Employment Change in our Rural Area

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Employment Change in our Rural Area
Past question Outline the social impacts of the
changing rural economy. (10 marks)
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High suicide rate amongst farmers
Change in agriculture hill farms struggle
(marginal) Less labourers always was low
pay More contractors capital investment needed
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Tesco sparks supermarket price war by slashing
the price of four pints of milk to 1
After two generations in the business, Rosalind
and Chris Gott, are having to sell their 400
cattle as it becomes impossible to make ends meet.
Dairy farmers are being skimmed alive
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On the edge of Abergavenny is the Sugar Loaf
vineyard which shows farm diversifiaction but
also from in-migrants who were not local farmers
initially. good lifers
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Farm diversification tourism, direct
sales Adapt to survive - entrepreneurship
Welsh Venison Centre, Bwlch
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Rapid increase in tourism within the BBNP e.g.
Llangorse Rope Centre. Small business offer
services to tourists
Mainly employing seasonal, low paid support
workers.
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The Rectory Hotel and Conference centre in
Llangattock with 9 hole golf course. Tourism and
some employment.
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Crickhowell has key services like Crickhowell
High School which opened in 1983 due to increases
in the population. These created professional
jobs and many of these workers will commute from
neighbouring more rural settlements i.e.
villages.
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Holdsworth frozen foods warehouse on the Elvicta
Estate Crickhowell. This is  a distribution
retail company serving rural and south east
Wales. Also NoteMachine cash dispensers (call
and service centre.)
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Boots a health and beauty chain store has opened
a pharmacy in Crickhowell town centre but its
not a clone town.
Hay on Wye campaigned to stop Tesco redeveloping
their Primary School site Movement to protect
independent stores
Low paid locals might prefer lower prices
employment opportunities
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Low paid jobs in care homes for the elderly
Maesyfynnon Crickhowell a growing sector of
employment
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Crickhowell service jobs to new householders
wealthy and retired gardening, window cleaning,
home improvements painting and decorating
etc. Small self-employed businessess