Dumfries & Galloway Council

A practical informative meeting with James Bretherton, Agscope, looking at the most vital asset on your farm - soil.

Discussing soil analysis, physical soil assessment, what appropriate remedial action to take & answering your soil related questions.

The event includes a Bring Your Own soil & soil analysis hands-on session.

Booking is required, so lunch and packs can be provided. Booking form here.

This one-day course will raise awareness of the various funding sources available to heritage organisations and projects. It will help you target the private sources of funding best suited to the work you want to do and outline the best practice methods of approach.

The training covers:
– Individual Giving
– Developing your Case for Support
– The Seven Steps of fundraising
– Making the Ask
– How to say ‘Thank you’
– A look at resources, tools and techniques

Dumfries and Galloway LEADER Programme is a European Rural Development programme that can support local community groups and organisations, small rural businesses and farm diversification projects based across the region.

This funding roadshow will be facilitated by a member of the D&G LEADER Team and will give an overview of the new 2014-2020 LEADER Programme which launched for Expressions of Interest in September 2014 and will soon open for full applications.

Dumfries and Galloway LEADER Programme is a European Rural Development programme that can support local community groups and organisations, small rural businesses and farm diversification projects based across the region.

This funding roadshow will be facilitated by a member of the D&G LEADER Team and will give an overview of the new 2014-2020 LEADER Programme which launched for Expressions of Interest in September 2014 and will soon open for full applications.

Dumfries and Galloway LEADER Programme is a European Rural Development programme that can support local community groups and organisations, small rural businesses and farm diversification projects based across the region.

This funding roadshow will be facilitated by a member of the D&G LEADER Team and will give an overview of the new 2014-2020 LEADER Programme which launched for Expressions of Interest in September 2014 and will soon open for full applications.

Dumfries and Galloway LEADER Programme is a European Rural Development programme that can support local community groups and organisations, small rural businesses and farm diversification projects based across the region.

This funding roadshow will be facilitated by a member of the D&G LEADER Team and will give an overview of the new 2014-2020 LEADER Programme which launched for Expressions of Interest in September 2014 and will soon open for full applications.

Come and try Nordic Walking with a qualified instructor in the lovely Balloch Community Woodland.

Poles provided.

Places must be booked in advance - email piptabor@sup.org.uk

All welcome to come along and get advice and information from major funders and support agencies on Monday 9 November 2015 at Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries.

Exhibitors include Big Lottery Fund, D&G LEADER, D&G Council External Funding Unit, Solway Credit Union, Shared Care Scotland (Better Breaks Fund), Just Enterprise, Cycling Scotland, Institute of Fundraising, Social Investment Scotland (Community Capital Loan Fund), Self-Management Fund (Alliance) and more.