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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Heart of Village Research

We are doing this by looking at a variety of sources, including Local Authority surveys and reports; national statistical data; community sector examples; trade publications and academic research.


It is hoped that this information will assist Councils and community groups in several ways including:


•    Identifying trends in service provision and assessing the impacts of service losses •    Making  data, information, and research findings more readily available •    Identifying and publicising service provision/ retention successes.  


This section is currently under development and will be expanded over the next 12 months. Meanwhile we hope that the following links will be of interest: