Welcome to the CRC's latest e-Newsletter highlighting some of their recent work.
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The Credit Crunch: 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.
We're inviting rural and economic organisations, local and sub-regional authorities and partnerships, companies, professional and trade associations, housing and support groups operating in rural England to help us have a constant source of evidence:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/projects/creditcrunch/overview
We've already been able to reflect your evidence and experience in our first report on the implications of the 'credit crunch' on rural communities:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/Recession%20&%20CC%20report%20211008.pdf
We're also joining the FSB's call for more support for small businesses:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/publications/ourresponsetohefcesconsultationanewuniversitychallenge
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New vacancies - we're looking for Senior Policy Advisers to help us make a difference on behalf of rural communities:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/events/werelookingforseniorpolicyadviserstohelpusmakeadifferenceforruralcommunities
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We've expressed our concerns about the continuing delay in announcing the future of the Post Office Card Account:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/events/wee28099reconcernedaboutthecontinuingdelayinannouncingthefutureofthepostofficecardacc
Malcolm Craig, Senior Policy Advisor in our Rural Services: Fair Access and Equitable Outcomes team, also contributed to an NFU Countryside article on the future of the rural Post Office network:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/P12-16_cside_aug_v02.pdf
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Welcoming the EFRA Committee's report and recommendations on the potential of the rural economy:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/events/welcomingtheefracommitteesreportandrecommendationsonthepotentialoftheruraleconomy
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We're working with Essex Partnership, Cumbria and Devon county councils to analyse the extent to which the National Indicator set can, in a practical way, be disaggregated to below the Local Area Agreement (LAA) geography level:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/events/helpingtosecureproportionaloutcomesforruralcommunitiesthroughlocalareaagreements
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The Rural Advocate launches our inquiry into future for England's upland communities:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/events/ruraladvocatelaunchesinquiryintofutureforenglande28099suplandcommunities
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We've launched a pilot project to promote and test Participatory Budgeting in rural areas:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/events/pilotingparticipatorybudgetinginruralengland
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Our first 5 Rural Transport think-pieces seek to raise the profile of rural transport issues and place transport at the heart of the debate on climate change and our work on sustainable rural communities:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/events/itstimefornewsolutionsforruraltransport
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Jo Lavis, of our Sustainable Rural Communities in the 21st Century team, has written an article for the September issue of Shelter's Roof magazine:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/Roofseptoct+34-35+AD.pdf
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Our report The Personalisation of Adult Social Care in Rural Areas forms part of our work around the Government's forthcoming Care and Support Green Paper:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/events/thepersonalisationofadultsocialcareinruralareas
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Recent Consultation responses - We've recently responded to consultations on the Comprehensive Area Assessment:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/our%20resonse%20to%20caa.pdf
to the DoH consultation 'Pharmacy in England: Building on strengths, delivering the future':
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/response%20to%20pharmcy%20white%20paper.pdf
to CLG's consultation 'Transforming Places; Changing Lives':
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/CRC%20response.pdf
and to HEFCE's Consultation: 'A new University Challenge - consultation on proposals for new higher education centres':
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/heconsresp.pdf