Who we are

The Kent Rural Board is the strategic rural partnership for Kent – and oversees the management of the Kent Rural Network and the implementation of the Kent Rural Delivery Framework.

The Kent Rural Board is responsible for:

Setting out a strategic vision and priorities for action for Kent’s rural areas through the Kent Rural Delivery Framework and the Kent Rural Evidence Base.
Joining up Kent’s rural agenda: providing an expert, multi-agency rural voice for Kent.
Working as a rural advocate for Kent through influencing and rural-proofing policy and attracting further investment into Kent’s rural areas.
Strategic decision making through overseeing the implementation of rural funding programmes in Kent.

Currently the Kent Rural Board membership has representation from the following organisations:

Action with Communities in Rural Kent
http://www.ruralkent.org.uk/

Business Support Kent
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home?site=210&furlname=southEast&furlparam=southEast&ref=&domain=www.businesslink.gov.uk

County Land and Business Association
http://www.cla.org.uk/

Government Office South East
http://www.go-se.gov.uk/

Hadlow College
http://www.hadlow.ac.uk/

Kent Association of Local Councils
http://www.kentalc.gov.uk/

Kent County Agricultural Society
http://www.kentshowground.co.uk/

Kent County Council
http://www.kent.gov.uk/

Kent Downs AONB
http://www.kentdowns.org.uk/

Kent Wildlife Trust
http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/

Medway Council
http://www.medway.gov.uk

National Farmers Union
http://www.nfuonline.com/

SEEDA
http://www.seeda.co.uk/

Shepherd Neame
http://www.shepherd-neame.co.uk