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Heart of Barrow is a regeneration scheme
funded by the government and the European Community. Heart of
Barrow - Building Bridges was funded by the Single Regeneration
Budget (SRB) and ran from 1999 - March 31st 2005. The
government's Urban Regeneration Fund (URF), called Heart of Barrow
- Building the Future ran from 2002 - 2007. Activity is also funded
by the North West Objective 2 Programme 2000 - 2006 (European
Regional Development Fund) This money is now committed and the
projects are due to end by Dec 2008
The programmes include major improvements to the built environment
and other support for enterprise, including business
premises. The target is long-term improvement throughout the
Borough as a whole.
The Heart of Barrow programme concentrates mainly on the
following wards:
- Barrow Central
- Barrow Island
- Hindpool
- Ormsgill
- Risedale
- Dalton South (ERDF)
Some of the projects operate over a wider area than the wards
above, so if you need a grant, want to develop your skills or want
to improve your community, please ask.
Director of Regeneration na Community Services
Town Hall, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria