National Rural Conference 22 – Open for bookings!
The Rural Services Network is pleased to announce the line – up for the National Rural Conference 2022. Focusing on the overall theme of Reducing Rural Inequalities and Improving Opportunities, the conference aims to bring together Senior Officers and Members from our rural local authorities and those delivering rural services from our member organisations, to discuss, network and learn from each other. We are delighted to yet again feature a session with the Rt Hon Lord Benyon, the Minister for Rural Affairs, Access to Nature and Biosecurity where delegates will be able to hear his views on the challenges facing rural communities
The National Rural Conference 2022 Conference Supporter – NICRE
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) exists to foster rural enterprise and unlock the potential in the UK’s rural economies
The National Rural Conference 2022 Conference Sponsor – Airband
Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent internet service provider bringing high speed broadband to homes, business and industry in rural and hard-to-reach areas.
The National Rural Conference 2022 Conference Sponsor – Gemserv
We are an expert provider of professional services, helping public and private sector partners make the most of a world increasingly driven by data and technology
The National Rural Conference 2022 Conference Sponsor – OFTEC
OFTEC (established in 1991) is a leading ‘not for profit’ trade organisation in the heating and cooking industries of the UK and Republic of Ireland
The National Rural Conference 2022 Conference Sponsor – Arqiva
Arqiva is at the heart of the broadcast and utilities sectors in the UK and beyond, providing critical communications infrastructure and media services. Arqiva is the only national provider of terrestrial television and radio broadcasting and provides a machine-to-machine connectivity network for smart metering within the utilities sector.
Consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding
The Government has launched a public consultation on what social and environmental causes should benefit from more than £700 million of dormant assets funding in England
Advance funding starts in England to help struggling farms
In light of the cashflow crisis facing many agricultural business, the Rural Payments Agency has announced that farmers in England will receive a 50% advance on their basic payment scheme
Investment in TransPennine Route Upgrade trebled to over £9.bn
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/07/investment-in-transpennine-route-upgrade-trebled-to-over-9-bn.html Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has announced funding for the TransPennine Route Upgrades has trebled from £2.9billion to £9billion
Changes to Help to Grow: Digital
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have announced some key improvements from the 25th July to the Help to Grow: Digital scheme, which will enable even more firms to benefit from the scheme
