vehicle wrap for the Titanic Explorer, the first official Titanic Bus Tour.

Logon NI

09 Mar 12 Free impartial ICT advice and support available through Log on NI

Rural Network Launches Project Directory

08 Mar 12 Looking for inspiration? Check out the Rural Network's new project directory!

GROW Staff Update

08 Feb 12 GROW welcomes 2 new officers covering maternity leave

RDP In Action Guide Launched

25 Jan 12 Rural Network NI has launched a great guide showcasing projects across all themes of the Programme

Check out the Templepatrick Village Plan

05 Dec 11 Download the plan or summary now!

URGENT! Application Call for All Measures!

29 Nov 11 For projects which can complete by 31st March 2012-Now Closed

Crumlin Village Works Now Complete

15 Nov 11 The GROW-funded Crumlin Village Enhancement Scheme has been officially unveiled by the Mayor of Antrim, Councillor Paul Michael.

Parkgate Village Plan Launched

21 Sep 11 The first of the smaller villages in the GROW area launched their Village Plan last night.

Bin Thinkin of Applying?

02 Sep 11 We reopen for Farm, Business & Rural Tourism on Mon 5th Sept!

GROW Open for Basic Services & Rural Heritage

31 Aug 11 Interested in Rural Development? Our group is benefitting from funding – maybe you could too!

New! GROW Newsletter

15 Aug 11 The Summer newsletter is now available to download

New! Parkgate Village Plan

10 Aug 11 Parkgate's Village Action Plan has now been completed

Interested in the Bigger Picture?

10 Aug 11 Check out the Rural Network NI webpage

Village Masterplans Launched

04 Jul 11 Plans for Doagh, Toome & Whitehead are go!

Congratulations to Village Facilitator Briege Coyle on her recent marriage!!

30 Jun 11

New! Renewable Energy Support for Rural Communities

28 Jun 11 Action Renewables is offering free advice and support for rural communities interested in renewable energy.

Fishing Festival Winners

21 Jun 11 Congratulations on the heaviest catch!

Better Bookkeeping For Antrim Small Businesses

17 Jun 11 Antrim Enterprise Agency played host to local small business owners and managers keen to discover the secrets of better bookkeeping

New GROW Members

02 Jun 11 Newly Appointed on the Local Action Group and Joint Council Committee

UCIT Match Funding for Community Projects

11 May 11 UCIT has match funding and bridging finance available for social enterprises and community organisations

Business Breakfast Success

18 Apr 11 Businesses showed their appetite for funding at the GROW Breakfast.

Up to £50k for Processing & Marketing

22 Mar 11 Processing & Marketing Grant Scheme to Re-Open from 11th April - 20th May 2011

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

18 Feb 11 Now Open for Entries, closing 16th May 2011

Planning Advice for Diversification

08 Feb 11 New information leaflet on planning permission and farm diversification.

Attention Community Groups!

02 Feb 11 Match funding finance from UCIT

It's All Kicking Off At The Soccer Shed

13 Dec 10 GROW funded business launches in Ballyclare

GROW Winter Newsletter

03 Dec 10 The third edition of the GROW newsletter is now available to download.

Village Renewal Update

23 Nov 10 Consultation Feedback on Doagh, Toome and Whitehead

Farm Modernisation Programme

14 Oct 10 Tranche 2 of this programme opens for applications from Mon, 18th October.

Draft Village Masterplans-Toome, Doagh & Whitehead

12 Oct 10 View them here & give your feedback!

New Application Call - Now Closed

29 Sep 10 Farm Diversification, Micro Business & Tourism Mon 11th Oct, closing 4pm Mon 8th Nov

GROW Summer Newsletter

24 Jun 10 The second edition of the GROW newsletter is now available to download.

Lisglass Allotments Ready to GROW

23 Feb 10 GROW Project Promoter, Ian McFall, has launched his new allotment business on the Lisglass Road outside Ballyclare.

11 Feb 10 Ballyclare business and GROW project, the Soccer Shed was delighted to welcome UK government representatives from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to see first hand how funding from the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 has helped them set up.

GROW South Antrim Makes Another First

05 Jan 10 GROW South Antrim has became the first council cluster to release a payment under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013.

GROW Newsletter Winter 09/10

10 Dec 09 The first issue of the GROW newsletter is now available to download.

DARD Diversification Challenge

25 Nov 09 Are you a farmer interested in diversifying? If so, the Diversification Challenge Programme could help!

GROW first for Funding in Northern Ireland

16 Sep 09 GROW South Antrim celebrated becoming the first group to award funding for farm diversification and business creation and development under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 with a visit from Minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA.

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