Projects Supported

Date Awarded

Type of Applicant

Project Purpose / Description

Grant Award

January 2009

Farmer

Launch of own brand toiletries from home grown lavender.

£27,164

February 2009

Farmer / Outdoor pursuits Centre

Bottle home grown apple juice to market Outdoor Pursuits Centre

£8,466

April 2009

Woodland Owner

Timber Trailer

£9,500

May 2009

Mushroom Farmer

Purchase of log splitter and firewood processor for farm diversification into providing logs for firewood.

£8,145

May 2009

Woodland Owner

Purchase a new Botex timber trailer and crane for the extraction and handling of wood in the unprocessed form.

£9,500

May 2009

Historic Castle

To improve number and visibility of Tourism Signs directing visitors to and around Chiddingstone Castle and to the Village.

£2,087

June 2009

Training Centre

Marketing material, website and additional training equipment.

£7,696

June 2009

Woodland Owner

Purchase of long reach, 3 pt linkage lightweight tractor mounted forestry winch.  

£1,475

July 2009

Forestry Contractor

Purchase of firewood processor and 2nd hand tractor to improve efficiency of firewood production

£6,291

October 2009

Farmer

Purchase of 2nd ice cream machine to expand business

£27441

October 2009

Forestry Contractor

Purchase of a mulcher, low loader and 2nd hand tractor for Rhododendron clearance and mulching

£19,697

October 2009

Social Enterprise

Developing a public relations and promotion strategy, website and marketing material for farmers markets

£36,822

November 2009

Rural Business

Additional equipment to expand Micro Brewery

£33,037

November 2009

Farmer

Conversion of redundant barn to an office for let

£44432

December 2009

Farmer

Purchase of specialist lavender harvesting machinery

£27638

December 2009

Farmer

Purchase of firewood processor

£6,623

February 2010

Tourist attraction

Develop family run tourist attraction

£39881

February 2010

Publican

New rural shop and Post Office

£15509

March 2010

Farmer

2 GPS systems for tractors for nutrient management of land

£15,968

March 2010

Woodland owner

Purchase of Small tractor, front loader timber winch timber trailer/crane for restoration of ancient woodland

£15479

April 2010

Community Partnership

Renovation of Old Colonnade - rural service centre

£5,000

May 2010

Woodland Owner

Purchase of charcoal retorts for charcoal production

£31,675

May 2010

Farmer

Purchase of firewood processor, 2nd hand tractor , lorry & grab

£18,170

May 2010

Fruit Farmer

Equip Chill room and fund 3 phase electricity connection

£14,153

June 2010

Farmer

GPS System for tractor for nutrient management of land

£3,208

July 2010

Farmer

Purchase Cobnut sorting machine, fund 3 phase electricity connection.

£9,910

July 2010

Charitable Corporation

Restore lakes to create fisheries management training facility with excellent disabled access for the public

£26,610

July 2010

Micro business

Purchase of 2nd hand wood processor to enable production of woodchip to fire boiler and supply wood for fencing.

£9,000

Aug 2010

Micro Business

Purchase of electronic firing system for firework company

£16,250

Aug 2010

Community Group

Purchase of publicity units and banners for an independent shop association

£587

October 2010

Farmer

Expansion of cheese making business

£53833

November 2010

Farmer

Expansion of Farm Shop

£15053

January 2011

Rural Business

New intake pit and increased capacity grain dryer

£26,576

January 2011

Forestry Contractor

Design of fencing pales making machines and manufacture of pale fencing

£25,000

February 2011

Mushroom Farmer

Purchase of compact tractor for firewood processing project

£9,408

February 2011

Rural Business

Firewood Processor and land rover/tipper   to produce firewood from Kent Wildlife Trust woodland

£21,445

April 2011

Public sector

Design and print Town, Village and Children's trail leaflets

£2,437

May 2011

Farmer

Purchase of forestry winch trailer/crane/grab and 4wd tractor   for woodland management

£14,597

May 2011

Rural business

Extend existing grain store and conveyor

£50,000

May 2011

Fruit Farmer

2 Poly baggers a bin tipper and two bin fillers   to bag apples

£49996

July 2011

Fruit Farmer

Expansion of Farm Shop and addition of coffee shop

£50,000

July 2011

Farmer

Improve energy efficiency of cold stores

£50,000

 

 
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