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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Older Peoples Services

A recent sounding board survey asked for information on the location and accessibility of various key services; sought opinions about changes in elderly people’s accessibility to services over the last 5 years; and enquired about the availability of housing suitable for older residents.

In total there were 214 responses from Parish Councillors and 30 from other Local Authority Councillors although it should be noted that the other Local Authority responses provided information on a total of 93 parishes.

The results of the survey can be downloaded here