The West Yorkshire Rural Partnership was set up in 2002 to promote and deliver the sustainable regeneration of rural communities in West Yorkshire. Membership of the Partnership has grown in recent years to encompass a wide range of rural practitioners and policy makers.
Membership of the Partnership includes the five Metropolitan District Councils, (members and officers), Yorkshire Rural Community Council, Yorkshire and Humber Government Office, Yorkshire Forward, Yorkshire and Humber Assembly, Metro, West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency, West Yorkshire Economic Partnership, West Yorkshire Housing Partnership, Environment Agency and other key partners.
The Partnership has most recently been commissioned to steer the delivery of a programme of rural activity across the sub-region. Guided by the Yorkshire and Humber Rural Framework and the Regional Assembly, an "Agenda for Action" has been produced by the Partnership which seeks to deliver the following sub-regional priorities;
- Improved quality of life through enhanced accessibility
- Improved productivity from competitive rural areas
- Strengthened and sustainable rural communities
Modernising Rural Delivery
Yorkshire Forward has devolved delivery and commissioning of the Modernising Rural Delivery Programme to the West Yorkshire Rural Partnership.
The programme of initiatives is divided into three themes:
- Accessibility - West Yorkshire Rural Transport Programme
- Productivity – Business Support / Skills Provision
- Services – Virtual, Local and Mobile Service Delivery
Rural Social Community Programme
Government Office Yorkshire and the Humber has devolved delivery of the Rural Social Community Programme to the Yorkshire Rural Community Council through the West Yorkshire Rural Partnership.
