October 16th, 2008
CAF reports on Website launch for rural Britain 2020
A charity has launched a website to gather ideas on how people would like the countryside to be in 2020. RuralNet UK, a development charity, is encouraging the public to log on and share their visions for the future. A conference organised by the charity and Action for Market Towns was held in Skipton, Yorkshire, this month where 200 opinions were gathered. Simon Berry, Chief Executive of RuralNet UK, said visions can inspire, motivate, inform policy and influence strategy. “This is an opportunity for people to contribute to a collective vision for rural Britain - something quite unique and special,” he added. People are being asked to give their ideas on what they would like changing and preserving in the countryside in addition to new things they would like to see. RuralNet UK recently launched an initiative to gather ideas for an application to receive £1.5 million of funding to improve rural life in central Warwickshire.
16 October 2008
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