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30/04/25 - RSN Seminar: Rural Economies
- To download the Agenda for this seminar click here
POST EVENT:
PRESENTATIONS
- Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network, 'Welcome & Introduction to the topic of Rural Economies'
- Lydia Rusling, Director of Place and Prosperity, Melton Borough Council, Catalyst for the Countryside: Investing in Melton’s Rural Economy ‘Transforming tradition into opportunity through innovation, enterprise, and community prosperity’
- Alex Howell, Devolution and Local Growth Adviser, LGA (Local Government Association), 'Rural proofing the Industrial Strategy'
John Longden, Chief Executive, Pub is the Hub, ‘Pubs, the beating heart of rural communities – growing local services and increasing social value’
USEFUL LINKS FROM THE SESSION
Statistical Digest of Rural England
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-digest-of-rural-england
Plan for Change
https://www.gov.uk/missions
Rural Services All Party Parliamentary Group
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/appg
Delivering for Rural Campaign
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote
Rural Economies Chapter including useful resources and further reading
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/manifesto-2023/rural-economies-chapter.pdf
RSN Economy related news and hot topics
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-economies
Will Metro Mayors deliver for the countryside?
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/will-metro-mayors-deliver-for-the-countryside
Rural Economy, a sleeping giant worth £19bn
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/rural-economy-a-sleeping-giant-worth-19-billion
Rural as a region, the hidden challenge for levelling up
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/publications/rural-as-a-region-the-hidden-challenge-for-levelling-up.pdf
Government responds to RSN thoughts on the Industrial Strategy
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/governments-response-to-rural-services-network-industrial-strategy-update
Rural-Urban Classification
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rural-urban-classification
Rural Shop Report 2025
https://www.acs.org.uk/research/rural-shop-report-2025
Community Business Impact Report 2024
https://plunkett.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Impact-Report-2024.pdf
Speaker Links
Discover Melton https://discovermelton.com/
Melton: Taking health checks out to farmers
Stockyard Projects, Rural Innovation in Action
Rural Food Hub Network
State of the Borough Report:
https://www.melton.gov.uk/media/aqcbxanj/2024-state-of-melton-online.pdf
Local Government Association, https://www.local.gov.uk/
Devolution and LGA Hub
https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/devolution/devolution-and-lg-reorganisation-hub
Potential Prize - Why local growth and prosperity matter
https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/devolution-first-five-point-plan-support-local-growth-and-prosperity#introduction-why-local-growth-and-prosperity-matter-
Research into the unique challenges facing coastal and rural areas
https://www.local.gov.uk/rural-recognition-recovery-resilience-and-revitalisation#download-the-full-report
A guide on the role and future skills needs of economic development teams
https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/guide-role-and-future-skills-needs-economic-development-teams
Agri-food and Rural Business Group
https://www.gfirstlep.com/about-us/agri-food-and-rural/
Local Industrial Strategies, lesson learned
https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/LIS%20Lessons%20Learned%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf
Brain Drain and a lack or premises, key challenges
https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/how-well-do-you-know-your-microbusinesses#the-role-that-councils-play
How local transport infrastructure influences economic inclusion
https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/how-local-transport-infrastructure-influences-economic-inclusion
Industrial Strategy Green Paper
https://www.local.gov.uk/parliament/briefings-and-responses/invest-2035-uks-modern-industrial-strategy
Future of Growth Funding
https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/future-growth-funding
Learning from LEP integration
https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/learning-lep-integration
Report: Local Green Jobs Report
https://www.local.gov.uk/report-local-green-jobs-report
Supporting microbusinesses
https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/how-well-do-you-know-your-microbusinesses#the-role-that-councils-play
Transport and inclusion
https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/how-local-transport-infrastructure-influences-economic-inclusion#how-transport-can-influence-life-outcomes
Local industrial strategies online hub
https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/devolution/devolution-online-hub/local-growth/local-industrial-strategies-online-hub
Pub is the Hub
https://www.pubisthehub.org.uk/
Growing local services
https://www.pubisthehub.org.uk/grow-your-pubs-local-services/
Social value
https://www.pubisthehub.org.uk/join-inn-last-orders-for-loneliness/
Pub is the Hub Funding
https://www.pubisthehub.org.uk/community-services-fund/
Community Ownership
https://www.pubisthehub.org.uk/community-ownership/
Social Value Engine
https://socialvalueengine.com/
Notes from the seminar can be downloaded by clicking here
