This submission is a strategic vision that aims to solve some of the most critical issues facing the countryside today, developed by a team of industry experts Sarah Featherstone, Kay Hughes, Petra Marko, Annalie Riches, Jennifer Ross and Judith Sykes. Reinvigorating villages through access to affordable housing, improved physical and digital connectivity and services fostering intergenerational communities, it reduces reliance on cars and improves social ties, mental health and wellbeing.