About Us
The Lancashire Rural Partnership, a consortium of public, private and voluntary sector organisations was
established in 2001 to help bring more resources into rural Lancashire. In 2005 it evolved to become
the Lancashire Rural Affairs Forum. The membership of the Forum has retained the same representation
as the Partnership and consists of the following organisations:
- Government Office for the North West
- Countryside Agency
- Learning and Skills Council
- Environment Agency
- CAB (Ribble Valley)
- National Farmers Union
- Myerscough College
- Lancashire Economic Partnership
- Lancashire West Partnership
- Lancaster City Council
- Wyre Borough Council
- West Lancashire District Council
- Lancashire County Council
- Church Representative
- Business Link Lancashire
- Business Link East Lancashire
- Forest of Bowland Joint Advisory Committee
- Forestry Commission
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust
- North West Regional Development Agency
- DEFRA
- Health Authority Representative
- Community Futures
- Country Land and Business Association
- Lancashire Association of Parish and Town Councils
- Lancashire Rural Futures
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Pendle Borough Council
- Rossendale Borough Council
- English Nature
- Federation of Small Businesses
- Lancashire & Blackpool Tourist Board
- British Waterways Board
