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Membership is open to all organisations and partnerships in the public, private and voluntary sectors that are based in, or involved in the region
and whose policies and activities impact on the rural areas of the East Midlands. For a list of Charter members
and their commitments please go to the membership database.
Organisations and companies are invited to adopt the Rural Charter for the East Midlands and its objectives and become Charter members.
Companies can opt to become Rural Charter Business Champions, a
programme specially developed to cater for the business community.
Activities and policies that are cover by the Rural Charter include:
- retail and commercial services (banks, shops, post offices)
- leisure, recreation and tourism
- development of regional, sub-regional and local strategies, policies and programmes
- transport services, including public transport and community transport
- development and application of new technology to give rural areas the benefits and opportunities of the digital age
- business support services
- affordable housing provision
- agriculture and food production
- healthcare and social care services
- education, learning and skills training
- tackling crime and improving community safety
- community development
- renewable energy generation
- spatial planning
These are just some of the activities covered by the Charter but there are many others. The Rural Charter is relevant to all those activities and services that in some way impact on the quality of life of the region's rural areas |
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