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🎄 From all of us at FERN, thank you for supporting rural communities this year. As 2024 comes to a close, we wish you a joyful Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Here's to collaboration, growth, and opportunity in 2025! 🌱✨ #MerryChristmas #FutureRural #FERN

🧭We've adapted our regional attractiveness compasses to include smaller regions, offering: 🔎 Granular insights into assets & gaps 🤝 Collaboration tools to borrow strengths from neighbors 📊 Data-driven strategies for competitiveness 🔗oe.cd/5RZ

Merry Christmas 🎄, Happy Yalda 🌌, Hanukkah 🕎, and everything in between! 🎁✨ In Papa Noël's sack 🎅 this year, I’ve got this fascinating document 📑 from the OECD 🌍. oecd.org/en/publication…

In 2024, FERN ventured into new territory helping create a new rural revitalisation org. in Japan as well as hosting several meetings in the UK, Canada US, Japan and further afield. Onwards and upwards!

Morrisons has shared a message expressing solidarity with British farmers over the Labour government's controversial changes to inheritance tax 👏 farminguk.com/news/-we-re-wi…

This year the Rural Entrepreneurship Conference will be held in Wales for the first time at Bangor University. With DrEifionaThomasLane at the helm it's sure to be a good one! More details here: bangor.ac.uk/events/22nd-ru… Abstract submission is 28th February

Looking back at 2024! 🚀 We’re excited to share our 2024 Summary Video, showcasing key milestones and project highlights from the past year. 📺 Watch it now on YouTube: bit.ly/40Zhn9V Stay tuned for what’s next in 2025!

🏘️ Community-led housing is revitalising rural town centres in Northumberland, boosting local economies and offering sustainable, affordable homes. #RuralRegeneration #CommunityHousing National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise fe-rn.org/2025/03/06/com…

🚨 Save the date for European Conference on “Rural Energy Communities: bridging local action and clean energy transition”. Organized by the EC4RURAL | LIFE Programme project, it will take place in #Vigo #Galicia on October 1st. ℹ️ Programme and info call for abstracts ⤵️ ec4rural.uvigo.gal/2025/03/12/eur…

Register by 31 March to join the Good Practice Webinar on sustainable rural tourism: bit.ly/4hTqcZ0 The webinar will highlight innovative approaches connecting sustainable tourism, heritage conservation, & entrepreneurship. #RuralPact #RuralVisionEU

The new Planning and Infrastructure Bill claims to deliver a building boom, but at what cost to our environment and local democracy? Our analysis examines the government's lack of imagination in addressing housing and climate challenges. #PlanningBill fe-rn.org/2025/03/13/the…

In a new article on the change in planning rules Daniel Rad writes about the lack of imagination by central government on how to build. fe-rn.org/2025/03/13/the…

CLIMATE: Steam trains running along a coastal line must now operate with the help of a diesel locomotive, after a series of wildfires possibly caused by sparks from a passing service. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Is rural Britain being left out of the immigration debate? Our director Daniel Rad argues it’s time for clear, measurable migration targets—because communities need more than rhetoric. Read the full piece fe-rn.org/2025/05/11/num… #MigrationMatters #FERN

The 2025 European & Connacht Sheep Shearing Championships (and 3 nights of MartBeat concerts) takes place from Friday 30th May to Sunday 1st June 2025 at the Mart Grounds in Mountbellew. A brilliant community festival. We're proud to support. #LEADER #Mountbellew #SmartVillages

🏘️🔌El proyecto europeo RENOVERTY Project organiza un webinar sobre transición energética y acceso a una vivienda digna destinado a grupos de acción local ⚡️¡Todavía estás a tiempo de participar! 21 mayo 📍12:00-14:00h 🔋Info/inscripción✏️ tinyurl.com/ykqtgfnv

Haweswater reservoir this week.