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17.01.2022
The BBC programme Countryfile have featured a story focusing on young people in rural areas and the impact of cuts to rural youth services The feature posed the question as to whether rural young people are more at risk...
31.08.2021
Cuts to youth work services in rural areas have left young people at risk of grooming from criminal gangs, poor mental health and a lack of employment support, according to a new report Some 2.25 million young people living...
26.05.2021
Date: 26th May 2021 Subject: Rural Health & Care Chair: Kerry Booth Assistant Chief Executive, Rural Services Network - To download the Agenda for this seminar click here - To...
30.11.2020
Following the re-election of Councillor Cecilia Motley last week as Chair of the Rural Services Network, this week saw the re-election of Nik Harwood as the Chair of the Rural Services Partnership The Rural Services Partnership, sits under the...
14.04.2020
The final article in Rural Services Network (RSN) chief executive Graham Biggs and Young Somerset chief executive Nik Harwood’s mini-series for Further Education News reported this week on how the coronavirus crisis has thrown rural connectivity into the spotlight -...
14.04.2020
Four weeks ago Young Somerset were supporting 350 young people a week through face-to-face youth work and interventions. Their digital infrastructure could best be described as ‘fledgling’ Then, like it did for so many of us, everything changed with...
16.03.2020
Rural England CIC were delighted to host, alongside Philip Dunne MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Services, the Annual Rural Vulnerability Day which took place on 10th March in Portcullis House It is an annual...
09.12.2019
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Rural Services Network is delighted to welcome Nik Harwood, Chief Executive of Young Somerset , to be the newly elected Chair of the Rural Services Partnership We would like...
07.01.2019
James Brookes: Project Leader jamesbrookes@youngsomerset.org.uk Over the past five years Young Somerset (formerly Somerset Rural Youth Project), funded by Youth Music, has been delivering a music project called the Rural Music Network. Over this time this project has...
15.10.2018
Young Somerset Young Somerset is the largest youth work charity in Somerset and their mission is to put young people first. Their aim is to work with young people, encouraging them to take responsibility for themselves and...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Rural Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Rural Vulnerability
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.
Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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