18 Sep 2025
The National Rural Conference 2025 is kindly:
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Rural Transport
The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below:
Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network“RSN Introduction to Rural Transport”
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David Peinturier, Consultant, Freight Innovation Fund, Connected Places Catapult
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Dr Natalie Partridge, Research Associate in Rural Innovation, NICRE
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Katherine Davies, Sustainable Travel Manager, Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council
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Helen Marshall, Project Manager, Sustainable Transport, Norfolk County Council and Ali Clabburn, Chair and Founder, Mobilityways
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An AI generated summary of this session can be downloaded below:
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Useful links from the session:
Integrated National Transport Strategy call for ideas
https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/integrated-national-transport-strategy-a-call-for-ideas/integrated-national-transport-strategy-a-call-for-ideas
Future of Transport
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dft-future-transport-supporting-rural-transport-innovation.pdf
Bus Services (No.2) Bill
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3910
RSN news article on Bus Bill
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/mps-back-bus-reform-bill-in-commons-vote
Statistical Digest of Rural England provides a range of statistics including transport statistics
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistical-digest-of-rural-england
Plan for Change
https://www.gov.uk/missions
RSN Delivering for All Campaign
https://rsnonline.org.uk/delivering-for-all
Catapult Improving Connectivity in Rural Communities
https://cp.catapult.org.uk/case-study/improving-connectivity-in-rural-communities/
Future Mobility Research Group
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/engineering/research/civil-engineering/future-mobility/
NICRE Sustainable transport climathon
https://nicre.co.uk/case-studies/sustainable-transport-climathon-seaton-delaval-hall/
E-cargo bikes potential for rural innovation
https://nicre.co.uk/innovation-portal/e-cargo-bikes/
Improving green travel links between urban areas and National Trust properties
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/our-cause/nature-climate/how-the-national-trust-is-supporting-urban-heritage-and-parks
599 bus service provides spaces for bikes
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Summer25_599.pdf
Mid Suffolk Rural Transport Grant Scheme
https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/rural-transport-grants-scheme
Communities Together East Anglia Community Transport https://www.communitiestogethereastanglia.org/community-transport/
Norfolk Local Transport Plan
https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/localtransportplan
IVORA (Increasing Vehicle Occupancy in Rural Areas) video link
https://youtu.be/q_5zJrmEu-c
Mobilityways case studies
https://mobilityways.com/how-tech-can-improve-green-rural-commuting/
Ali Clabburn, Mobilityways LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliclabburn/
Department for Transport connectivity planning tool presentation
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/the-dft-connectivity-tool.pdf
Connectivity Tool
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/connectivity-tool
Rural Services All Party Parliamentary Group
https://rsnonline.org.uk/category/appg
Rural Economy, a sleeping giant worth £19bn
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/rural-economy-a-sleeping-giant-worth-19-billion
Rural as a region, the hidden challenge for levelling up
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rural-as-a-region-the-hidden-challenge-for-levelling-up.pdf
Rural Mobility Centre of Excellence
https://www.transporteast.gov.uk/rural-networking-partnership/
Rural Transport “in the news”
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-transport
including:
Campaign win for rural and small town buses
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/campaign-win-for-rural-and-small-town-buses
Delivering for All Survey Link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/deliveringforall
Press Release for Delivering for All Research
https://rsnonline.org.uk/national-rural-conference-launches-major-new-survey-to-champion-rural-voices
Promotional material to promote participation in Delivering for All Research
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/survey-release-partner-copy.pdf
Rural Facts and Figures:
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