BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260916T094500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_667_5ad92231f1ce31bbbcf2df43beb31ad3@dcacrm.uk SUMMARY:Rural Durham Community Research Network Meeting X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Join Rura l Durham Community Research Networks' upcoming eve nt ‘How can rur al communities build purposeful & sustainable rela tionships with decision makers’ taking place on Wednesday 16th September from 9.45am t o 12.30pm at St Anne’s Centre\, 17 West End\, Wolsingham\, Bi shop Auckland DL13 3AT.

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VCSE organisations\, comm unity groups\, community researchers\, policymaker s\, academics\, and public sector leaders are invi ted to join a collaborative event exploring how ru ral voices\, lived experience\, and community-led research can help shape policy\, strengthen relati onships\, and influence decisions affecting rural communities.

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The event will provide an opport unity to:

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Whether you are working w ith a community\, conducting research\, or shaping policy and services\, this event offers an opport unity to learn from each other\, learn about curre nt and new community research and contribute to a conversation about how rural communities and decis ion-makers can work together more effectively now and in the future.

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Places are limited\, so we encourage you to register early.

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More details and the agenda will be shared soon.

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For any enquiries\, please email jemm a.austin@durhamcommunityaction.org.uk

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< span style="font-family:Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-s erif\;">We want you to have a positive experie nce of this event. Please tell us about any commun ication\, accessibility or other needs that we sho uld be aware of.

DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n Join Rural Durham Community Research N etworks' upcoming event ‘How can rural communities build purposeful & sustainable relationships with decision makers’ taking place on Wednesday 16th S eptember from 9.45am to 12.30pm at St Anne’s Centr e\, 17 West End\, Wolsingham\, Bishop Auckland DL1 3 3AT.\n \n \n \n VCSE organisations\, community g roups\, community researchers\, policymakers\, aca demics\, and public sector leaders are invited to join a collaborative event exploring how rural voi ces\, lived experience\, and community-led researc h can help shape policy\, strengthen relationships \, and influence decisions affecting rural communi ties. \n \n \n \n The event will provide an opport unity to:\n \n \n \n \n Demystify policymaking an d explore how communities can engage with decision -making processes. \n Explore the value of commun ity-led research and how community-led evidence ca n shape policy and practice\, ensuring rural commu nities are represented in decision-making.  \n He ar about community research happening in rural Dur ham\, what they’ve found and the impact of their w ork.\n Learn about emerging community research pr ojects\, creating opportunities with others to con nect who share similar priorities. \n Explore tru st\, power and influence through discussions invol ving a community\, academic and public sector pers pective. \n \n \n Whether you are working with a c ommunity\, conducting research\, or shaping policy and services\, this event offers an opportunity t o learn from each other\, learn about current and new community research and contribute to a convers ation about how rural communities and decision-mak ers can work together more effectively now and in the future.\n \n \n \n Places are limited\, so we encourage you to register early. \n \n \n \n More details and the agenda will be shared soon. \n \n \n \n For any enquiries\, please email jemma.austi n@durhamcommunityaction.org.uk (mailto:jemma.austi n@durhamcommunityaction.org.uk)\n \n \n \n We want you to have a positive experience of this event. Please tell us about any communication\, accessibi lity or other needs that we should be aware of.\n \n CATEGORIES:Workshop CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T094500 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T123000 LOCATION:St Anne's Centre\n 17 West End\n Wolsingham\, DUR DL13 3AT\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://dcacrm.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=667 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR