Fellows' updates April 2025 Fellows' update: Tom Cannon
Tom Cannon appeared on BBC2’s Great British Railway Journeys on 8 April with Michael Portillo.
By Tom Cannon, 2025
Rural communities
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to strengthening rural communities. It is one of our current programmes for Fellowships and has been developed in partnership with The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Fellows’ stories
Fellows' updates April 2025 Fellows' update: Joy O'Neill
Joy O’Neill (CF 2020) has launched a new newsletter, Green Care, inspired by her Churchill Fellowship.
By Joy O'Neill, 2025
By Jon Macleod, 2019
Fellows' updates April 2025 Fellows' update: Judith Vickress
Judith Vickress featured on the 'Let's Get Visible' podcast, where she spoke about her Churchill Fellowship research on domestic abuse in rural communities.
By Judith Vickress, 2025
Report Helping small rural schools to thrive
By Howard Nelson, 2019
Report Can migration strengthen rural communities?
By Keith Ruffles, 2023
Report Tech Connections for Seniors: Tackling Social Isolation in Canada and New Zealand
By Martin Malcolm, 2017
Report Police Legitimacy in the Countryside: Introducing the Rural Policing Pathway
By Gareth Twigg, 2023
Fellows' updates November 2024 Fellows' update: James Allen
James Allen has made significant progress with his not-for-profit tannery project, which supports education about natural fibres and has already welcomed visits from three schools and colleges. He has secured over £250,000 in funding to build the tannery and classroom, and has been awarded a bursary to fund a three-year mentorship with the UK’s leading vegetable tanning expert.
By James Allen, 2024
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Judith Vickress
Judith Vickress is starting a new position as Trustee at charity Rural Media.
By Judith Vickress, 2024