Norfolk County Council and New Anglia LEP were part of an ambitious cross-border project that delivered a unique package of Covid-19 recovery support for local businesses and people. 

The C-CARE (Covid Channel Area Response Exchange) initiative, funded by the Interreg France (Channel) England programme, set out to reach businesses and people that were hit hardest in the pandemic. Drawing on a range of expertise from local government, enterprise and tourism in the UK and France, the project aimed to support people at risk of exclusion from the labour market and businesses at risk of closure. 

The C-CARE project received €6.7million from the European Regional Development Fund via the Interreg France (Channel) England programme. The project ended in June 2023.

Other partners were: Kent County Council, Plymouth City Council, Conseil Départemental du Finistère, Pas-de-Calais Tourisme, Campus d’Enseignement Supérieure et de Formation Professionnelle.

You can watch a video about the C-CARE project here and an overview of its results here