Resources: rural
On these pages you will find a series of publications and other material such as audio and video that relate to empowerment. These are organised by date of publication, but they are also organised by topic.
You can sort the table columns by title or date.
| Title | Description | Edited or published | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Rural Community Enterprise |
A series of case studies presenting examples of rural community enterprises from an event delivered by the Plunkett Foundation - along with a presentation on Community Shares. |
06/05/2011 - 14:30 |
 |
Migration Workers in rural areas - 7 years on |
Report from a seminar bringing together people working with migrant workers -seven years after workers from the new EU countries were allowed to come and work in the UK. As the Workers Registration Scheme ends, how had things improved - or remained difficult - for them and for the communities in which they have settled |
20/04/2011 - 17:03 |
 |
Supporting rural empowerment through community enterprise |
In February 2011, the Plunkett Foundation hosted two workshops to share the realities and successes of rural community enterprise. In this briefing, we provide four case studies of Yorkshire rural enterprise |
20/04/2011 - 16:38 |
 |
The implications of the Localism Bill for rural community development workers |
This Voices is a record of an event organised by the Yorkshire & Humber Community Development Network in February 2011, in Goole. It highlights the inputs made on the day together with key points arising from the workshop and plenary discussions |
20/04/2011 - 17:14 |
 |
Partnership working between the Voluntary & Community Sector and the Public Sector in addressing the needs of Rural Communities |
This collection of 15 case studies will highlight real examples of good practice between public sector bodies and VCS organisations and groups in rural communities. The profiles will detail how the partners from the two sectors collaborate effectively and gain a collective value from their shared expertise and activities.
|
21/10/2010 - 14:02 |
 |
Giving rural Clout in Barnsley! |
This is the story of how One Barnsley kick-started the process of involving local people in looking at how to get rural issues discussed, taken seriously and included. |
10/06/2010 - 12:11 |
 |
Identifying Needs through Parish Plans |
Three particular publications of voices illustrating the contribution that community development can make to community empowerment. This study highlights examples of two communities; Airmyn, East Yorkshire and Stainforth, North Yorkshire where a process of people working together to involve the wider community in dialogue about the parish plans has resulted in positive outcomes. |
30/07/2010 - 11:30 |
 |
Eight short stories |
Eight short stories about community empowerment. |
30/07/2010 - 09:31 |
 |
Empowering rural communities - March 11th 2008 |
The aim of the event was to ensure that a rural perspective is included in the work of the National Empowerment Consortium in Yorkshire and the Humber. The workshop was organised by the regional community development network and attended by 26 people. Session topics included Parish Planning, Assets Transfer, Transition towns, Techniques for Involvement. Over lunch people shared stories about community empowerment. |
06/05/2011 - 16:27 |
