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SPARSE RURAL AND RURAL SERVICES NETWORK EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RURAL SERVICES PARTNERSHIP LTD MEETING Incorporating SPARSE Rural members, Rural Assembly & Rural Services Partnership members. All nominated members & officers of RSN are invited...
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...
Notes of last SPARSE Rural Special Interest Group meeting on 21 June 2021 - held online via Zoom - To download the agenda and papers associated for this meeting, click here - To download these minutes...
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...
MINUTES FOR RURAL SERVICES NETWORK EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hosted: Online via Zoom Date: Monday 17th May 2021 Time: 11:15am - 2:30pm To download the agenda and the papers associated...
Date: 10th May 2021 Subject: Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises Chair: Graham Biggs MBE , Chief Executive, Rural Services Network Speaker: Richard Swinford , Head of Digital Infrastructure Investment, Department for Digital,...
Date: 28th April 2021 Subject: Rural Decarbonisation Chair: Graham Biggs, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network - To download the Agenda for this seminar click here - To download the Attendance...
Online via Zoom Monday 27th April 2021 11am-12pm - To download the agenda for this meeting click here - To download the minutes for this meeting, click here Present: ...
Date: 12th April 2021 Subject: Rural Health and Social care 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 ...
Date: 31st March 2021 Subject: Rural Digital Connectivity Chair: Kerry Booth, Assistant Chief Executive, Rural Services Network - To download the Agenda for this seminar click here - To download...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
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Rural communities are grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, marked by high house prices, a lack of affordable housing, elevated living costs, and lower incomes, threatening their sustainability and vitality.
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Rural areas, encompassing a substantial portion of England's population and land, play a pivotal role in combating climate change and achieving the net zero target.
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