Planning advice - Feasibility studies - Grant funding - Renewable energy

Rural Development Consultants

ruralfutures

Public sector – Programme Delivery

Public sector – Support services

“Practical solutions to local needs”

Rural Research and Programme Evaluation
Rural Futures can assist with the research, development and evaluation requirements of policy and programmes. Through its policy development and implementation activity, Rural Futures has an intimate understanding of the economic and environmental opportunities within rural areas. This practical knowledge, linked to its implementation experience, can provide clients with innovative solutions to their research and evaluation needs.

Consultancy support may include economic and environmental data analysis, research, one to one business surveys, environmental impact assessments and programme evaluation.

Examples of projects completed:

North West Regional Pathfinder Enterprise Research
Analysis of the impact of agri-environmental support on farming businesses.
Business opportunity audits associated with new green infrastructure programmes.
European programme evaluation.
Rural workspace analysis.
Marketing analysis.
Evaluation of communication requirements for Regional Park development
Opportunities for the use of bio-fuels to reduce the impact of transport climate change.
Evidence of need to support grant applications by Food Northwest.

“Experience of regeneration to share”

Supporting other organisations
The team has assisted other UK and European regions in developing models for specialist rural business support, based around local needs and programmes.

The team can assist public and private organisations with the development of delivery models based around local needs analysis, exploring programme funding opportunities, partnership development amongst stakeholder groups and the implementation of new programmes. Support for programme implementation may include, staff recruitment, monitoring and database management systems, marketing of new programmes and ongoing mentoring assistance during delivery.

Several of the team are fully qualified as public sector mentors through the IDEA programme.

Examples of mentoring activity undertaken includes:

North Yorkshire County Council:
Model for specialist rural business support
Somerset: Rural Mentor Programme
Forest of Bowland Sustainable Tourism
Pomorskie Region Poland:
Assistance with implementation of Pomorskie Rural Development Plan.
Latvia:
Assistance with Latvian Rural Delivery Plan business support model.

Call or email us to discuss your requirements.
T 01995 600724
e. info@ruralfutures.co.uk

Rural Futures (North West) Ltd
1 The Creamery Estate
Kenlis Road
Barnacre
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1GD

This was a £2.3M EU funded programme. The programme was delivered on time and to budget claiming 99.7% of the available funds.

The Rural Futures team was at the forefront of pioneering a new approach to regeneration in rural areas.

Rural Futures were invited to contribute to a study to assist the steering group.

Rural Futures was commissioned by Rural Innovation and the Lancashire & Blackpool Tourist Board to facilitate a promotion for staying visitors based around picnics.

Rural Futures created a series of three cheese trails. Each trail is a short circular walk in the vicinity of the cheesemakers dairies.

Rural Futures have completed a report for County Council on replacing traditional fossil fuels in vehicles with biofuels.

Rural Futures - providing rural business support via, project planning and management, advising on RDPE and other grants, feasibility studies, business plans and planning advice. Specialists in public sector rural regeneration programme management, delivery, monitoring and evaluation to provide sustainable economic and environmental development. Experience in renewable energy, local food production, farm and rural business diversification, and community resource and social enterprise projects.