Rural Lens Review of Heat and Buildings Strategy
Published on 19th October, the Governments Heat and Buildings Strategy sets out its plan to significantly cut carbon emissions from the UK’s 30 million homes and workplaces in a simple, low-cost and green way whilst ensuring this remains affordable and fair for households across the country. The RSN has examined the strategy through a Rural Lens, this is a series of work published by the RSN, where we have reviewed Government strategies and plans from a rural perspective, highlighting your attention to key parts that may affect your rural communities and service delivery.
Chair of Rural Services Network re-elected
The RSN was delighted that Councillor Cecilia Motley was re-elected as its Chair at the Annual General Meeting on Monday 15th November
15/11/2021 – RSN AGM followed by Rural Assembly Meeting
The RSN AGM followed by Rural Assembly Meeting was held on the 15th November 2021
Countryside COP recommendations
The first ever Countryside COP was convened to showcase and inspire net zero activity in rural communities in response to climate change
Rural businesses miss out on £300m funding pot
Farming and rural areas could lose government funding worth hundreds of millions of pounds a year, according to research from the Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
3,835 UK Schools are in Postcodes with No Access to Full Fibre
New data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Schools Minister, Robin Walker MP (Con), has revealed that 3,835 schools are in postcodes “that do not have access” to full fibre broadband connectivity “or are currently not in areas of proposed commercial build within the next five years”
Regeneration of brownfield sites is creating much-needed housing
According to the Campaign for Rural England (CPRE), nearly 21,000 brownfield sites of different sizes are registered on local authority databases in England, with the capacity for 1,061,346 new homes and 53% already having planning permission in place
Barclays to close more bank branches in 2022
Barclays has announced it will close two more bank branches in early 2022 further restricting access to cash for rural communities
15/11/2021 – Rural Health and Social Care Sub Group Meeting
RSN Meeting – Rural Health and Social care held on the 15th November 2021
New member wins prestigious conservation award
The Godolphin Cross Community Association, who joined the Rural Services Network as a member last week, has gained well deserved recognition for the best conservation of an historic building by being awarded the 2021 World Heritage Site Award, a county wide competition for buildings in the Cornish Mining area.
