Rural Services Network - Rural Services Network

Meetings

There are meetings of the Rural Services Network in March, July and November every year at the LGA, Westminster, London - where the major policy decisions are made. All SPARSE Rural and RSP members can be represented.

Click here for the minutes of these meetings (members only).

For 2010 the meetings fell on the 21st March, 11th July and the 21st November (Annual Meeting).

Agendas are sent out to representatives of all the SPARSE Rural and RSP Members at least one week before those meetings.

* The group is totally non political.

* The current Chair is - Councillor Roger Begy OBE from Rutland County Council (01572 758224)

Executive meetings

The steering group for the operation of the Rural Services Network is its Executive.

It meets three times a year in May, September and February at Holborn in London.

Click here for the minutes of these meetings (members only).

For 2010 - meetings were on the 24th January, 23rd May and the 19th September.

RSN Officers

Day to day decisions are taken by the RSN Officer Team. Below are their contact details of the lead Officers:

Graham Biggs MBE - Chief Executive (01588 674922)

David Inman - Executive Director (01822 813641)

Dan Bates - Performance Director (01822 813692)

Brian Wilson - Research Director (020 8241 6343)

Ivan Annibal - Rural Director (07768 898158)

Johann Tasker - Media Director (07967 634 971)

We also have an Officer Team and two advisory bodies - the SPARSE Rural Chief Executive Panel and the SPARSE Rural Officers Panel as well as Finance Officers Meetings and meetings for Unitary and County Officers.