Assist in enhancing safe parking for visitors to Hay Wood.

Re-model and enhance the Village Green in a low maintenance manner

Hampton-on-the-Hill/Hampton Magna Inter-village craft/flower Show.

Aims to create cohesion between two villages

Ryton-on-Dunsmore Parish Council is in the process of acquiring an area of land adjacent to the church for development as a Community Graveyard. For the medium future there will be considerably more land than is required. The proposal therefore is to develop a portion of this land as a Community Market Garden using volunteers to prepare the area and grow fruit and vegetables. Initial funds would be required for site preparation and horticultural provisions. It is anticipated that once established, local sale of  produce would cover most of the operating costs.

A Coventry group of older people has regenerated its local allotments as a community allotment and won a prize in the 'Heart of England in Bloom' contest. They were guided by Age Concern's Growing Concerns initiative. Are your allotments run down, with several vacant plots? LEADER could help you to bring together a community group to restore them as a community allotment.

Community Horticulture schemes are gaining in popularity around the UK and we would welcome ideas for any community projects in the LEADER areas. Ideas include community orchards to produce fruit which can be shared out within a village and at the same time provide a recreation space. They are also a great way to restore old or unused orchards for full community use. See the common ground webpage on community orchards for ideas of what can be done (http://www.commonground.org.uk/appleday/a-corc.html)

In our village in rural Warwickshire there is a peice of derelict land that could be used for a Community Orchard.  It could be planted with fruit trees as a community activity, bringing all age groups together.  The fruit could then be shared amongst residents of the village including families, the local school, young people and the elderly.  The project would allow the more elderly residents to pass on their knowledge of gardening and cooking (we could all make jam!) and help the younger people to understand the benefits of locally produced fresh food.