Involving People… Creating Rural Prosperity

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Involving People… Creating Rural Prosperity Kirsten Bennett Chief Executive Cambridgeshire ACRE Contact: 01353 860850 [email protected]

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Involving People… Creating Rural Prosperity. Kirsten Bennett Chief Executive Cambridgeshire ACRE Contact: 01353 860850 [email protected]. Involving People: Encouraging ‘Self Help’. Increasing skills and resources. Encouraging solutions and new ideas. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Involving People… Creating Rural Prosperity

Kirsten BennettChief Executive

Cambridgeshire ACREContact: 01353 860850

[email protected]

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the regional voice for the rural community2

Involving People:Encouraging ‘Self Help’

Increasing skills and resources

Giving advice, support and resources

Encouraging solutions and new

ideas

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the regional voice for the rural community3

Involving People:Building Capacity

Providing training and conferences Giving direct support Encouraging social enterprise Developing RCC programmes of work Developing research

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the regional voice for the rural community4

Creating Rural Prosperity:RCC work in Action

Fenland FoodLittleport Community CaféSuffolk Community Enterprise InitiativeRural Transport PartnershipsService Centres in Village Halls

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the regional voice for the rural community5

Creating Rural Prosperity: Future Opportunities

A model for development based on a more business-orientated approach.

•Less Grant Dependency

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the regional voice for the rural community6

Creating Rural Prosperity: RCC Added Value

RCCs have:-• Comprehensive local and regional

networks• The tools to listen and engage the

communities• A training and support infrastructure• The experience of developing and

managing regeneration programmes and research