Hampshire Rural Forum

The Hampshire Rural Forum is an independent stakeholders’ organisation with an overview of rural affairs that aims to help Hampshire’s rural communities become more efficient and sustainable socially, economically and environmentally.

The Forum is the overarching advisory body for rural matters in Hampshire. The forum was set up in July 2009 and is chaired by Councillor Ray Ellis of Hampshire County Council. It will advise and inform local authorities and other public sector organisations about rural issues, and adopt an enabling, encouraging, challenging and co-ordinating role.

It will work with others to add value to existing work and collate information about relevant work within rural areas of the county.

The Forum will engage with rural communities and key regional and Hampshire organisations and partnerships through its members and by electronic networking and an Annual Rural Forum open to everybody.

Short-term Working Groups will be set up to advise on specific topics, drawing on the expertise of members and support networks.

A small Steering Group meets to guide the work of the Forum. For further information, please email rural@hants.gov.uk

2011

Minutes 19 October 651kb pdf

2010

Minutes 3 November including presentation 936kb
Minutes 25 June including presentations 1.4mb
Minutes 26 March including presentations 3.2mb

2009

Minutes 2 November including presentation 623kb
Feedback Report
Setting The Long Term Future of Rural Hampshire’ - Hampshire Rural Forum Conference
Minutes 10 July

All documents are pdf

Membership	Appointment(s)	Comment
Chair¹	Councillor Ray Ellis (HCC Rural Policy Executive Member)	Chair
Hampshire Association of Local Councils	Edward Dawson	HRF representative on the Rural Forum South East Deputy John Korbey
Community Action Hampshire	Marilyn Smuland (Deputy Chief Executive (Resources))	Deputy Jo Dixon
Rural Voluntary Sector	Janet Blann (Chief Executive, Test Valley Community Services)	Deputy Terry Bishop Chief Executive, Community First East Hampshire
Hampshire Alliance for Rural Affordable Housing	Debbie Rhodes
Hampshire Economic Partnership Rural Economy Group	William White (NFU) and Tim Jackson (Sparsholt College)	Also serve on the Forum in other capacities
Defra Sustainable Farming & Food Board South East	Shaun Leavey (Chair)	Deputy William White NFU
Land-based sector	William White (Regional Director, NFU) and Rupert Ashby (Regional Director, CLA) to share role
Woodlands sector	William Hamer/Peter Andreae to share role (Woodland Forum)
Conservation sector	Debbie Tann (Chief Executive, Hants.& IoW Wildlife Trust)	Deputy Alison Cross Head of Conservation for North, Hampshire & IoW Wildlife Trust
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty	Oliver Cripps (Acting Asst. Director)
Hampshire Countryside Access Fora²	David Ashcroft (Vice-Chair)	Ann Sevier New Forest Access Forum
Sparsholt College Hampshire	Tim Jackson (Principal)	Carrie Ryan Assistant Principal
District & Borough Councils³	Councillor Maureen Holding (New Forest District Council)	Appointment by Hants & IoW Local Government Association. Officer: David Yates Chief Executive, New Forest DC
Hampshire County Council3	Councillor Ray Ellis (also Chair of the Hampshire Rural Forum)	Officers: Rosalind Rutt, Peter Drake.
New Forest National Park Authority3	Clive Chatters (Chair)	Officer: Vacant post
South Downs Joint Committee, then Shadow SD National Park Authority3	Doug Jones ( South Downs Joint Committee)	Officer: Alison Tingley. Deputy: Caroline Dibden SDJC

The Chair may also represent one of the organisations or sectors below. The Vice-Chair will be appointed from one of the members.
To represent the Hampshire Countryside Access Forum, New Forest Access Forum and South Downs Access Forum.
With non-voting officer support.

Contacts

Hampshire Rural Forum
Environment Department
The Castle
Winchester SO23 8UD
Contact us by email

Policies and Strategy

Communications Strategy 25kb pdf
Terms of Reference 24kb pdf

Supporting Hampshire's Rural Communities