Where next for Place-based working?

Many local authorities are thinking about or implementing new models of place-based working. In essence, these are person-centred, bottom up approaches to meet the needs of people in a given location – with residents and Local Authorities working together to use the best available resources to generate positive outcomes. So what place based models are […]

The importance of rural volunteers

From providing services in your local community to doing whatever is required to help out, understanding the social value of volunteering is now finding its way onto the policy agenda. What traditional and newer measurement approaches are emerging and what do they mean for rural communities? Jessica Sellick investigates. Back in October 2014, Bank of England […]

What next for rural careers education?

Careers guidance should be at the heart of schooling, for it plays a vital part in helping young people navigate from education to work. So what is the Government’s approach to careers guidance and will small rural schools be there to deliver it? Jessica Sellick investigates. Pre-2009 there was a national careers service that worked […]

Can we save rural churches from closure?

In recent weeks, media coverage has described rural clergy as ‘close to drowning’ under the pressure of maintaining medieval buildings with dwindling congregations. With the Church of England carrying out a series of reviews and consultations as part of its ‘reform and renewal’ programme – will we see rural churches closing or are rural communities […]

Mind the [rural] funding gap

Many community groups, parish and town councils, charities and social enterprises have relied upon grants programmes at one time of another to help them do something to improve their local community and the lives of residents most in need. This funding may have been from a Local Authority, Government, a non-departmental public body or charitable […]

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