A group fighting the effects of climate change and global warming on the Norfolk coast and the Broads has been given nearly £4m over the next six years to promote the area.

The £3.8m from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is part of a £20m grant to be allocated between now and 2013 to local action groups across the East of England.

The Norfolk Coast and Broads Local Action Group was one of six groups in the East of England to be successful in its application for funding under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).

The group has been given the go-ahead to develop a six year investment programme to increase the economic opportunities in the area and help land based businesses, rural businesses and communities. Individual projects will then be approved as the investment programme takes shape. (more…)