The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Now or never to save cash, Which? warns, as new research reveals ATMs and bank branch network cut to the bone Almost a quarter of free-to-use ATMs have vanished since 2018 and almost half of the UK’s bank branches...
Talk, Eat, Drink (TED) Ageing Better in East Lindsey is part of Ageing Better, a programme set up by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. Ageing Better aims to develop creative ways...
YMCA Lincolnshire’s TED (Talk, Eat, Drink) in East Lindsey programme is one of 14 Ageing Better programmes across England, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund It delivers from Louth, Mablethorpe and Skegness to villages and sparsely-populated rural areas...
At Airband, we don’t just deliver brilliant broadband, we provide the means for people in rural areas to stay connected If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s the importance of being able to keep in...
The Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey England (ASCS) is a national survey that is repeated every year The survey, which forms part of a national programme led by NHS Digital, selects a sample of people who receive...
Date: 26th January 2022 Subject: Older People in Rural Areas Chair: Kerry Booth, Deputy Chief Executive, Rural Services Network - To download the Agenda for this seminar click here - To...
The Northern Echo reports that BT has confirmed that its ‘Digital Voice’ roll-out in the UK will “enhance” calls for customers, after it announced that traditional landlines would be replaced in just under four years By the end of...
The government has announced they are providing an additional £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January The extra £60 million will be provided to local authorities to support the...
By 2040, over 40% of the UK population will be aged 50 years and over. Yet we are not ageing evenly – with one in three Local Authorities in rural and coastal Districts already having populations fitting this profile...
In our initial response to the Social Care White Paper which we issued the day after the White Paper was published, the Rural Services Network welcomed the ambition of the Government in the Social Care White Paper ‘People at the...
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The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
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.
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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