Lincolnshire Rural Support Network

Who we are

Founded in 1999, LRSN is a well-established, medium-sized and volunteer-led charity that provides free and confidential support, help and advice in times of crisis, stress and change to Lincolnshire's farming and rural community. Volunteers are always at the heart of the charity’s service, demonstrating a community investing in itself, and its future. LRSN’s activities include a helpline, one-to-one farm visits, drop-in advice sessions and health screening (Covid-19 restrictions permitting).

Last year (April 2019 - March 2020) we supported over 160 farming families, our nurses delivered nearly 1,000 health checks and our helpliners received 138 calls. We worked with 127 partners and were involved with 49 events.

Our mission: To harness the human and financial resources available to improve social and mental wellbeing of individuals in rural Lincolnshire, in particular, but not exclusively, through the provision of information and support.

Our values:

We listen: we provide a listening ear in times of crisis, anxiety and stress

We serve others: we are committed to delivering a service which is responsive, non-judgemental and confidential and treats all those using it with fairness and equality

We reach out: we maximise opportunities to make our service accessible by offering multiple and varied pathways in line with customer need

We care: we provide a caring and compassionate service to understand, help and advocate on behalf of those in need

We value people: we act in ways that respect the dignity, uniqueness and intrinsic worth of every person; those whom we serve, our supporters, our donors, our volunteers, our staff and all those we work with

We strive for excellence: we are constantly evolving and developing to build our skills to maintain and improve the service we provide

Please visit our website to find out more about what we do and to catch up with our news. 

LRSN is a registered charity number (no 1137678) and is a private company limited by guarantee, incorporated under the Companies Act 2006, company registration number 07182183.