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The Rural Services Network (RSN) is thrilled to announce the National Rural Conference 2024, taking place from 16th to 19th September. This virtual event, accessible via Zoom, is the premier gathering for senior officers, members, policymakers, and rural service professionals.
Further information and booking details can be found here
Date: 21st June 2021
Subject: Rural Economy
Chair: Graham Biggs MBE, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
Hosted: Online Event via Zoom
- To download the agenda and papers associated for this meeting, click here
- To download a copy of these learning outcomes click here
- To view the attendance and apologies lists click here
Mark Pragnell, Pragmatix Advisory – Towards the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Download the presentation here
The final report is available at this link
Questions and discussion resulting from the presentation included:
Graham Biggs MBE – Rural Lens Review – The Queen’s Speech
Download the presentation here
Attendance and Apologies:
Attendance:
Full Name |
Organisation |
Vinia Abesamis |
Herefordshire Council |
Cllr Giles Archibald |
South Lakeland District Council |
Cllr Edward Baines |
Rutland County Council |
Cllr Robin Bennett |
South Oxfordshire District Council |
Graham Biggs MBE |
Rural Services Network |
Kerry Booth |
Rural Services Network |
Stephen Brain |
Worcestershire County Council |
Lois Brentnall |
Advance Northumberland |
Chris Brook |
South Hams District Council l West Devon Borough Council |
Tony Brown |
Northumberland County Council |
Nigel Burch |
South Holland District Council |
Lois Dale |
Shropshire Council |
Giles Dann |
Derbyshire Dales District Council |
Richard Dowson |
Raising Aspirations Empowering Change Ltd |
Sarah Gibson |
South Hams District Council |
Tim Gladman |
Bassetlaw District Council |
Kinga Grabarczyk |
Sedgemoor District Council |
Alan Gray |
North Kesteven District Council |
Paul Hatch |
Lancaster City Council |
Lizzi Hearn |
CPRE, the countryside charity |
Michael Hewitt |
Cherwell District Council |
Lauren Hopson-Haw |
Ryedale District Council |
David Inman |
Rural Services Network |
Paul James |
Cotswold District Council |
Matt Jones |
Suffolk County Council |
Nicola Kemp |
Somerset West and Taunton Council |
Tom Lawrence |
TRL Insight |
Jeremy Leggett MBE |
ACRE |
John Longden |
Pub is The Hub |
Toby Matthews |
Norfolk County Council |
Amy McCall |
SP Energy Networks |
Sean Mcgrath |
Lancashire County Council |
Rebecca Munro |
Pragmatix Advisory Limited |
Robert Murray |
East Devon District Council |
Sarah Payne |
Newark and Sherwood District Council |
Cllr Yvonne Peacock |
Richmondshire District Council |
Cllr Roger Phillips |
Herefordshire Council |
Mark Pragnell |
Pragmatix Advisory Limited |
Emily Preston |
Hampshire County Council |
Nicola Radford |
Lincolnshire County Council |
Mohammed Rahman |
North Yorkshire County Council |
Cllr John Redpath |
Guildford Borough Council |
David Rodda MBE |
Cornwall Council |
Cllr Jeremy Savage |
South Norfolk District Council |
Melanie Sealey |
Devon County Council |
Kay Sentence |
Thame CLT |
Cllr Richard Sherras |
Ribble Valley Borough Council |
Ian Sherriff |
University of Plymouth |
Paul Shevlin |
Craven District Council |
Melanie Smans |
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils |
Cllr Margaret Squires |
Mid Devon District Council |
Cllr Peter Thornton |
Cumbria County Council/ South Lakeland District Council |
Nadine Trout |
Rural Services Network |
Cllr Sue Tucker |
Scarborough Borough Council |
Stephen Walford |
Mid Devon District Council |
Rachel Whaley |
Cumbria County Council |
Daniel Worth |
Rural Services Network |
Apologies:
Full Name |
Organisation |
Cllr Stephen Arnold |
Ryedale District Council |
Cllr Philip Atkins |
Staffordshire County Council |
Caroline Bagnall |
Shropshire Council |
Amy Beckett |
Stroud District Council |
Mandie Berry |
North Somerset Council |
Cllr Owen Bierley |
West Lindsey District Council |
Cllr Sarah Butikofer |
North Norfolk District Council |
Ken Christy |
Ken Christy Rural Support/ACRE |
Cllr John Clark |
South Somerset District Council |
Cllr Peter Crozier |
West Devon Borough Council |
Abi Culley |
Warwickshire County Council |
David Ford |
Tandridge District Council |
Helen Harris |
Leicestershire County Council |
Cllr Michael Harris |
New Forest District Council |
Nik Harwood |
Young Somerset |
Dr Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins |
Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) |
Cllr Linda Haysey |
East Herts District Council |
Nicola Healy |
Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils |
Cllr Robert Heseltine |
North Yorkshire County Council |
Inge Hill |
NICRE/Royal Agricultural University |
Claire Holt |
Durham County Council |
Cllr Harry St John |
West Oxfordshire District Council |
Cllr Phil King |
Harborough District Council |
Jackie King |
Tandridge District Council |
Revd Richard Kirlew |
Agricultural Chaplains Association |
Cllr James MacCleary |
Lewes District Council |
Martyne Manning |
Stafford Borough Council |
Jo Martin |
Rural Business Network |
Elaine Maylin |
Northumberland County Council |
Abi McCartney |
Rugby Borough Council |
Pam Posnett |
Leicestershire County Council |
Gary Powell |
Teignbridge District Council |
Maria Ramshaw |
Melton Borough Council |
Julia Raven |
West Northamptonshire Council |
Clair Raybould |
NHS Lincolnshire CCG |
Cllr Helen Reeve |
South Hams District Council |
Cllr Aidy Riggott |
Lancashire County Council |
Emma Sheridan |
Mid Sussex District Council |
Liz Small |
North Yorkshire County Council |
Cllr Derrick Spear |
North Devon Council |
Cllr Peter Stevens |
West Suffolk Council |
James Tennant |
North Northants Council |
Cllr Brenda Weston |
Somerset West and Taunton Council |
Helen Wright |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
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