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Meetings
14.04.2014
RURAL UNITARY GROUP - A group within a group Present: Cllr Roger Begy (Chair); Cllr Peter Bryant (North Somerset); Cllr Les Ford (Cheshire West & Chester); Cllr Rachel Bailey (Cheshire East); Cllr Cecilia Motley...
17.03.2014
Attendance: Janice Banks (ACRE); Cllr Leslie Ken (Bath and North East Somerset); Cllr Raymond Singleton-McGuire (Boston BC); Cllr Myles Cullen (Chichester DC); Cllr Chris Knowles-Fitton (Craven DC); Cllr Hilary Carrick (Cumbria CC); Cllr Paul Diviani (East...
10.03.2014
Present:- Cllr Andre Gonzalez De Savage (Northants) - Chair Cllr Peter Robinson (Lincolnshire) Dave Ramscar (Lincolnshire) Les Britzman (Norfolk) Cllr Anne Stribley (Dorset) Derek James (Dorset) Mark Yates (Hereford and Worcester) Cllr Stuart West (Shropshire) John Redmond (Shropshire)...
03.03.2014
Rural England Meeting, London 3rd March 2014. Present: David Inman; Andy Dean; Jane Hart; Janice Banks; Margaret Clarke; Alison McLean; David Webb; Mark Shucksmith. 1. Apologies Brian Wilson; Howard Petch; Nigel Curry; Sheena...
27.01.2014
Present: Cllr Cecilia Motley (Chairman) Cllr Robert Heseltine (First Vice Chair) Cllr Lewis Strange, Cllr Alex Folkes , Cllr Gordon Nicholson , Cllr Hilary Carrick , Cllr Peter Stevens, Richard Kirlew (Church in Wales - Community), Patrick Begg (National Trust)...
25.11.2013
RURAL UNITARY GROUP - A group within a group Present: Cllr Roger Begy (Rutland); Cllr Peter Bryant (North Somerset), Cllr Les Ford (Cheshire West & Chester), Cllr Rachel Bailey (Cheshire East), Cllr Cecilia Motley...
18.11.2013
Attendance: Martin Hawkins (ACRE); Cllr Leslie Ken (Bath and North East Somerset); Cllr Raymond Singleton-McGuire (Boston BC); Barbara Shaw (CAB); Holly Sims (Calor) Cllr Myles Cullen (Chichester DC); Paul Over (Chichester DC); Revd Richard Kirlew (Church...
16.09.2013
Present: Cllr Cecilia Motley, (Chair for Meeting), Cllr Robert Heseltine, Cllr Derek Haley, Cllr Peter Stevens, Cllr Hilary Carrick, John Birtwistle (Transport), Richard Kirlew (Community), Stuart Horne (Business), Barbara Shaw (Community) Officers present - Dan Bates, David...
15.07.2013
Attendance: Cllr R Begy OBE (Rutland); Paul Dixon (ACRE); Cllr R Kemp (Babergh DC); Cllr Raymond Singleton-McGuire (Boston BC); Cllr Les Ford (Cheshire West and Chester); Mr Paul Over (Chichester DC); Revd Richard Kirlew (Church in...
08.07.2013
Members: DI (David Inman) ran through those invited to become members of Rural England and the responses so far. Local Government Association Rural Commission and the Rural Group of the Federation of Small Businesses Rural Section had also...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Rural Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Rural Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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