RURAL

Overall Purpose:

To network, highlight and debate the needs of rural communities and establish issues that may need escalating to the VCSE Assembly Board.  Highlighting issues that those that may be disadvantaged by their rurality and ensuring policies are rural proofed, using the Rural Proofing Toolkit.  Ensuring the voices of all our rural communities are heard. To highlight the work of the ICS and Local Area Partnerships to the group and encourage their participation in its development.

Key Priorities:

Highlighting the rural Proofing Health Toolkit and how this can be used

Recent Highlights:

Presentations from Lap co-ordinator and Brightwayz - highlighting current work and upcoming projects that members and communities can get involved in

Contacts

Elaine O’Leary – elaine.oleary@northantsacre.org.uk

Kerri Marshall-Duckett – kerri.marshall-duckett@northantsacre.org.uk