Have Your Say on the Future of Rural Communities 

The Rural Services Network (RSN) has launched a landmark new research project to make sure 
the voices of rural communities are heard loud and clear in national policy. 

The Delivering for All Research Project is a national survey designed to capture the everyday 
experiences, challenges and priorities of people living in rural England, from small towns and 
villages to hamlets and isolated communities. 

The survey, which takes just 8–10 minutes to complete, asks about key issues including housing, 
healthcare, transport, digital connectivity, planning, and environmental priorities. Responses are 
anonymous, but will directly inform Government departments, Select Committees, and MPs 
representing rural constituencies. 
Following the survey, RSN will also be carrying out interviews, focus groups, and community case 
studies to build a powerful evidence base. This will feed into a major research report later this 
year, alongside policy briefings and community feedback reports. 

Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of RSN, explains: 
Everybody, wherever they live, deserves equal access to life’s essentials, 
whether that’s seeing a doctor, having a safe and affordable home, being 
able to get to work or college, or connecting online. Yet too often rural 
communities are treated as an afterthought. This research is about 
changing that. It will ensure that rural realities are put at the heart of 
national decisions, not pushed to the margins. 

Take the survey here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/deliveringforall 

Please share this widely with your members, networks and communities, the more people who 
take part, the stronger the case we can make for fairer rural services.