We’ve been asked by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to provide regular reports about the impacts of the economic downturn on rural businesses, employment and households.

Topics: credit-crunch rural-economies recession market-towns rural-places financial-inclusion affordable-housing employment housing rural-experience 

Another of our on-going work streams, this programme focuses particularly on the needs of rural areas suffering from economic under-performance and to seek employment-related solutions on skills, migrant workers and young people...

Topics: credit-crunch rural-economies rural economies empowerment recession commission migrant-workers rural-places financial-inclusion economic-wellbeing 

This project helps the Rural Advocate, Rev. Dr. Stuart Burgess, keep in touch with issues affecting rural communities, businesses and individuals, particularly those suffering disadvantage.

Topics: rural-advocate young-people commission fuel-poverty rural-governance transport rural-places major-life-events economic-wellbeing rural-economies 

Departmental officials visited good practice youth projects in the North East, in a two day visit...

Topics: rural-places healthcare young-people best-practice transport education homelessness housing 

Housing in rural areas, and particularly the availability of affordable housing, is a critical issue, and a key issue for the CRC.

Topics: state-of-the-countryside housing rural-communities rural-economies commission rural-places affordable-housing recession rural-experience sustainable-communities 

One of our Board Members, Alison McLean, was joined by senior staff from the Commission and twelve good practice youth projects from across the South at a Youth Seeing is Believing event...

Topics: rural-places healthcare young-people best-practice transport education homelessness housing 

Access to services for people living and working in rural areas is a key issue. A lack of mobility can cause real hardship...

Topics: access-to-services regeneration transport rural-services rural-places rural-advocate rural-places rural-services data access-to-services 

Planning in rural areas is about balancing the many demands on, and needs of, rural communities...

Topics: rural-experience planning coastal-areas climate-change rural-proofing commission rural-places sustainable-communities affordable-housing older-people 

In 2005, we undertook research to find the most effective way to disseminate best practice so that it would stick. A methodology was developed to disseminate information (solutions, research findings etc) to help change behaviour.

Topics: best-practice rural-places healthcare young-people best-practice home-working market-towns rural-economies education homelessness 

Our project following up the recommendations of the Affordable Rural Housing Commission (ARHC) has a comprehensive programme of work associated with it.

Topics: affordable-housing rural-places rural-governance rural-economies housing rural-experience affordable-housing parish-plans