The Commission for Rural Communities, are keen to show that rural communities and organisations have already embraced the community approach to identifying and tackling their needs that lies at the heart of the ‘Big Society’ approach. However, they also want to ensure that central and local government recognise, celebrate and more importantly support the continuation of  efforts, for the benefit of rural people.
They want to put something to the Rural Affairs Minister in early September, about the effect of the economic climate and current and planned changes in public spending on civic society organisations working with rural communities. Full detail are in the attached PDF, Submissions are required by 20th August 2010 SEN PDF Call for evidence