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.
Click here to book!

A Rural Village Services Grouping of the RSN

Over 17% of the English population live in rural areas and it is believed a quarter of that population live in rural villages.
There are over 6,000 rural villages across England.
Over 4,500 of those have a population below 5,000

The RSN has created the Rural Services Village Group to ensure that our rural villages can have a voice to share their experiences and good practice.

The RSN is the National Champion for rural services and by bringing together groups of organisations, it helps to fully understand rural experiences and represent them on a national level.

Download the Rural Village Services Group Leaflet by clicking below:

Join us and you’ll be joining a network of likeminded local councils from across the country all passionate about serving rural communities.

To find out more contact:
[email protected] or call 01822 851370

Current Rural Village Services Members:

Areas Profiles:

Best Practice and Case Studies:

Current Rural Village Services Group Members:

Acle Parish Council	Barton Under Needwood Parish Council	East Budleigh with Bicton Parish Council	Belstone Parish Council	North Dalton Parish Council
Draughton Parish Council	Copythorne Parish Council	Kelsale-cum-Carlton Parish Council	Etchingham Parish Council	Datchworth Parish Council
Market Lavington Parish Council	West Dean Parish Council	Elton Parish Council	Wheathampstead Parish Council	Alston Moor Parish Council
Froyle Parish Council	Ewhurst Parish Council	St Osyth Parish Council	Burnham Parish Council	Walton Parish Council
Snettisham Parish Council	Harden Village Council	Milton Abbot Grouped Parish Council	Lane End Parish Council	Modbury Parish Council
Bean Parish Council	Hanslope Parish Council	Litton Cheney Parish Council	Thorncombe Parish Council	Bradworthy Parish Council
Dartington Parish Council	Tatworth and Forton Parish Council	Upper Marshwood Vale Parish Council	Landewednack Parish Council	St Erme Parish Council
Campton and Chicksands	Char Valley Parish Council	Redlingfield Parish Meeting	Stoke Climsland Parish Council	East Kirkby Parish Council
Goring-on-Thames Parish Council	Bubwith Parish Council	Great Bealings Parish Council