Article created : 17/09/2009

The Essex Rural Commission Launched their report on the 11th September at the Maldon Local Food Festival

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The Commission have spent many months gathering information and evidence from expert advisors and a variety of other methods. On 10th March the Essex Rural Partnership was given an opportunity to explain its key rural priorities and delivery mechanisms.

In response to their findings the Commission makes 60 recommendations based on a "Rural Clock" with 12 priority areas.

Commission chairman Prof Jules Pretty, from the University of Essex, said: “The commission believes we have come up with a blueprint to secure the future of rural Essex. The commission sought to look to the future, mindful of the substantial environmental, economic and social challenges that will affect the people, institutions and environments of the county in the coming decades. “Many of these changes similarly affect rural communities in other parts of the UK. We hope these 60 recommendations will lead to substantial improvements for our rural communities.”

The Essex Rural Commission's recommendations have also been fed into the drafting process of the new Essex Rural Partnership Rural Strategy "2020 Vision" to be launched on November 24th this year at Ingatestone Hall, Brentwood.

If you would like further information regarding the report or the work of the Essex Rural Commission, please contact the Essex Rural Commission Secretariat (Essex County Council) tel: 01245 437 195 or email: rural.commission@essex.gov.uk
Please contact the above if you wish to request a hard copy of the report.











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