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10.03.2019
Time for a rural strategy
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The RSN believes that the Government should take the lead and work with interested organisations to produce a comprehensive long term and funded Rural Strategy.
We have developed a Template Rural Strategy which sets out the rational for calling for such a strategy. We believe that it should include the following component parts and the Template Rural Strategy sets out evidence to support their inclusion:
- A Thriving Rural Economy
- A Digitally connected countryside
- A Place everyone can get around
- An Affordable Place to live
- A fair deal on health and social care
- A Place to learn and grow
- A settlement (including fair funding for rural services) to support local action
- A rural proofed policy framework
→ Download the RSN template 'Time for a Rural Strategy' Report here
We call on Government to produce a Rural Strategy to set out their priorities for Englands Rural Communities and the Rural Economy for the future and we ask you to support this call.
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The campaign has featured heavily in press across the country. Details can be found here
The following individuals and organisations also support this call:
(Last update 21.03.19)
Organisations:
| ACRE | Horton cum Studley Parish Council |
| Airton Parish Meeting | Husthwaite Newsletter |
| Ashley Farm | Ingleton Parish Council |
| Ashley Parish Meeting | Institute of Economic Development |
| Barchester Court ltd | Lamberhurst Parish Council |
| Barrowden Parish Council | Lamplugh Village Hall |
| Baxby Microlights ltd | Lidgate Parish Council |
| Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity | Membury Parish Council |
| Betchworth Parish Council | Meriden Parish Council |
| Bidborough Parish Council | Midlands Rural Housing |
| Bishop Burton College | Moorsbus Community Interest Company |
| Blackdown Support Group | NDVS (North Devon Voluntary Services) |
| Bridestowe Parish Council | Netherseal Parish Council |
| Bridport Environment Group | Newtown Linford Parish Council |
| Bright Estates | Northamptonshire ACRE |
| Burythorpe Parish Council | Nowton parish council |
| BV & SM Johnson | Orton Parish Meeting |
| Caldy Nature Park | Ousden Parish Council |
| Cam Parish Council | Owstan Ltd |
| Chair Waveney Valley Local Action group (RDPE-LEADER) | Parkinsons UK |
| Church of England | Partners in Health ( Midland) Ltd. |
| Compton Dando Parish Council | Plunkett Foundation |
| Compton Dando Parish Hall | Pym's Consultancy Ltd |
| Constantine Enterprise Company | Ribble Valley Borough Council |
| Cornwall Council | RKK Ltd |
| Cornwall Rural Community Charity | Rural Action Derbyshire |
| Cowlinge Parish Council | Rural Services Network |
| CPRE Northumberland | Sacriston Parish Council |
| Crowan Parish Council | Santa's Food Workshop |
| Cusgarne Organic Farm | Sherborne Deanery Rural Chaplaincy |
| Daventry District Council | Smith and Tucker Farms Ltd |
| Dorset Community Transport | South Hams District Council |
| Dowsby Parish Council | St Catherine Parish Meeting |
| Eagle PC | St Edmundsbury Borough Council |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | St Gluvias Parish Council |
| Easton and Otley College | St Marks Church Scarisbrick |
| Eden Housing Association | Stansfield Parish Council |
| English Rural Housing Association | Stanway Parish Council |
| Essex Police | Teignbridge District Council |
| Everybody "Get On Board" | The Clacklose Hundred CBS |
| Everybody get on board egob | The Flower Export Co Ltd |
| Farlington Parish Meeting | The Methodist and United Reformed Churches |
| Feltwell Parish Council | The National Centre for Rural Health & Care |
| FirstGroup UK Bus Division | Tredington Parish Council |
| Forest Heath District Council | Upper Beeding Parish Council |
| GRCC | W.A.T.A.G. |
| Great & Little Carlton Parish Council | Warwickshire Older Peoples Forum |
| Great Addington Parish Council | West Devon Borough Council |
| Gweek Parish Council | West Lindsey District Council |
| Gwennap Parish Council | West Somerset Council |
| Harston Parish Council | What's On In Landbeach (Village newsletter) |
| Hastoe Group | Whorlton & Swainby Parish Council |
| Hastoe Housing Association | Willey Parish Council |
| Hayton Parish Council | Wiltshire College & University Centre |
| HB Villages Ltd | Winford Parish Council |
| Hebden Parish Council | Woodchester Parish Council |
| Hebden Royd Town Council | Yarnton Parish Council |
| Henley in arden parish council | Young Somerset |
| Holsworthy Town Council |
Individuals:
| A. Crouchman | John Milne |
| Adam Paynter - Leader or Cornwall Council | Judith Pressley |
| Adrian Louis | Julia Ford |
| Alan Parker | Julie Hardy |
| Alastair Sheehan | Karl Love |
| Alison Abraham | Kathleen Pym |
| Alison Cruse | Kathy Cuthbert |
| Amber Nuttall | Keith Riste |
| Andrew Fitter | Ken Christy |
| Andrew Lanham | Kenneth Bray |
| Andrew Shaw | Kevin Furnish |
| Andrew Talliss | Kevin Hynes |
| Ann Hindley | Kevin Kendall |
| Anne-Marie Spalding | kevin wood |
| Anthony Trollope-Bellew - Leader of West Somerset Council | Kirsty McDowell |
| Avis Thomas | Liz Berry |
| Barbara Fisher | Lois Rowlands |
| Barbara Le Gallez | Louisa Lockwood |
| Barbara Smithson | M F Holmes |
| Barbara Stanway | Malcolm Rigler |
| Beryl Janet James | Mark Nash-Williams (Revd) |
| Bev Iles | Marshal Scott (Chief Executive) |
| Beverley Parker | Martin Weston |
| Bishop of Ely | Melissa Whittaker |
| Bob Welch | Merietta Raymond |
| Brenda Weston | Mike Hawes |
| Brian Foley | Mike Willmott |
| Bruce Heywood | Mrs A A Thomas |
| Carol Perry | Mrs B. Uren |
| Carolyn Peck | Mrs Gesella J Tidy |
| Charles Wild | Mrs Santa Checkley |
| Charlotte Squire | Myles Thomas |
| Chris Cowcher | Neil Watson |
| Chris Everidge | Nick Boothroyd |
| Chris Higgins | Nick Edmonds |
| Christine Patty | Nick Morton |
| Claire Vaughan | Nicola Salter |
| Claire Way | Nik Harwood |
| Clare Mahaddie | Owen Bierley |
| Clive Neal-Sturgess | Parish Clerk |
| Cllr Julie Yelland | Patricia Holtom |
| Colin Adsley | Patrick Kimber |
| Colin Parnell | Patrick Spink |
| colin smith | Paul Cranstone |
| Councillor Gary cowan | Paul French |
| Dave Lewis | Paul Rogers |
| David Ansbro | Paul Simpson |
| David Cohen | Peter Clarke |
| David Darlow | Peter Daniels |
| David Roe | Peter Hodge |
| David Webb | Peter Jones |
| Dawn Beeby | Peter Sleet |
| Debbie Reyland | Petrina Mayson |
| Derek Nicholls | Phil Galpin |
| Diane Elphinstone | Philip Cupit |
| Donald MacIntyre | Philippa Paget |
| Dr Alan Rogers | Phyllis Power |
| Dr Malcolm Rigler | Rachael Troughton |
| E Young | Ray Kay |
| Ebbie Hulland | Raymond Brookfield |
| Eileen Heaney | Revd Richard Kirlew |
| Elaine O'Leary | Richard Parkinson |
| Elaine Smith | Richard Sherras |
| Elizabeth Clark | Robert A Hatt |
| Elizabeth McNabb | Robert Hodgson |
| Emily Brailsford | Robert Lemmon |
| Emma Gray | Robert Marshall |
| Emma Williams | Robert Sloan |
| Enid Smith | Robin turner |
| Eric Buckley | Robin Wilkinson |
| Gail Cawthorne | Roger Daniels |
| Gary Moss | Rosie Weaver |
| Gemma Finnegan | Rowena Salter |
| Gillian white | Ruth Coe |
| Grace Everett | Ruth Conley |
| Guy Browes | Ruth Foster |
| guy tucker | Sally Lewis |
| Harriette Dottridge | Sam Ross |
| Helen Gundry | Sandra Morrison |
| Helen Richards | Sandra Smith |
| Hilary Joyce | Sarah Foxcroft |
| Howard Maxted | Sarah utting |
| Hugh Dixon | Saskia Syms |
| Hywel Lloyd | Scott Mann MP |
| Ian Collingwood | Sharon Jarvis |
| Ian Cruise-Taylor | Shaun Beattie |
| Ian Gennery | Sonya Exton |
| Ian Studd | Sophie Ross-Briggs |
| Ian Wilson | Stephan Real |
| Jacky Creswick | Steve Cowley |
| James Agnew | Steve Critten |
| James Alcock | Sue Gott |
| James Weddell | Sue Johnson |
| Jan Coulthard | Sue Osborne |
| Jane Townsend | Susan Ellen Smith |
| Jane Westbrook | Susan L. Scotter |
| Janet Carr | Susan Ragbourne |
| Janice Banks | Susan Roberts |
| Jayne Pease | Teresa Pascoe |
| jean nicholls | Terry Grocutt |
| Jeffrey Summers | Tim Christian |
| Jo Roundell Greene | Timothy Everett |
| Joanne Ainscough | Timothy Roberts |
| Joanne Alderton | Tom Holway |
| John Barnett | Trevor B Gill |
| John Beer | Trevor Russel |
| John Griffiths - Leader of Forest Heath DC & St Edmundsbury BC | Vanessa Saunders |
| John Hawkins | Wes Hinckes |
Documents:→ Download our 'Time for a Rural Strategy' Report here (463KB)
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