27-04-2026 - Rural Services Network Campaigns Meeting

You can download the agenda for the day here
You can download the minutes for the day here

The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below:

Rural Fair Funding and Local Government Finance Settlement (Download presentation here)

RSN Delivering for All Research Findings (Download presentation here)

National Rural Conference 2026 (Download presentation here)

Horizon scanning – what issues are you experiencing locally that we need to be aware of? (Download presentation here)

Meeting links:

SPEAKERS

Chair
Cllr Roger Phillips, Chair of the Rural Services Network
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/our-executive-board

Kerry Booth,
Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
Email: [email protected]
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/

Nadine Trout,
Assistant Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
Email: [email protected]
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/

USEFUL LINKS

RSN Delivering for All Campaign
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/delivering-for-all

Delivering for All Research
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/campaigns/delivering-for-all/rural-realities-a-national-survey-of-rural-residents.pdf

RSN Fair Funding Campaign
https://rsnonline.org.uk/fairer-funding-campaign

Rural Services APPG
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/appg

Rural Coalition Concerns
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/rural-coalition-raises-key-concerns-with-defra-minister

Highlights from 2025 National Rural Conference
https://youtu.be/Afe2Fmk08So

RSN National Rural Conference Booking Link 2026
https://cdn.sparse.gov.uk/userContent/39878/fileManager/45077/2026_Rural_Conference_flyer.pdf

Ideas for speakers at the RSN Conference or seminars and future Hot Topics
Please email [email protected]

RSN latest news articles on oil
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/heating-oil-pressures-continue
https://rsnonline.org.uk/rising-heating-oil-costs-draw-westminster-attention

RSN oil press release
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/rsn-warns-rural-households-hit-hardest-by-oil-price-surge

Rural mobile dentist article
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/february-2024-edition-of-casebook-from-the-rural-health-and-care-alliance

Increased dental provision
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/more-dentists-planned-as-government-moves-to-expand-workforce

Rural Homelessness
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/new-50m-homelessness-support-package

Rural Affordable Housing related articles
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-affordable-housing

2026 seminar programme available to book
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/meetings/online-seminars/2026/programme.pdf
Our next seminar is on the Rural Economy on 29 April 2026, please use the link above to book.

LINKS SHARED BY DELEGATES

Rural Domestic Abuse
https://youtu.be/E6i3gNip3Jk?si=sEttgOpds_PVKJXF
[email protected]

Rural Media Charity – Supporting young people in rural areas
https://www.ruralmedia.co.uk/