Author: Jessica Sellick
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Am I rural?
Rural is a spectrum of places (from coast to countryside) rather than binary (urban versus rural)…
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Digital Skills
Does increasing the digital skills of older people increase their financial capability?
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Money Management
We are evaluating a Lottery project aimed at preventing vulnerable people from getting into debt.
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Employability Skills
We are assessing the impact of a programme supports 18-24 year olds into training or employment.
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Fire Reduction
We are evaluating a grants scheme which reinvests money into communities to prevent emergencies.
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Getting into Work
We are supporting a Big Lottery and ESF project aiming to help people into paid work.
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Lincolnshire Wellbeing Service
We’ve published our report on the Lincolnshire Wellbeing Service. On behalf of the Lincs Independent Living Partnership (LILP) we undertook an evaluation of the Service. The findings were used by LILP to chart progress and plan for future activities.
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Coastal Community Team Economic Plan
We helped communities, businesses and stakeholders come together to produce a plan for their coastal area. The plan sets out what needs to be done to tackle some of the challenges facing the local area – capturing the untapped potential of established projects as well as new ideas.
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The North of the Tyne FLAG
We have produced a Strategy for a Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG). . The strategy covers 14 settlements from North Shields to Berwick-upon-Tweed; covering a distance of 65 miles, a population of 88,000 and employing over 150 people directly in the fishing industry. In 2016, the FLAG was awarded £800,000 from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund…
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Fisheries Community Animateur
We produced a report on the Fisheries Animateur in Cornwall. The Animateur works with coastal communities across Cornwall to develop projects that help sustain the fishing industry. This report considers the social value from the project development work undertaken to support applicants. This analysis shows a return of £5.45 for every £1.00 invested in the programme.