Promoting Rural Best practice

The RSP provides a unique opportunity for its members to promote and highlight topical examples of rural best practice, case studies and pilot projects. 

The RSP also raises awareness of the excellent work currently being delivered by rural practitioners in England.

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21 May 2020

University of Plymouth highlights an outstanding Dementia Friendly Project

We are a small charity making a big impact in South Devon. Situated along the banks of the river Yealm are the five rural Parishes of Wembury, Brixton, Yealmpton, Newton...

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21 May 2020

Sherborne Deanery Rural Chaplaincy and how we are winning with Covid-19!!

Sherborne Deanery Rural Chaplaincy is situated in some of the most scenic countryside in Dorset.  Geographically, we are between Sherborne in the north and Dorchester in the south, covering a...

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21 May 2020

Fire Safety within the home: Keeping you safe from fire, while you stay safe at home

The Prevention Team from the Shropshire Fire Rescue Service hope you are all safe and well. The information below is to support you in keeping safe within your home during...

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21 May 2020

Collaboration provides the key to village apartments in rural Devon

A Devon housing provider is working with government housing agency Homes England and two local authorities to provide new accommodation where people with learning disabilities can live independently in a...

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21 May 2020

An update from South East Water

The protection of customers and employees took centre stage for South East Water amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The water company, which supplies drinking water to more than 2.2 million customers...

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21 May 2020

Help is at hand with United Utilities

We could all benefit from a bit of extra help at some stage in our lives. This could be due to age, ill-health, disability, mental health problems, financial worries or...

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21 May 2020

An update from Wessex Water

As the water and sewerage services provider for a large part of South West England, we understand that rural living can lead to isolation and a lack of support and...

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11 May 2020

The FCN supporting the farming community through difficult times

The Farming Community Network (FCN) is a voluntary organisation and charity that supports farmers and families within the farming community through difficult times FCN runs a confidential national helpline (03000...

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04 May 2020

The Star shines for the community

The community in Harbottle in Northumberland have several reasons to be thankful for the huge effort of their village pub, The Star Inn. Having opened a village shop in the...

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04 May 2020

In every village, field and street, there lives a rural story

Article written by Pentabus Theatre Pentabus is the nation’s rural theatre company. We make theatre by, with, for and about rural communities We’re based in an old schoolhouse on a...

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