Yorkshire Rural Support Network
Its aim is to alleviate stress in Yorkshire's farming community by promoting sources of help, whether they are practical, financial, medical or emotional. YRSN tries to spread the message that it's not a sign of weakness to admit that you're not coping.

YRSN is chaired by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and meetings take place six times a year at the offices of the Yorkshire Rural Community Council in Skelton near York. Other key members of YRSN are Rural Development Service of DEFRA, Farm Crisis Network, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, Rural Stress Information Network, Citizens Advice Bureaux, East Yorkshire Rural Stress Initiative, Diocese of Ripon and Leeds and the Yorkshire Rural Community Council.
Support for the Network has been given by Yorkshire Forward through the Single Regeneration Budget Programme.
talk to someone who cares and wants to help.
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Current members of YRSN include the following: |
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ARC Addington Fund |
Helping people in the rural community. A strategic rural housing scheme for farmers
and farm workers.
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Arthur Rank Centre |
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Age Concern, Harrogate |
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Age Concern, Selby |
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Age Concern, Northallerton |
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Action for Market Towns |
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Business Link, York & North Yorkshire |
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Business Link, West Yorkshire |
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Churches Regional commission |
Two Rural Development Officers for The Northern Dales and Ryedale/The North York
Moors are available to support farmers and rural businesses, in accessing the
services they require. Email
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CLA Yorkshire Branch |
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Community Education & Business Studies |
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Cravern, Harrogate & Rural district PCT |
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Citizen Advice Bureau, Harrogate |
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Citizen Advice Bureau, Northallerton |
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Citizen Advice Bureau, Scarborough & District |
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Citizen Advice Bureau, North East Doncaster |
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Diocese of Ripon |
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Diocese of Leeds |
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Diocese of Wakefield |
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East Riding PCT |
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East Yorkshire CAB |
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Elizabeth Finn Care |
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Family Mediation Service, Scarborough |
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Family Mediation Service, Harrogate |
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Farm Crisis Network |
Folk who know farming talking with farming folk. Open daily 7am - 11pm. www.farmcrisisnetwork.org.uk | |
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Framework for Change |
The group responsible for delivering the Government's Sustainable Farming &
Food Strategy in the region. It is a partnership between public, private and voluntary
sectors focussed on achieving the vision of a dynamic, entrepreneurial and sustainable
farming & food industry. www.f4c.org.uk |
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FWAG |
5 FWAG Farm Conservation Advisers provide environmental and conservation advice
to anyone with an interest in land in Yorkshire. FWAG also organises events, and
has a membership scheme. www.fwag.org.uk/northyorks |
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Growing Routes |
Growing Routes helps young people in agricultural communities in Yorkshire and
The Humber to start new businesses.
It is run by Yorkshire Agricultural Society and supported by Yorkshire Forward.
www.growingroutes.co.uk |
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HARCAS, Northallerton |
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Harrogate & Rural District PCT |
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Hambleton CAB |
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Hambleton & Richmond PCT |
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Hambleton & Richmond Carers Centre |
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Health & Safety Executive, Leeds |
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Health & Safety Executive, Sheffield |
The Health and Safety Executive are responsible for the regulation of almost
all the risks to health and safety arising from work activities in Great Britain
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Hull & East Riding PCT |
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Humber & Wolds RCC |
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Ilkley Community Volunteer Services |
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Keighley Volunteer Services |
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LANTRA |
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Lower Dales Training |
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METRO, West Yorkshire |
Rural Project Officer is funded with assistance from Yorkshire Forward to enable
Metro to act as an agent for Yorkshire Forward in the development and implementation
of the West Yorkshire Rural Transport Partnership.
The Officer co-ordinate the activities of the West Yorkshire Rural Transport
Partnership and act as the primary point of contact between the Partnership and
Yorkshire Forward.
The Officer also lead on accessibility issues for the West Yorkshire Rural Partnership.
For further details go to www.wymetro.com/BusTravel/RuralTransport |
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Natural England |
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NFU |
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North Yorks East Federation of WI’s |
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North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations |
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NYMAC, Scarborough |
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Perennial |
Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society, helping horticulturalist, growers and nursery
men in need since 1839. www.perennial.org.uk |
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RABI |
Helping those in need look forward to a brighter future. Financial assistance
for farmers and farming families. www.rabi.org.uk |
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Ripon & District CAB |
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Rydale Voluntary Action |
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Samaritans,Hull |
Help is just a phone call away 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. email jo@samaritans.org. www.samaritans.org |
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Scarborough & Ryedale MIND |
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Scarborough & Rydale Carers Resource |
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Scarborough, Whitby & Rydale PCT |
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Selby AVS |
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Selby and York PCT |
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The Surgery, Reeth |
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Transport & General Workers Union |
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Village Well, Skipton |
Village Well is developing to become a place for holistic wellbeing via its Defra
funded project ‘Action on Stress in Rural Craven’ We aim to do this by enabling
communities to come together for a variety of activities, ranging from informal
drop-ins to organised sessions. www.villagewell.org.uk | |
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Worcnet |
Women;s opportunity for rural contact through networking education and training.
www.worcnet.co.uk |
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WIRE |
Women In Rural Enterprise is a dynamic networking and business club helping women
in rural areas start and maintain their own rural enterprise. www.wireuk.org |
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Whitby & District Development Agency |
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Womens Institute |
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WFU |
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Yorkshire Agricultural Society |
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Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs |
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Yorkshire Forward |
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York & District MIND |
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Yorkshire Rural Community Council |
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