Members Notice Board
Latest news and best practice from our broad range of RSN members:
12 Dec 2022
Arts Council England funding to keep culture alive in Dorset’s rural communities
Lyme Online reports that Dorset-based charity Artsreach has secured three years of funding from Arts Council England, to support its touring programme around the county’s rural communities Arts Council England...
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12 Dec 2022
Farmers urge UK government to fund hedge creation to bolster biodiversity
The Guardian reports that farmers are urging the government to include hedge creation in its nature-friendly farming subsidy scheme in an attempt to increase biodiversity Details about the post-Brexit replacement...
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05 Dec 2022
Three quarters of adults want their MP to protect traditional TV and radio
New survey in key constituencies finds 75% of voters want their MP to actively support the continued provision of digital terrestrial TV (Freeview) and broadcast radio As the cost of...
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21 Nov 2022
1,000 village halls face closure as fuel bills soar
ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) have been surveying village halls over the summer months, with worrying results for their continued future 88 respondents out of 873 claimed they...
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21 Nov 2022
Keep it in the Community update 2022 – Plunkett Foundation
Joe Hesketh, Plunkett’s Data Manager provides an update on their refreshed directory of assets of community value: Launched in January 2022, Keep it in the Community (KIITC) is an online database...
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26 Oct 2022
Cost of Living Crisis
At Citizens Advice Hull and East Riding we are seeing the impact that the continuing cost of living crisis is having on members of our community on a daily basis....
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26 Oct 2022
Renewable rural energy: heating options for rural homeowners on the 2026 deadline
In its bid to reach net zero, the government set a target to electrify heating for off-gas grid properties by 2026. But what are the options for rural homes –...
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26 Oct 2022
The Patients Association’s Patient Partnership Week
At the Patients Association we’re championing patient partnership because we believe when patients work with the health and care system, outcomes for patients are better. Over the next three years,...
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26 Oct 2022
The Prince’s Countryside Fund’s farming programmes now open to support farmers and family farm business across the UK:
Founded by HM King Charles III in 2010 while he was The Prince of Wales, The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) is the only UK-wide charity that empowers small family farm...
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26 Oct 2022
Cost of living crisis – a perfect storm for increase in rural homelessness
New research being conducted by the University of Kent and the University of Southampton has found that the cost-of-living crisis and the critical shortage of affordable homes has increased rural homelessness. Interim...
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