The EMRAF Sustainable & Inclusive Communities Group

A rural village scene

Formed in 2004, the EMRAF Rural Housing Practitioners Subgroup has since played a significant role in influencing the delivery of affordable rural housing providing evidence to support this objective within the region. To keep in line with the priorities of the Rural Action Plan, this subgroup has recently evolved into the Sustainable & Inclusive Communities Incorporating Housing Subgroup. The aim of this group is to provide a rural focus for sustainable and inclusive communities and rural housing issues and to identify, share and promote good practice and to provide strategic representation on relevant regional groups. The Subgroup currently provides input into the Regional Housing Group to promote the adequate provision of affordable housing in rural villages and market towns within the East Midlands.

The Subgroup is Chaired by Craig Felts of Midlands Rural Housing and the membership is drawn from a wide range of sectors, who share a common interest including Local Authorities, Midlands Rural Housing, Rural Community Councils, The Housing Corporation, CPRE, East Midlands Development Agency and Longhurst Group.

Subgroup meetings take place quarterly throughout the year and are held at The East Midlands Development Agency offices in Nottingham.

To enquire about becoming a member of the subgroup please contact us.

Newsflash
East Midlands Rural Framework 2010 - 2013 & New Regional Director for RCA East Midlands
The East Midlands Rural Framework has now been published and is available for download on the Action Plan page of this website. If you would like to receive a hard copy of the document please contact Lynn Hage EMRAF Communications Officer on 01623 727600. New Regional Director for Rural Community Action East Midlands (RCAEM) Julie Bowers will take up the position as Regional Director for Rural Community Action East Midlands with responsibility for the Co-ordination of the East Midlands Rural Affairs Forum from 1st April 2010. Julie will come to EMRAF from her current post as Performance Specialist with the Audit Commission. She has a background in sport and leisure management which included a post as Sports and Events Officer for a rural tourism partnership in Northumberland. Here she worked with local businesses and regional agencies to develop and promote everything from Mountain bike routes to Husky dog racing!! Julie also spent 2 years in Nottingham working within the health sector developing partnership projects and during her 7 years with the Audit Commission led on the development of a performance management framework for LSP’s and undertook a wide range of work across the East Midlands.



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