Future Choices incorporating Live and Local

Vision 2020 for Rural Britain - website launches!

By Sam Adams ⋅ November 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Take a look at the incredible collection of contributions made by Skipton delegates on the new website just launched.
The contributions were insightful, imaginative, heartening and innovative. We posted them on the site for people to read through. There are over 230 in total, BUT we want more!
Please circulate the website address to colleagues and friends [...]

Rural Britain - a 2020 Vision

By d.harries ⋅ October 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This exciting and innovative first day main plenary session, hosted by Simon Berry, CEO ruralnet|uk created a bit of a stir. We weren’t expecting to be writing our thoughts and comments, yet some fantastic ideas and personal visions emerged from a huge number of people. Simon has written his own thoughts on this and other [...]

Making the most of technology workshop

By paulwebster ⋅ October 2, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Colin Harrison took delegates through a range of ways ICT can help rural communities.
After some basic introductions to what ICT is all about the workshop covered digital communications, mobile phones, blogging and remote working.
To tie some of this together the video clip below that was taken on a mobile phone shows Colin doing a live [...]

Rural Transport

By paulwebster ⋅ October 2, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Something I think is vital for the functioning of rural communities is an effective rural public transport network. Buses feeding into railway hubs for example.
One of the ways this is happening in rural North Yorkshire is through the use of the community minibus. Today delegates at the conference are able to sample this method of [...]

Futurechoices Live: Terry Hodgkinson gives the regional perspective from Yorkshire Forward

By admin ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Terry Hodgkinson, Chair of Yorkshire Forward, the local regional development agency gave an enthusiastic appraisal of the work they are doing to help local communities and businesses exploit their own economic assets to bring opportunity and wealth to all.
Despite these uncertain times, he went on to say, the region is more prosperous than ever but [...]

Futurechoices Live: Town Meets Country Summit, Matthew Taylor states his case

By admin ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Simon Berry introduced a video of MP for Truro and St Austell Matthew Taylor who has recently completed a review on how land use and planning can better support rural business and deliver affordable housing. You can watch the video below and see the exclusive interview online that Simon conducted with Matthew.

Futurechoices Live: Town Meets Country Summit, John Craven

By admin ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In a wide-ranging, informative and entertaining speech, John Craven placed communities firmly at the heart of our countryside. He talked about his experiences of almost 20 years of Countryfile, sharing the stories of people working together as community groups, local councils and businesses maintaining and enhancing the vitality of rural areas.
He also pointed out that [...]

Futurechoices Live: Town Meets Country Summit introduction

By admin ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Catherine Hammant, Chairman of Action for Market Towns welcomed everyone to Skipton and began by focussing on the changes being faced by Market Towns. She emphasised that communities do have power and gave a preview of AMT’s new £2 million Towns Alive programme (more later). She hoped that the event itself would help those attending [...]