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The North Antrim Leader
Plus Company (NAL+)
is an amalgamation of two previous Leader II Companies
(Lower Bann and North Antrim) and is incorporated as
a Limited Company. The Board is a partnership between
the four District Council (Ballymena, Moyle, Larne and
Ballymoney) and the local rural community network (North
Antrim Community Network). There are 2 Council and 2
Community directors (most of whom have a business background)
from each of the Council areas – 16 directors
in total. There is also one Advisor from each Council,
a representative of the Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development and from Invest Northern Ireland.
In addition to the Board there will also be advisory
sub-groups to increase the participation and expertise
involved in the Leader process.
Areas
Covered
The North
Antrim Leader+ group will cover the District Council
areas of Ballymena, Ballymoney, Moyle and Larne.
The area however excludes the towns of Ballymena, Ballymoney
and Larne though applications will be considered from
these towns if applicants can demonstrate that their
projects will benefit or add value to the rural areas.
The wards
to be included are:
Ballymena
Glenravel
Cullybackey Portglenone
Slemish
Dunminning Grange
Glenwhirry Kells
Craigywarren
Ahoghill Broughshane
Galgorm
Ballymoney
Ballyhoe
& Corkey Benvardin Stranocum
Killoquin
Lower
Dunloy Seacon
Knockaholet
Dervock Killoquin
Upper
The
Vow
Cloughmills
Larne
Carnlough
Glenarm Islandmagee
Ballycarry
Glynn
Cairncastle
Kilwaughter
Moyle
Glentaisie
Bushmills Armoy
Knocklayd
Kinbane Bonamargy
& Rathlin
Glendun
Carnmoon Glenariff
Ballylough
Dunseverick Mosside & Moyarget
Glenaan
Dalriada Glenshesk
Wards highlighted
in Bold
will be given priority by the group as they are recognised
by the Noble
Indicators as the most disadvantaged rural wards in
each of the Council areas.
Leader
Plus in North Antrim
The programme
will be based around two unifying measures:
•
The use of new know how and new technologies to make
the products and services of rural areas more competitive
(NKNT)
•
Making the best use of cultural and natural resources
(TCD)
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