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Read how others are developing their rural areas.

Case Studies are showcased here to share ideas and practice. Please note they may not be eligible for funding under the current Rural Development Programme.

Ballynure Village renewal
The village of Ballynure is situated approximately 3 miles north east of Ballyclare, 15 miles north of Belfast. Ballynure has a rich legacy of industrial heritage including early 19^th Century corn and cotton mills. The present settlement owes much to the past industrial act...

Kerr Signs
Based outside Toomebridge in the Tidal Industrial Park, Kerr Signs has been providing the service of designing, manufacturing and fitting a range of signage products to retail and commercial businesses throughout Ireland and the UK since 1985. The business is owned and managed by Eugene Kerr. Emp...

Doagh Cultural Society Ltd
Doagh Cultural Society Ltd was formed in 2009 to promote the wellbeing of the residents within Doagh, Cogry and Kilbride areas.
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Toome House
Toome House was built in 2000 and based in Toombridge, Co Antrim. It is managed by TIDAL an established Social Enterprise and provides much needed services to the local community through room provision; facilitation of courses and renting of 6 units to businesses and health care providers i...

Recon Waste Management Ltd
The director of Recon Waste Management Ltd, Daniel Connelly, proposed to improve the efficiency and increase the capacity of the existing recycling system at their premises,

allowing more tonnages to be processed and different materials to be accepted on site. The existing wash plant on s...

McElmeel Mobility Services
McElmeel Mobility Services Limited is an award-winning company which provides a full range of vehicle adaptations and conversions to support disabled drivers and passengers. The company was established in 1950 and incorporated in 1997. The company’s main activities are the manufacturing, re...

Kinallen Village
As part of the Village Renewal Scheme eligible villages had the opportunity to update their village plan or compose a village plan if they did not previously have one. As part of this Kinallen expressed an interest in updating their village plan and through this then identified a potential regene...

Ballymacnab Community Development Association

Removal of partitioned end to enlarge main hall floor area

Re-flooring of main floor area exposed by removal of the partition to match existing flooring

Extension to rear to contain a kitchen, stores, wc, meeting room

Demolition of existing toilet block to be ...

Greater Rathfriland Community Development Forum Ltd
Greater Rathfriland Community Development Forum Ltd is a community organisation which operates from a Church Hall in John Street, Rathfriland. Following public consultation and a feasibility study in 2017 the forum realised there was an opportunity to redevelop the Church Hall in a town tha...

Garrison Village Renewal Project
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is leading the Village Renewal Scheme included within the Fermanagh and Omagh Local Action Group Interim Strategy under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.

The aim of this project was to renovate a derelict building situated in ...

Mountfield Area Development Association Limited
Mountfield Area Development Association Ltd is an organisation that provides outreach in the community delivering supportive and integrated services throughout the area aiming to improve the quality of life of the local population.

Driven by this aim, the organisation sough...

RMS Aluminium Systems Limited
The Directors of RMS Aluminium Systems Ltd identified a gap in the market in the manufacture of a range of specialised aluminium door/window products as well as the manufacture of their own curtain wall solutions. The aim was to introduce a range of products that were very much in demand th...

SM Products NI Ltd
S&M Products (N.I.) Ltd as an established engineering company identified the need for a new workshop in order to facilitate an increase in orders from the agricultural sectors across the island of Ireland and the UK. In addition, the construction of a new workshop would facilitate the manufac...

Colton Concrete Limited
The Director of Colton Concrete Ltd identified a gap in the market when realising that in order to fully satisfy the customer demand the business was having to purchase complementary products from other suppliers. The aim of the business was to be able to manufacture new products at a more ...

The Courthouse kesh Limited
The Courthouse Kesh Limited as community organisation aim to improve the quality of life of the local population by regenerating the area through the provision of social and physical services, infrastructural improvements, and opportunities for economic development. Their vision is to help all in...

Ederney Village Renewal Project
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is leading the Village Renewal Scheme included within the Fermanagh and Omagh Local Action Group Interim Strategy under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.

This project was identified within the Council agreed Ederney and Lack I...

1000 Farm Family Members trained in First Aid
Over 1000 farm family members have now been trained as part of the Farm Family First Aid Programme. This training is delivered to farm family members throughout Northern Ireland under the Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) scheme.
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FARM INNOVATION VISITS Innovations in Pig Disease Control

Farm Innovation Visits is an exciting new scheme that will give farmers the opportunity to visit farms across the UK or Europe and gain first hand experience of on-farm innovative approaches. Each trip will focus on innovations within a specific&n...

Environmental Farming Scheme
Anita Kirkpatrick and her husband David Kelly farm in partnership with Anita’s brother Alexander near Brookeborough Co. Fermanagh. The business is a mixed beef and sheep farm consisting of Aberdeen Angus cross Limousin suckler cows, producing calves for the weanling market. They also run a ...

Knocknagin Community Hall
Knocknagin Hall Committee is a community organisation which operate from Knocknagin Hall just outside the village of Desertmartin in Co. L/Derry. The Committee identified the Rural Basic Services Scheme as an opportunity for improving their current premises to serve as a local learning and commun...

Alternative Hair Solutions
Oliveen Kelly, founder of Alternative Hair Solutions, based in Draperstown, Co L/Derry has worked in the hairdressing industry for 28 years. During that time, she has catered for an increasing number of clients who have suffered from hair loss caused by medical conditions such as alopecia or as a...

Hamilton Erskine Ltd
The Directors of Hamilton Erskine Ltd, Co Down identified a gap in the market to manufacture Smart / Switchable glass. This glass uses electrical currents to change from clear to opaque at the flick of a switch and was not previously manufactured anywhere in Northern Ireland. Funding was so...

Farm Business Improvement Scheme FBIS Tier 1
The Farm Business Improvement Scheme (FBIS) is funded under the NI Rural De-velopment Programme 2014-2020. The Scheme is a package of measures aimed at improving the competitiveness and sustainability of the farming sector.
The Capital Scheme has two separate tiers – Tier 1 and Tier 2...

Farm Business Improvement Scheme Tier 2
The Mitchell Family are Dairy farmers and wanted to make their farm more efficient while at the same time benefit the environment. With funding sought under the NI Rural Development Programme via The Farm Business Improvement Scheme (Tier 2) Capital, 6 robotic milking units were purchased along w...

Carnroe Supplies Ltd
Hugh O’ Boyle, founder and Director of Carnroe Supplies Ltd, Kilrea, Co L/Derry wanted to enhance his company’s operational capability and provide a platform on which the business could achieve growth. Funding was sought under the NI Rural Development Programme via The Rural Business ...

Farlow Engineering Ltd
Alan Farlow, Director of Farlow Engineering Ltd, Garvagh, Co L/Derry identified demand in the marketplace for bespoke double decker trailers, which the company could respond to if the operational capability of the business could be developed. With funding sought through the NI Rural Develop...

Farm Family Key Skills
Noreen McPeake is from a farming background in Swatragh, Co. L/Derry. She is one of over 500 people who have attended a Farm Family Key Skills Health and Safety workshop. Managed by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), these workshops are funded through the R...

William McIlroy
Mr McIlroy wanted to make his beef cattle business operate more efficiently so he identified the parts of the land which were most difficult to farm and devoted them to growing native woodlands. He also wanted to enhance the environmental value of his holding and to create a legacy for the future...

Strawberries NI
Strawberries NI was a small group of 6 strawberry growers that applied to the Supply Chain Development Programme, a scheme under the NI Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. They received facilitation and specialist mentoring to develop their group and enhance the understanding of their ma...

Farm Family Options Skills Training
Farm Family Options (FFO) Skills Training was funded under Axis 1, Measure 1.1 of the NI Rural Development Programme 2007 -2013. Running from February 2009 to March 201, it had a total available budget of £2.6 million. Almost 13,000 farmers and farm family members benefited over the l...

Village Links
Village Links is an example of a co-operation project which was supported under the previous NI Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. The Lead LAG in Northern Ireland was the North East Region LAG which partnered with Waterford LEADER Partnership. The overall aim was to look at appro...

NI LEADER Programme 2007 2013
The LEADER Programme of the 2007 - 2013 Rural Development Programme supported over 1800 projects from across rural Northern Ireland. Funding supported farm diversification initiatives, business creation and expansion, service provision, tourism initiatives, heritage projects and renewa...