Who are we?

The Essex Rural Partnership was formed in 2002, the result of a merger between the Essex Rural Renewal Forum and the Essex Rural Strategy Steering Group.

The Essex Rural Partnership brings together key organisations in Essex (and some regional bodies) to consider, debate and act on major issues affecting the rural parts of the county.

The Essex Rural Partnership encourages not only co-ordination of activities, to maximise effectiveness of resources, but also joint-working to achieve greater buy-in, better chance of securing funding, and best value.

 

  ERP Meetings

Essex Rural Partnership Full Membership Meeting
Date : Wednesday 9th September 2009
Venue : The Salings Millennium Hall, Piccotts Lane, Great Saling, CM7 5DW
Time : Registration and Refreshments 9.30am to 10.00.am, Meeting commences: 10.00am to 1. 15pm
Buffet Lunch 1.15pm to 2.00 pm (Followed by a meeting of members of the ERP Steering Group- 2.00pm).

Community Action Group Meeting
Date: 22nd June 2009
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: RCCE Offices Feering
Subject: Economic Downturn- Implications for Rural Communities
Speakers: Ann Booth Citizens Advice Bureau and Keith Brown, Federation of Small Businesses

Environmental Action Group Meeting
Future meetings to be advised

 Minutes and agendas can be downloaded - click here.
 
  Latest News / Events
  
 
as of Saturday, July 4 2009

RURAL SERVICES SURVEY REPORT
2008 Draft survey report published on-line
You can DOWNLOAD it here - NOW!
Village SOS
Village SOS is an exciting new initiative from the Big Lottery Fund and the BBC
Does your village have a bright idea?
Essex Rural Strategy to be Updated - 2009
The current Essex Rural Strategy was published in 2005 and the Essex Rural Partnership Steering Group agreed last year that the time has come to update the Strategy
It was agreed some time ago that this should link in with the proposed timescale of publication of the Essex Rural Commission Report, so that key issues identified by the Commission can be incorporated into the Strategy
Marine and Coastal Access Bill
Key areas covered by the Marine and Coastal Access Bill and the New Marine Management Organisation.
Colchester and Epping Post Offices to reopen
Pownall Crescent, Colchester and Allnutts, Epping Post Offices are to reopen.
Essex County Council Post Office initiative scheme is to reopen 2 more Post Offices
2 Post Offices in Braintree District to Reopen
Negotiations to reopen Panfield Lane in Braintree and The Egg Box in White Notley have now been completed and both will be opening again soon.
Leader of Essex County Council Lord Hanningfield said: “I am delighted that these two post offices will shortly be back operating, where they rightly belong, at the heart of their communities.

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