AMT is very keen to support rural services – the market town is often the economic hub for a much wider rural hinterland, and is hence supporting both its own residents and those from further afield.

We are currently working with the Rural Services Network to explore how cost-effective services can best be delivered.

A discussion paper on the trends and policy issues in relation to service provision in market towns – eg. centralisation vs community empowerment and localism – has been written by Tracey Turner, Place Shaping Solutions Ltd. Download this
discussion paper.

The next phase of the work will review community-led planning approaches to assessing service needs and opportunities through data collection and structured questioning as part of a successor to the Market Towns Healthcheck.

If you would like more information on this work, or feel you have something you would like to contribute, then please contact us as: Alison.Eardley@towns.org.uk