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Over the past couple of years, while living through a pandemic, many people around the UK have had to contend with a growing sense of loneliness.

When an ageing disabled parent has both themselves and their autistic offspring to worry about, fear increases as one ages

I was diagnosed as autistic (Asperger’s Syndrome) in October 2015, shortly before my 51st birthday. Up until this point I had absolutely no idea that I was autistic.

NHS England and NHS Improvement’s (NHSEI) Sounding Board, hosted by NDTi, is a group of 25 people over the age of 50 who provide valuable ‘critical friend’ input into NHSEI’s work.

As part of the final stages of the project, the Rural Wisdom partners: Outside the Box, Volunteering Matters Cymru and the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) are sharing the learning from across the five years in this final evaluation report to enable people living and working in other rural areas across the UK to apply and benefit from what works.

Rural Wisdom was a five-year project working in rural communities in Scotland and Wales - sharing reflections from all those who have worked with the rural communities of Leeswood and Pontblyddyn, Milford Haven, The Dale Peninsula, and Holywell.

This is the fifth and final evaluation report for Wales, sharing learning and reflections from all those who have worked with and supported the rural communities of Leeswood and Pontblyddyn, Milford Haven, The Dale Peninsula, and Holywell.

NDTi, Outside the Box, & Volunteering Matters Cymru are delighted to share the key learning from across the five years of Rural Wisdom to enable people living and working in other rural areas of the UK to apply and benefit from.

Learning from the Rural Wisdom project - Highlights from 2 interviews with members of the project team from Outside the Box in Scotland, Volunteering Matters in in Wales and NDTi's evaluation team member Vicky.

Interview with members of Volunteering Matters working on the Rural Wisdom Project in Wales.