Members Notice Board
Latest news and best practice from our broad range of RSN members:
26 Oct 2022
Queen’s Green Canopy Programme Marked With Double Tree Planting
The Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Mrs Elizabeth Fothergill CBE, has planted two trees to mark Derby College’s contribution to the Queen’s Green Canopy programme. The Lord Lieutenant, accompanied by Deputy...
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24 Oct 2022
Rising oil price brings worries for rural households
The BBC reports that many rural households are worrying about heating their homes this winter as the price of oil increases The government has promised £100 to support people who...
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24 Oct 2022
UK’s first rural affordable Passivhaus scheme continues to perform well after 10 years
A 10-year assessment of the performance of the UK’s first rural affordable Passivhaus scheme has found that it continues to meet expectations and perform as designed The assessment of the...
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24 Oct 2022
Pubs as creative hubs: Pub is The Hub backing new ‘Pubs Welcoming Creativity’ initiative with charity Creative Lives
Pub is The Hub, www.pubisthehub.org, is supporting a new national initiative from Creative Lives, an organisation that champions voluntary-led creative activity, to encourage publicans to welcome creative activities into their...
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17 Oct 2022
Collaboration pledge to tackle rural challenges and unlock potential
Efforts to tackle the challenges facing rural areas in the North East have been bolstered by a commitment from key players to further collaborate Organisations and individuals involved in last...
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10 Oct 2022
Fuel for today, fuel for the future – a fair transition to net zero for rural communities
Decarbonising rural homes and businesses is a unique challenge, but current government plans for an electric-first heating approach do not look widely enough at transitional or mixed technology approaches –...
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10 Oct 2022
Rural communities and their challenges for reaching net zero
How renewable liquid gas presents an affordable heating solution for off-grid homes and businesses The UK’s rural communities include around 2 million homes that are off-grid, so rely on alternate...
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10 Oct 2022
Uttlesford celebrates sustainable standard of new social homes at High Easter
The development of 4 new sustainable homes for social rent was celebrated by the community of Uttlesford District on Monday 10 October 2022 The new homes in the village of...
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20 Sep 2022
£883 million shortfall in rural economy
The Mid Devon Advertiser reports that farmers in the South-West are being warned of ‘economic shock’, as research by the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) predicted that the rural...
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20 Sep 2022
Rural homelessness focus of important study
Reminder to Housing Associations, Local Authorities or organisations that work with housing and homelessness – please take part in this important survey to help us understand and tackle the hidden...
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