Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF)
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Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF)
South Derbyshire has been awarded £120,261 from the Rural England Prosperity Fund to be invested between April 2025 and September 2026. The following community projects within the target areas are being developed:
- Play equipment for older children at Scropton Road Recreation Ground (Hatton)
- Installation of heritage boards around the village (Hatton)
- Replacement of village hall roof (Linton)
- Installation of solar panels and battery at village hall (Linton)
- Cavity wall insultation at village hall (Linton)
- Additional loft insultation at village hall (Netherseal)
- Linton Greenway ‘Pathways Through Nature and Time’ – permanent heritage trail within village (Linton)
- Linton Greenway ‘Pathways Through Nature and Time’ – enhancement of nature reserve (Linton)
- Linton Greenway ‘Pathways Through Nature and Time’ – cultural waymarkers as arts/heritage/nature features along walking routes (Linton)
For eligible local authorities, the Rural Fund is a rural top-up to UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) allocations. It supports activities that specifically address the particular challenges rural areas face. It is complementary to funding used to support rural areas under the UKSPF.
The Rural Fund sits alongside existing Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) schemes, including the:
- Farming in Protected Landscapes programme https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for-farmers-in-protected-landscapes
- Farming Investment Fund https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for-farmers
- Platinum Jubilee Village Hall Improvement Grant Fund https://www.gov.uk/government/news/platinum-jubilee-fund-creates-boost-for-village-halls
For further information about the Rural Fund visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rural-england-prosperity-fund-prospectus/rural-england-prosperity-fund-prospectus-updates-for-2025-to-2026
The Government has designated the eligible rural areas in South Derbyshire – these can be viewed at: https://magic.defra.gov.uk/ (under Administrative Geographies/Other Administrative Boundaries - the REPF Status can be checked by clicking on the Identity button which is the 5th one along at the top).
For more information about the UK Shared Prosperity Fund visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
Under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, community organisations and smaller businesses located anywhere in South Derbyshire can apply for capital grants towards the cost of new investments – for further information go to: https://www.southderbyshire.gov.uk/our-services/business-and-investment/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-grants-and-programmes