The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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Future of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE)

At the last Rural Coalition meeting Defra said they were considering the future design of the RDPE and would welcome views about the current (2007-13) RDPE.  In particular, what features were felt to have worked well or not to have worked well. The RSN has collated evidence from eight of its members to produce this note which summarises the evidence from those local authorities and LEADER groups.


Lessons from RDPE - note for Defra