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	Hereford Celebration Dated 07-09-2012 As part of the Hereford Celebration on 8th September The Rural Media Company will be hosting a 'Walk-in Community Film Tent' on the King George V playing field.....
	Same But Different letter to the Hereford Times Dated 06-09-2012 Rural counties in England are changing faster than at any other time since the Industrial Revolution, and Herefordshire is no exception.....
	Rural Media announces new Artistic Director Dated 21-08-2012 The Rural Media Company Board of Trustees announced last week that it has appointed Adrian Lambert as Artistic Director of the Hereford based digital production and education charity.....
	When Rural Media filmmakers met day services Dated 10-07-2012 Widemarsh Workshops, day services for people with learning disabilities in Herefordshire, is the focus of a short film made by young local filmmakers from The Rural Media Company's Big Lottery funded project, Shoot Out.....
	New Resources on Rural Ageing Now Available Dated 03-07-2012 A comprehensive new resource pack has been produced by The Rural Media Company to help raise awareness of the issues of rural ageing. The pack is the culmination of the Over the hill? campaign and is targeted at all those who have an interest in the future of Britain's ageing population.....
	Human rights campaigner commends local charity's work Dated 27-06-2012 Well-known human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has described The Rural Media Company's equality and diversity project, Same But Different, as 'very important and commendable'.....
	Letter to the Hereford Times Dated 25-06-2012 Read the Rural Media's response to an article in the Hereford Times which aims to explain why there is a lack of sites and legal stopping places for Gypsies and Travellers.....
	Opinionated Brummies Needed Dated 14-06-2012 The Rural Media Company is seeking volunteers aged 55 and above to take part in a discussion group on retiring to the countryside on Wednesday 11 July.....
	Rural Media Awarded Arts Council Catalyst Funding Dated 12-06-2012 The Rural Media Company is one of 173 successful arts organisations nationwide to have gained funding from a new initiative by The Arts Council......
	Over the hill? 'Inspirational' says Government Minister Dated 11-06-2012 The Rural Media Company's 'Over the hill?' campaign was described as 'Inspirational' by Richard Benyon, Minister for Natural Environment and Fisheries. He was commenting at the recent Westminster launch of the campaign, hosted by Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire.....
	Herefordshire TV - Connecting the County Dated 14-05-2012 Over 50 delegates attended a briefing and consultation event last Friday at the Courtyard in Hereford to discuss the possibilities of Herefordshire developing its very own TV channel.....
	Rural Retirement 'Appealing' to over 55s Dated 01-05-2012 A recent survey conducted on behalf of the Rural Media Company found that nearly 60% of over 55s thought the idea of rural retirement was 'appealing' or 'very appealing'.....
	Over the Hill? campaign film premieres at Borderlines Dated 07-03-2012 A new film, highlighting some of the challenges facing those growing old in the countryside, received its first public screening at the Borderlines Film Festival, Hereford, on 29 February.....
	Same But Different diversity conference calls for better understanding of minority groups in the county Dated 07-03-2012 Diversity and acceptance in rural communities was the topic of the day when more than 90 delegates from the voluntary, private and public sectors met to discuss how Herefordshire can become a more inclusive county.....
	Young People's Film Makes National Impact Dated 16-02-2012 Young filmmakers from The Rural Media Company's Re:Focus project met recently with the Head of Policy from the Government's Children's Commissioner to discuss ways in which children affected by domestic violence could be better supported.....
	Rural Media Welcomes Two New Board Members Dated 14-11-2011 The Rural Media Company has appointed two new members to its Board of Trustees, following the charity's 19th AGM last week. Rural Media's Chair, Cllr Steve Trow said he was delighted that Justine Wheatley and Michael Hainge had agreed to join the Board.....
	Letter to the Hereford Journal regarding distraction burglary Dated 19-10-2011 After Rural Media read about a recent case of distraction burglary in Hereford, we wrote to the Hereford Journal to highlight the film we made with West Mercia Police to raise awareness of this issue.....
	Over The Hill free breakfast seminars Dated 13-10-2011 The Rural Media Company is inviting people who are interested in services for rural older people to come along to free breakfast seminars in Leominster on October 26th and Hereford on 1st November.....
	Rural diversity film takes to the road Dated 29-09-2011 The Rural Media Company is making the Same But Different DVD available to groups across Herefordshire and is looking for more opportunities to screen the films. This poignant, entertaining and thought-provoking project aims to burst myths and reveal some surprising truths, demonstrating just how diverse our county really is.....
	New website launched to celebrate young people's filmmaking Dated 21-09-2011 Budding young filmmakers in Herefordshire can now see their work online with the launch of a new website which celebrates and showcases their achievements. Shoot Out, a Rural Media Company project, offers young people aged between 13 - 19 the opportunity to receive media training and make films that support their communities.....
	The Marches radio plays and films on BBC Radio 4 and the Red Button Dated 24-08-2011 Over the past 12 months The Rural Media Company, BBC Radio Drama, Arts Council England and the Herefordshire communities of Kington and Ewyas Harold have collaborated to create a remarkable new project entitled The Marches, which combines radio, film and the web with community participation.....
	Rural Media is looking for more participants Dated 22-08-2011 Same But Different is looking for more people to appear in its latest collection of short films. We're very keen to hear from a same-sex couple who have had, or are planning, a civil partnership ceremony and any women who have had difficulty resuming their careers after leaving work to raise a family.....
	Hereford Charity launches Over the Hill? DVD Dated 16-05-2011 The Rural Media Company has produced a new DVD as part of their Over the Hill?' campaign. Over the Hill? aims to highlight the challenges faced by those growing older in the countryside.....
	Summer Film School for Herefordshire Teens Dated 13-04-2011 The Rural Media Company's Summer Film School returns to Hereford on 25th July until 5th August offering budding young filmmakers the chance to take part in master classes run by industry professionals to learn a range of technical and creative skills including camera operation, screen acting, sound recording, script writing and editing.....
	Same But Different - Raising Respect In Herefordshire Dated 17-03-2011 Borderlines Film Festival 2011 opens on Friday 25th March with the premier of a powerful suite of new films from The Rural Media Company called 'Same But Different', which uncovers the rich diversity of Herefordshire's close knit communities. The premiere screening, which will be held at Point 4 at 10.30am, will be introduced by Jesse Norman MP and Cllr. Anna Toon, Mayor of Hereford.....
	Young People's Film Challenges Domestic Abuse Dated 15-03-2011 Over the past 12 months The Rural Media Company, in partnership with West Mercia Women's Aid, have worked intensively with young people who have experienced domestic abuse in their own lives to create a short and very powerful new film, The Things We Took With Us. The film premieres at the Borderlines Film Festival on March 30th at 4pm.....
	Young people needed to create short films to be shown at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Dated 26-01-2011 A Film Nation: Shorts workshop to help young filmmakers win a chance to get their work showcased at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is being held in Hereford this February.....
	Royalists and Roundheads Dated 26-11-2010 Royalists and Roundheads - Herefordshire at War, is a Rural Media Company and Heritage Lottery funded heritage and animation project that enabled young people from across Herefordshire to explore one of the most violent, bloody and dramatic periods in English history, the English Civil War.....
	DASH film festival Dated 19-11-2010
	Shoot Out Project Trains 13-19 year olds Dated 30-09-2010 Shoot Out is The Rural Media Company's initiative that gives young people aged 13-19 the opportunity to make their own short films and document the events happening in their communities.....
	Wise up to rural ageing! Dated 27-09-2010 Friday 1st October is UK Older People's day and Herefordshire's communications charity the Rural Media Company is working to keep the issues facing older people firmly on the local and national agenda...
	Over the Hill? Gathers Pace Dated 27-09-2010 Earlier this year, the Rural Media Company (RMC) was awarded £300,000 over three years by The Nationwide Foundation to undertake the Over the Hill? campaign. Over the Hill? aims to highlight the challenges faced by older people in rural areas - particularly with regard to housing and financial inclusion - and focus on some ground-breaking approaches that have been introduced to deal with them...
	Summer Film School for Herefordshire Teens Dated 02-07-2010 The Rural Media Company's Film School returns again this summer, it will be bigger and better than ever, lasting a whole two weeks between 26th July and 6th August excluding weekends.....
	Same But Different Dated 19-04-2010 The Rural Media Company are a launching a new awareness-raising project about diversity and equality in our rural county, called 'Same But Different'. They will explore attitudes to 'difference' through film-making and on-line storytelling, with individuals and groups who have been at the sharp end of ignorance or prejudice, whether it be because of their age, disability, race, faith, gender or sexual orientation.....
	Over The Hill Dated 12-04-2010 A new campaign, highlighting the challenges faced by older people in rural areas, needs to hear from communities that are already addressing the problems of the rapidly greying countryside.....
	Bromyard Film to be highlighted at Regional Conference Dated 18-02-2010 The Rural Media Company's latest community project, Rural Lives, which involved over 300 people last year from the small market town of Bromyard in Herefordshire, is to feature at a major regional event next month.....
	Bromyard film is chosen to be the Christmas Day Movie Dated 12-12-2009 Still Life, the community film production made by the people of Bromyard and The Rural Media Company has been chosen to be the big Christmas Day movie for national broadcast on The Community Channel.....
	Young Shoots brings cinema and filmmaking to Herefordshire Dated 29-09-2009 Young Shoots is a new project from The Rural Media Company. One of only twelve national pilot projects funded by the UK Film Council through the Film:21st Century Literacy initiative and Herefordshire Children's Services, Young Shoots aims to develop a stronger film culture for young people aged 5-19 years across the region.....
	'The Book' is back Dated 21-08-2009 Travellers' Times, the national magazine for Gypsies and Travellers in the UK will re-launch this winter, following the intervention of the Government's Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).....
	Lord Puttnam backs Bromyard Film Dated 23-07-2009 Oscar winner and BAFTA Fellow Lord Puttnam has very high praise for the latest Rural Media community film project, Still Life, that was created over a 12 month period with the people of Bromyard.....
	Travellers cross the digital divide Dated 08-04-2009 TT Online launches on International Roma Day - 8th April 2009 - with news, films, radio, learning and comment by, for and about Britain's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
	Sites and Rights Dated 20-03-2009 A new DVD, Sites and Rights, looks beyond the headlines and presents a powerful argument for providing more Gypsy and Traveller sites.....
	Fieldwork - Farming memories from the 20th century Dated 18-03-2009 Produced by The Rural Media Company, 30 digital stories from farmers and their wives, war time land workers and labourers tell of a lost way of life that was wholesome, romantic and rewarding but also labour intensive and often harsh.....
	The Rural Media Company enhances outreach service Dated 13-03-2009 Thanks to a unique scheme run by the Herefordshire Access to Services Partnership, The Rural Media Company has been able to expand its outreach work in the county. The local communications charity has purchased a new van with support from Advantage West Midlands, Herefordshire Council and Community First.....
	Fieldwork-Everyone has a story to tell Dated 09-01-2009 “Wonderful, engaging stories from rural Herefordshire …. What a joy!” says comedienne Jo Brand of The Rural Media Company's Fieldwork project, to be premiered locally by Bromyard and Eardisley history societies this month....
	Looking for Bromyard Film Stars! Dated 03-11-2008 A dedicated group of Bromyard locals have been working with the Rural Media Company to develop the script for a mini feature film set in the town. The production is now looking for local people from Bromyard and surrounding areas, to play the characters and insist that they are not expecting people to have previous experience of screen acting or even theatre acting...
	Anti-poverty Measures - Ask the Experts! Dated 27-10-2008 Startling video testimony made by rural people living in poverty is being broadcast on the Community Channel from 1st November 2008. Show & Tell brings unfamiliar voices to the TV screen and exposes the hardship and stigma of surviving on a low income in the countryside.....
	A Cut Above The Rest Dated 08-08-2008 A new film produced by The Rural Media Company was presented to Prince Charles at the Royal Show, this month. Jane Jackson, Rural Media's Director of Production was there to meet the Prince, along with the Hedgelink partners, who commissioned the film.....
	£330,000 to create a national Gypsy & Traveller web portal Dated 30-05-2008 The Rural Media Company has been awarded over £300,000 to create and manage the first dedicated educational web portal aimed at the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community. The new on-line resource will also support public and voluntary sector agencies that provide services for these communities.....
	Powys pupils film to premiere at the Hay Festival! Dated 30-04-2008 Young people at Gwernyfed High School, Three Cocks, Powys, are taking their first steps onto the film making ladder under the guidance of The Rural Media Company and are set to star in their own film, entitled Dirty Bandages.....
	Exploring the science of the teenager! Dated 14-04-2008 The Rural Media Company and St Mary's High School (Specialist Science College) Hereford, are embarking on an innovative science and media project in the summer term of 2008, entitled Teenology. Teenology will explore the science of adolescence through a multi-media installation that uses film, photography, music and graphics.....
	Special Education Project Valued Above Rubies by Herefordshire Head Teacher Dated 11-04-2008 The Rural Media Company launches the results of Gaining Ground, a remarkable two-year digital media research project with staff and students in the county's three Pupil Referral Units, next Thursday 17 April at The Aconbury Centre, Hereford.....
	Bromyard - The Movie Dated 10-04-2008 Bromyard is set to be the location for a mini feature film, inspired by the town and its inhabitants. The movie, which is described as a Community Film Project by local producers, The Rural Media Company, will give residents of Bromyard the chance to work alongside professional filmmakers, photographers and scriptwriters, to research stories and characters and shape a film script.....
	New 'Show and Tell' research exposes myth of the Rural Idyll Dated 09-04-2008 The Rural Media Company and the University of Bristol's School for Policy Studies have recently undertaken innovative research to demonstrate what it is like to live on a low income in a rural area. The Research called 'Show and Tell Multimedia Testimony on Rural Poverty', which was funded by the Big Lottery, has used film to enable research participants to describe their own lives and experiences.....
	Birmingham Post features Show and Tell project Dated 17-03-2008 New research to be unveiled in Birmingham tomorrow will show that for one part of society - the rural poor - the grass is no longer greener, as Jane Jackson, Director of Production at The Rural Media Company, explains...
	Award winning film maker Ken Loach supports Herefordshire community film project Dated 22-10-2007 Award winning film maker Ken Loach, winner of the Palm d'or and director of films such as Kes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley and It's a Free World, is supporting the Crafta Webb community film project produced by The Rural Media Company.....
	Celebrities help Young Gay People living in the Sticks Dated 14-09-2007 Herefordshire's Rural Media Company is launching STICKS AND STONES, a lottery funded project, to combat homophobic bullying in rural areas. Project managers have recruited gay celebrities to take part, many expressing on the website how they have dealt with homophobic bullying in the past and how it effects their public life now.....
	New opportunities to work, train and volunteer on County's Leading Youth Magazine Dated 03-09-2007 Youth Times - the youth-led media project that provides a voice for young people in Herefordshire is seeking volunteers and people interested in training or working on the project.....
	Herefordshire's Youth E-magazine, InSITE Wins Top Award Dated 13-07-2007 Herefordshire's youth e-magazine InSITE has won this year's Young People Now Positive Images award for 'Best interactive media produced by young people for young people.'.....
	Sir Digby Jones speaks out at the Media Literacy Conference Dated 26-06-2007 Speaking on Monday 18 June at the Birmingham launch of 'Switching On To Media Literacy: a media literacy strategy for the West Midlands' Sir Digby said.....
	Media Talent Awards 2007 Dated 06-06-2007 Herefordshire based The Rural Media Company has been presented with the Outstanding Achievement award at the West Midlands' premier Media Talent Awards 2007...
	Crafta Webb Community Dated 05-06-2007 After 12 months dedication and hard work the Crafta Webb community film will finally begin shooting on the 10th June for eight solid days...
	Rural Media tackles big rural issues Posh or Poor? Dated 03-05-2007 The Rural Media Company has successfully won grants from the Big Lottery and The UK Carnegie Trust for two new projects, Show and Tell and Migrant Stories respectively, which address particular rural issues in Herefordshire - social exclusion and the influx of migrant workers.....
	Young Film Makers Borderlines Premiere Dated 28-03-2007 Four young film makers from Herefordshire are getting the taste of the limelight when they premiere their films at The Borderlines Film Festival. Ruben Robinson, Freya Ernsting, Flo Silver and Dieter Mittleholzer (aged 17-18) all successfully applied to be part of the First Light Filmmaking Partners scheme run by The Rural Media Company.....
	New Design for InSITE Dated 28-03-2007 Herefordshire's youth e-magazine InSITE is re-launching its new site on 22nd March, with a brand new interactive mutli-media website showcasing the latest work from young people across the county.....
	Costa del Marches Film Premiere Dated 28-03-2007 COSTA DEL MARCHES, The Rural Media Company's new cinema short is to premiere at Borderlines Film Festival. The 5-minute film is a comedy, set on a Herefordshire farm, where Bob, an ambitious farmer plans to diversify and profit from climate change by turning his land into a seaside resort.....
	New Look Travellers' Times Dated 12-12-2006 One of the Rural Media Company's successful projects, Travellers' Times, received a new three-year grant from the Big Lottery to help it develop into a more traveller-led publication.....
	Staunton School re-animate lost village Dated 12-12-2006 Children from Staunton Primary School have been helping to bring the lost village of Crafta Webb back to life through the magic of stop-frame animation.....
	RMC Open Day Dated 01-09-2006 The Rural Media Company will be holding their Open Day at the water.shed on 15 September...
	Summer fun with a media twist Dated 14-07-2006 Are you a news hound or budding photographer? Want to know what it's like being a journalist or the paparazzi - chasing stories, interviewing real people and getting your work published.....
	Movies Myths and Magic Dated 01-06-2006 The Odeon cinema, Hereford, will host the premiere of Magic, Movies and Myths a film project that explores the darker stories and tales behind Herefordshire's more mysterious rural heritage. Admission is free.....
	InSITE Issue 8 23.05.06 Dated 01-06-2006 The latest issue of Herefordshire's only online youth magazine InSITE (www.insitemag.net) was published this week. Informative, eye-catching and never dull, InSITE has its finger on the pulse of what young people in the county want to say.....
	Travellers Remember-To be published Summer 2006 Dated 21-04-2006 In an innovative Rural Media Company project, children and young people from 25 different Traveller families in the West Midlands have recorded the personal reminiscences of their parents and grandparents.....
	Herefordshire Local TV 31.03.06 Dated 31-03-2006 The BBC's West Midlands local TV pilot is not the only way forward, concluded panellists at this week's Borderlines Film Festival.....
	Movies Myths and Magic 09.03.06 Dated 09-03-2006 The myths and magical folklore of Herefordshire life will be recreated on film with a modern twist thanks to a £25,000 award from the Young Roots Heritage Lottery Fund.....
	Travellers Remember 08.03.06 Dated 08-03-2006 A major new digital project featuring the reminiscences of Traveller families regarding their lives on the road in the 1960s and 1970s has just been completed.....
	InSITE Wins Lottery Funding 07.03.06 Dated 07-03-2006 A three-year grant from the Big Lottery has just been awarded to Youth Times - the Rural Media Company's youth-led media project that provides training, skills and a voice for young people.....
	Crafta Webb 17.02.06 Dated 17-02-2006 The Rural Media Company and the communities of Bredwardine, Brobury, Staunton and Letton are embarking on a remarkable year-long community film project to uncover the mystery of the lost hamlet of Crafta Webb.....
	InSITE Story Days 01.02.06 Dated 01-02-2006 Want to see yourself in print? Do you see yourself as the next Rageh Omaar or John Simpson.....
	InSITE Welcomes New Gapper 01.01.06 Dated 01-01-2006 Herefordshire's youth e-magazine InSITE have taken on a new fresh faced person to undertake their pioneering Gap placement scheme.....
	InSITE Issue 7 01.12.05 Dated 01-12-2005 Despite causing violent uncontrollable shaking for some and three days of nightmares, for others the drug Ketamine is one of the biggest phenomena to hit Herefordshire.....
	BBC Film Project 24.10.05 Dated 24-10-2005 The BBC is about to launch a Local Television service in the West Midlands and it needs you.....
	InSITE Issue 6 Bullying 01.10.05 Dated 01-10-2005 With National Anti-Bullying Week coming up on 21-25 November, the new issue of Herefordshire's youth e-magazine InSITE features a timely lead article on bullying.....
	InSITE Issue 5 Launch 18.07.05 Dated 18-07-2005 Herefordshire's youth e-magazine InSITE has been relaunched this week with a brand new.....
	InSITE Birthday Gig 25.04.05 Dated 25-04-2005 InSITE, Herefordshire's only youth e-magazine, published by The Rural Media Company, is celebrating its first birthday on.....
	First Light Film Awards 14.02.05 Dated 14-02-2005 A panel of celebrity judges - including Alfie star Jude Law - is busy deciding whether films made by young filmmakers from Herefordshire.....

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