Intervention type: Local National Regional
Employement number:
65
Main objective:
Speak up for rural people and communities and ensure that policies reflect the real needs of people living and working in rural England, with a particular focus on tackling disadvantage.
John Dower House, Crescent PlaceGL503RA CheltenhamUNITED KINGDOM
The Commission for Rural Communities was established in April 2005 and became an independent body on October 1st, 2006.
It aims at providing well-informed, independent advice to government and ensures that policies reflect the real needs of people living and working in rural England, with a particular focus on tackling disadvantage.
The Commission for Rural Communities defines itself as the national advocate for rural communities and wishes to be recognized as such by the politicians. Its main actions are therefore pointed at the British government.
To provide well informed and independent advice to government
To ensure that policies and programmes reflect the needs of people living and working in rural England
To ensure that the needs of disadvantaged people in rural England are recognised
| Covered topics: |
Support farmers’ diversification
Land use (urbanisation control)
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| Actions examples: |
Planning in rural areas, planning for sustainable rural communitiesHousing in rural areas, affordable and supported housing in national parksConnecting people and the landAdvise the Government on the rural aspects of the fast-developing city-regions debate |
| Projects/Wishes: |
CRC is interested in having a European partnership on the following themes: rural economy, rural sustainability, rural disadvantage |
| Covered topics: |
Education to environment and sustainable development for youngsters
Education and training of professionals or local representatives
Raising public opinion’s awareness
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| Actions examples: |
Youth Seeing is believing event: discovery of several youth projects all over England |
| Projects/Wishes: |
CRC is interested in having European partnerships on all the above themes |
| Covered topics: |
Social and territorial cohesion
Economic sustainable development
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| Actions examples: |
Promote and support enterprise among disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities e.g. women, young people and students |
| Projects/Wishes: |
CRC is interested in having European partnerships on all the above themes |