News

A range of available support for farmers and growers across East Devon to help address the changes in agricultural support that commence in April 2019. See more.

Our applicant handbook has been updated. While we make all the changes to the website please take a look at this version.

The Launch Event The joint launch event for Making it Local and REAL Devon was held at the stunningly beautiful Muddifords Court in Willand on 9th May 2016 and was a wonderful evening. We had 11 businesses who had stands and offered information and support to...

We are looking to recruit more appraisers. Details can be found on the Get involved page.

Places are limited so booking is essential. Click here to book your place.

£1.2 million for rural economy in Mid and East Devon The rural economy in Mid and East Devon, will be bolstered with £1.2 million of funding support, Devon County Council has announced. The County Council is overseeing the EU funded LEADER grants programme, which aims...

Making it Local now has a staff team in place, jointly managing the REAL Devon LAG in addition to Making it Local. They are hosted by the Accountable Body for the programme, Devon County Council and will be based partly at County Hall and partly in Honiton. Dominie...

See the presentations from the recent funding event here.

Are you interested in reading the full Local Development Strategy bid to Defra? Now available here.

See the results of our funding consultation events.

A survey specifically aimed at organisations in East Devon and the Blackdown Hills is being carried out on behalf of Making It Local which successfully obtained and distributed over £1.7 million of funding to business and community projects in the area. For those of...

We are delighted to announce that Making it Local will continue into 2014! The Making it Local programme was due to end in December 2013 but we now have the opportunity to prepare and submit bids for another tranche of European funding for 2015-2020. You can help...