Rural issues

Action Ideas

 * Community Transport schemes
 * Community shops, pubs and cafes
 * Rural heritage centres
 * Cittaslow
 * Campaigning to save local shops and services

Why it matters
(article needed) Related topics: Biodiversity, Urban & village design, Local needs met locally, Seasonal UK

UK links

 * Campaign to Protect Rural England
 * Action with Communities in Rural England
 * Village Car Share .com
 * Village Retail Services AssociationHelping villages to keep their Shop and Post Office
 * Rural Shops Alliance
 * InfoRuraleOnline information service of the National Rural Enterprise Centre
 * Ruralnet | OnlineRural development community, part of the Networks Online group of extranets
 * The Countryside Agency Statutory body
 * Commission for Rural Communities
 * Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DEFRA (government department)

Consultations

 * Inquiry into rural housing

News UK

 * Rural housing needs major shake-up, says Rural Watchdog
 * 'Community Halls for Rural People' online, launched by Defra, December 19 2005
 * Housing the nation without wrecking the countryside, October 5 2005
 * 1st meeting of Affordable Rural Housing Commission, September 22 2005
 * The future of the English countryside, your vision, September 9 2005

Resources

 * Taxi Voucher Toolkit from The Countryside Agency. Information and pointers to help local groups set up a simple and effective scheme in response to specific transport needs. Can be downloaded via the Countryside Agency website

Links checked Philralph 16:24, 30 Oct 2005 (UTC)