October 2020 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight
Welcome to the October 2020 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight As always, it’s great to see an abundance of stories submitted by Rural Service Partnership members this month. In this edition we showcase the diverse work undertaken by member organisations, in rural areas across the country featuring articles on rural homes, transport, health, education, farming, business […]
Plans off the ground for 8 new affordable rented homes
Action Hampshire’s housing team has played a key role in getting plans for 8 new affordable rented homes off the ground in the parish of Curdridge. It’s been a long and complex journey, but effective joint working between Action Hampshire, Curdridge Parish Council, Winchester City Council and the housing associate Hastoe, means that a planning […]
Supporting sustainable, inclusive travel for communities
Bus Users is part of a group of charities and non-profits working to improve sustainable, inclusive transport and active travel for local communities. Communities depend on public, community and shared transport alongside walking and cycling to improve health, wellbeing and prosperity, and to protect the climate and local area. The aim of the sustainable transport […]
The moment of truth for rural GP services
A recent report by the NHS Confederation calls for a ‘re-imagining’ of the NHS if the service is to emerge on a stronger footing from Covid-19. A triple ‘whammy’ of rising COVID-19 infections, a major backlog of treatment, and reduced capacity due to infection control measures, will all conflate to put NHS providers at risk, […]
Lockdown reveals residents’ hidden talents
Life in lockdown has revealed some hidden talents amongst Eden Housing Association residents, especially in the Assisted Living Schemes. Poems and paintings have surfaced and two residents from Carlisle and Kirkby Stephen have showcased their offerings. Retired Teacher Clem Greenhow put pen to paper and created a poem titled ‘A War Without Bullets’, describing his […]
What are the current risks and opportunities for affordable housing?
There exist a number of risks and opportunities for affordable rural housing at present. These include the introduction of First Homes Exception Sites, the thresholds at which sites are required to provide affordable homes and the proposals put forward in the Planning White Paper. All have the potential to disrupt the supply of affordable rural homes, destroy community trust […]
New project helps farmers plan ahead and stay resilient through change
A new project led by The Farming Community Network (FCN) will help farmers in England and Wales plan ahead for the future. FCN’s ‘Time to Plan’ project helps to raise awareness about the importance of forward planning and encourages farmers to prepare for change from both personal and business perspectives. A lack of medium and […]
Customer Service Innovation from First Bus – making your journey easier
First Bus, one of the UK’s largest operators, has launched an update to its mobile app that will enable customers across the UK to live track not only the location of their next bus but also its available capacity, as the operator continues to develop ways to help customers social distance on board its fleet. […]
The Business which were ignored are now paying the price
Covid – 19 and the Hospitality Industry By Ian Cass, Managing Direct- Forum of Private Business The Covid-19 pandemic has hit our whole economy here in the UK, but one of the sectors hit hardest has been the hospitality industry, in fact the whole nighttime economy where people socialize has been completely devastated by the […]
The green gas challenge
As the only domestic supplier of 100% green gas in the UK, we wanted to tell you a little bit more about it and why we are so passionate about sourcing only 100% green energy for our customers. One day we believe everything will be powered using only energy from sustainable and renewable sources. But […]
