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Involving People… Creating Rural Prosperity. Kirsten Bennett Chief Executive Cambridgeshire ACRE Contact: 01353 860850 kirsten.bennett@cambsacre.org.uk. Involving People: Encouraging ‘Self Help’. Increasing skills and resources. Encouraging solutions and new ideas.
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Involving People… Creating Rural Prosperity Kirsten Bennett Chief Executive Cambridgeshire ACRE Contact: 01353 860850 kirsten.bennett@cambsacre.org.uk
Involving People:Encouraging ‘Self Help’ Increasing skills and resources Encouraging solutions and new ideas Giving advice, support and resources the regional voice for the rural community
Involving People:Building Capacity • Providing training and conferences • Giving direct support • Encouraging social enterprise • Developing RCC programmes of work • Developing research the regional voice for the rural community
Creating Rural Prosperity:RCC work in Action • Fenland Food • Littleport Community Café • Suffolk Community Enterprise Initiative • Rural Transport Partnerships • Service Centres in Village Halls the regional voice for the rural community
Creating Rural Prosperity: Future Opportunities • A model for development based on a more business-orientated approach. • Less Grant Dependency the regional voice for the rural community
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 the regional voice for the rural community