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24/11/2021 - RSN Seminar: Rural Economies
Date: 24th November 2021
Subject: Rural Economies
Chair: Kerry Booth, Deputy Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
- To download the Agenda for this seminar click here
- To view the introduction from the RSN click here
- To download the Learning Outcomes from this seminar click here
- To view the Attendance and Apologies click here
Speakers:
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Paul Shevlin, Chief Executive, Craven District Council
"Connecting Culture, Regeneration and the Community"
- Download the presentation here
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Professor Gary Bosworth, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University
"Rural co-working: New Network Spaces in the Rural Economy"
- Download the presentation here
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Kerry Booth, Deputy Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
"Fair Levelling Up for Rural"
- Download the presentation here
Learning Outcomes
Examples of Good Practice/Reports/Information
- Work hubs in Devon and using Getting Building Funding (Devon CC).
- National Trust has very good broadband and allows use of its facilities - blended approach to working.
- TRL Insight report for LGA on how the local government funding landscape has developed in recent years.
- Chief Medical Officers annual report 2021: Health in coastal communities.
- National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE).
- Hereford Town Investment Plan #stongerhereford.
- North Kesteven District Council research into funding opportunities for LAs for EV charging points (click here to view attachment).
Key Learning Points
Connecting Culture, Regeneration, and the Community to Attract and Retain our 16–34-year-olds
- Interlocking a number of projects Heritage Action Zones and Skipton’s High Street Heritage Action Zone; rejuvenating the High Street.
- Skipton Station Triangle Masterplan; Transforming Cities Fund and Skipton’s plan is part of a bigger bid from Leeds City Region, sorting out transport links and greener transport.
- Great Place – Lakes and Dales – looking at art, heritage and culture and supporting young people.
- Developing a cultural Hub for Craven DC – Skipton Town Hall
- Invite your funders in and show them/demonstrate the vision.
- Get your community onboard – engage with them and invest the time to do this as many hurdles to overcome.
- Success Breeds Success…and more Grants.
Rural co-working: New Network Spaces in the Rural Economy
- The need for working hubs as well as cultural hubs to improve/influence rural economies.
- Stimulate new working connections as well as sustain local social networks.
- Need to capture high earner skills within the community and show young people that they can work in a rural area and not leave.
- Reposition rural co-workers into the centre – need superfast broadband.
- Different models but community led models are about community and wellbeing.
- Research shows the shift away from London to smaller urban hubs and commuting towns.
- iNCITE – Northumbria Centre for Innovation Regional Transformation & Entrepreneurship.
- Blog from National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE).
Fair Levelling Up for Rural?
- Levelling up – difficult to define so how do we know if it’s been achieved.
- “Left behind” areas have low productivity, low earnings, low skill base and poor health.
- RSN report with Pragmatix Advisory – bias in the metrics used towards northern, urban red-wall areas in the allocation criteria of the Levelling Up and other Funds.
- Community Renewal Fund – is it going where it’s needed?
- RSN survey on levelling up and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We would encourage you to complete this survey if you have made a bid to one of the recent Government Funds, whether you were successful or not, so that we can gather views on the process to feedback to Government. This survey closes on 19th December 2021.
- Need funding allocations to reflect cost of delivering services.
- Resources don’t have to be the same amount – just fair and equitable.
- Salvation Army report on Levelling Up.
Open Forum Discussion
- Case Studies: Please send these through to us to help inform our Revitalising Rural Campaign but to also highlight to Government the impact of policy decision making.
Any Other Key Outcomes from the Seminar
RSN’s Revitalising Rural Campaign Specific Policy Asks of the Government is for fairer distribution of national resources to rural areas and more nuanced national policies. There are 14 Chapters in the campaign; one of them looks specifically at Rural Economies, and Rural Town Centres and High Streets.
As new Government strategies are announced, RSN puts them through a “Rural Lens Review” which adds depth and texture to the Policy Asks. A fresh crosscut of the Revitalising document being worked on will look in more depth at younger people. It will also look at the impact of various issues on younger people and develop case studies (personal experiences) rather than dry policy discussions. One of these reviews looks at Government Place Based Funds, Build Back Better High Streets.
Who are the Rural Services Network? Video on YouTube
Analysis and Commentary pieces for Rural Services Network by Jessica Sellick, Researcher at Rose Regeneration: From Survival to Revival: How can we Regenerate our High Streets?
RSN Member Insights produced by Dan Worth, Research & Performance Analyst, RSN. Please click on the link to access the Economy Insights.
Attendance
|
Full Name |
Organisation |
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Bethan Aldridge |
Rural Services Network |
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Cllr Chris Allen |
Burnham and Highbridge Town Council |
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Cllr Giles Archibald |
South Lakeland District Council |
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James Armstrong |
Northumberland County Council |
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Liz Barnard |
West Suffolk Council |
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Cllr Ann Bean |
New Alresford Town Council |
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Mandie Berry |
North Somerset Council |
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Graham Biggs MBE |
Rural Services Network |
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Kerry Booth |
Rural Services Network |
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Professor Gary Bosworth |
Northumbria University |
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Mark Brownbill |
Devon Communities Together |
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Dr Steve Capes |
Derbyshire Dales District Council |
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Cllr Stephen Clarke |
West Northamptonshire Council |
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Abi Culley |
Warwickshire County Council |
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Lois Dale |
Shropshire Council |
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Cllr Fran Davis |
West Chiltington Parish Council |
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Cllr James Deane |
Petersfield Town Council |
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Cllr Cynthia Dereli |
Burscough Town Council |
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Dr Jane Deville |
University of Lincoln |
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Marina Di Salvatore |
West Lindsey District Council |
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Richard Dowson |
Raising Aspirations Empowering Change Ltd |
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Gemma Finnegan |
Cornwall Rural Community Charity |
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Louise Flavell |
Braintree District Council |
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Anna Fountain |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
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Rachael Fullwood |
Lincolnshire Rural HA Ltd |
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Cllr Penelope Gimes |
Minster Parish Council |
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Cllr Susan Glossop |
West Suffolk Council |
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Cllr Jan Goffey |
Okehampton Town Council |
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Martin Gorringe |
Defra |
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Alan Gray |
North Kesteven District Council |
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Carol Grey |
Penrith Town Council |
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David Hall |
Northumberland County Council |
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Clare Harding |
West Suffolk Council |
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Jonathan Harris |
Cumbria County Council |
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Helen Harris |
Leicestershire County Council |
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Neil Hawke |
South Hams & West Devon Councils |
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Nicola Healy |
Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils |
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Lizzi Hearn |
CPRE |
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Beth Heritage |
Wealden District Council |
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Chris Hill |
Shropshire Council |
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Claire Holt |
Durham County Council |
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Dan James |
Exmoor National Park Authority |
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Matt Jones |
Suffolk County Council |
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Terry Jordan |
Wisbech Town Council |
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Cllr Patrick Kimber |
West Devon Borough Council |
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Chris Kirkwood |
YMCA Lincolnshire |
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Daniel Larkin |
Lincolnshire County Council |
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Tom Lawrence |
TRL Insight (& Pragmatix Advisory) |
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Cllr Simon Leney |
Heathfield and Waldron Parish Council |
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Greg Macdonald |
Eden District Council |
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Simon Matthews |
Rural West Sussex Partnership |
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Sean McGrath |
Lancashire County Council |
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Ken Miles |
North Devon Council |
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Nic Millington |
Rural Media |
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Adam Milner |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
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Stacey Muir |
Midlands Connect |
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Caitlin Murray |
Cornwall Council |
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Bobbie Preston |
SP Energy Networks |
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Natalie Querol |
Arts Council |
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Steve Robson |
Northumberland County Council |
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David Rodda MBE |
Cornwall Council |
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Evonne Rogers |
North Kesteven District Council |
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Melanie Sealey |
Devon County Council |
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Paul Shevlin |
Craven District Council |
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Nicola Simmons |
Reed in Partnership |
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Frances Simpson |
New Alresford Town Council |
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Emma Smith |
Shropshire Council |
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Emma-Jane Snowden |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
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Katherine Stanley |
West Northamptonshire Council |
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Cllr Vivienne Stock-Williams |
Somerset West & Taunton Council |
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Rebecca Tomlin |
Harborough District Council |
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David Trevelyan |
Forest of Dean District Council |
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Nadine Trout |
Rural Services Network |
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Cllr Richard van Dulken |
Braintree District Council |
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Beverley Vasey |
Cambridgeshire ACRE |
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Cllr Sarah Wakefield |
Somerset West & Taunton Council |
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Andrea Wallace |
Lancaster City Council |
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Sarah Welfare |
Reed in Partnership |
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Cllr Amy Wheelton |
South Derbyshire District Council |
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Cllr Mark Whittington |
Lincolnshire County Council |
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Ian Whittle |
Reed in Partnership |
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Cllr Ryan Wills |
Bath & North East Somerset Council |
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Dr Lavinia Wilson-Youlden |
University of Northumbria |
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Cllr Dr Stuart Withington |
Great Dunmow Town Council |
|
Emma Wray |
Wealden District Council |
Apologies
|
Full Name |
Organisation |
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Roger Allonby |
Herefordshire Council |
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Cllr Philip Atkins OBE |
Staffordshire County Council |
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David Bartlett |
Ventnor Town Council |
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Cllr Owen Bierley |
West Lindsey District Council |
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Cllr Amanda Brown |
Great Dunmow Town Council |
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Cllr Gwilym Butler |
Shropshire Council |
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Fiona Capewell |
Isle of Wight Council |
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Kieran Carr |
Cambridgeshire ACRE |
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Olivia Carr |
Cambridgeshire ACRE |
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Josyanne Clarke |
North Somerset Council |
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Amy Cobbett |
NFU |
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Jon Collins |
Derby College |
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Matthew Collinson |
North Lincolnshire Council |
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Nora Corkery |
Devon Communities Together |
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Bill Cullen |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council |
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Cllr Donald Davies |
North Somerset Council |
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Cllr Janet Duncton |
West Sussex County Council |
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Andrea Durn |
Wotton Under Edge Town Council |
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Wayne Dutton |
South Staffordshire Council |
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Shannon English |
East Suffolk Council |
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Paul Fellows |
North York Moors National Park Authority |
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Jack Freeman |
Northumberland County Council |
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Laura Gaudion |
Isle of Wight Council |
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Gerry Gilmurray |
SP Energy Networks |
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Cllr Richard Good |
Richmondshire District Council |
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Kinga Grabarczyk |
Sedgemoor District Council |
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Andy Haime |
Lincolnshire Rural HA Ltd |
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Kathryn Hampson |
West Sussex County Council |
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Nik Harwood |
Young Somerset |
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Cllr Lee Hatcher |
Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council |
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Alison Hayward |
East Devon District Council |
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Cllr Elizabeth Hendry |
Downham Market Town Council |
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Cllr Robert Heseltine |
North Yorkshire County Council |
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Cllr Claire Hodson |
Torridge District Council |
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Sally Igra |
New Forest District Council |
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Gavin Iredale |
Reed in Partnership |
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Wendy Jackson |
Forest of Dean District Council |
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Liz Johnson-Idan |
Chard Town Council |
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Sarah Jones |
Shropshire Council |
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Will Jones |
Dartmoor National Park Authority |
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Cllr Julie Jones-Evans |
Isle of Wight Council |
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Katie Judge |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Ellen King |
West Lindsey District Council |
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Louise Kite |
Lancashire County Council |
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Simon Lynch |
Outside the Box |
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Aanchal Mann |
National Federation of Women's Institutes |
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Martyne Manning |
Stafford Borough Council |
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Maureen Margrie |
Cirencester Housing |
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Toby Matthews |
Norfolk County Council |
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Cllr Terence Moore |
Great Dunmow Town Council |
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Jane Mordue |
Citizens Advice |
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Yvonne Morland |
Tandridge District Council |
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Fay Morris |
SP Energy Networks |
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Cllr Jonathan Noble |
Boston Borough Council |
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Keli Nolan-Lyons |
Tenterden Town Council |
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Emma Phillips |
West Oxfordshire District Council |
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Pam Posnett |
Leicestershire County Council |
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Sylvia Pringle |
Northumberland County Council |
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Norman Proudfoot |
Harborough District Council |
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Nicola Radford |
Lincolnshire County Council |
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Julia Raven |
South Northamptonshire Council |
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Shirley Reynolds |
The Gorge Parish Council |
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Janice Rose |
Northumberland County Council |
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Cllr Jeremy Savage |
South Norfolk Council and Broadland District Council |
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Kay Sentence |
Collaborative Housing |
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Cllr Richard Sherras |
Ribble Valley Borough Council |
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Ian Sherriff |
Univerity of Plymouth |
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Clair Shields |
North York Moors National Park Authority |
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Cllr Ron Simpson |
Uppingham Town Council |
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Tim Slaney |
South Downs National Park Authority |
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Mandy Smith |
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils |
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Cllr Margaret Squires |
Mid Devon District Council |
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Cllr Angela Standing |
Arundel Town Council |
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Cllr Roger Sterry |
Cinderford Town Council |
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Alan Sutton |
Chichester District Council |
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Cllr Michael Sutton |
Westbury Town Council |
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Cllr Linda Taylor |
Cornwall Council |
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Amy Thomas |
Lincolnshire County Council |
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Cllr Michael Thompson |
St Austell Town Council |
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Judith Thompson |
Saffron Walden Town Council |
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Joanne Thornber |
Forum of Private Business |
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Andy Tordoff |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
|
Steve Trotter |
Lechlade on Thames Town Council |
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Anna Warner |
Reed in Partnership |
|
Nick Webster |
Herefordshire Council |
|
Nic Wells |
St Ives Town Council |
|
David Wells |
Wrekin Housing Group |
|
Susan White |
Richmondshire District Council |
|
Liz Wilkin |
Cornwall Rural Community Charity |
|
Helen Wright |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
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