The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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27/03/24 - RSN Seminar: Rural Fair Funding

- To download the Agenda for this meeting click here

POST EVENT:
PRESENTATIONS


  • Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network - Impact of unfair funding on wider public sector and voluntary organisations "Rural Market Towns Survey"


  • Footage of Lord Foster of Bath speaking in Parliament on the importance of rural fair funding


  • Interactive map showing how council tax is disproportionately higher in rural areas compared to urban.



USEFUL LINKS FROM THE SESSION

RSN Winning the Rural Vote Campaign
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote

All Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Services 
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/appg

RSN Fair Funding Campaign 
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rural-fair-funding

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations report on delivering services
https://www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-insights/news-index/the-true-cost-of-delivering-public-services/

Rural Cost of Living Research and Survey Results
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/images/research/Cost-Living/Rural-Cost-Living.pdf 

RSN Rural Connectivity Seminar
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/28-02-24-rsn-seminar-rural-connectivity

RSN 2024 seminar programme
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/meetings/online-seminars/2024/programme.pdf