The Rural Services Network organised a two-day event where more than 60 rural community leaders and councils examined the opportunities and threats as the Government prepares for the UK to leave the EU.
Since the vote on June 23, concerns have been raised about reduced investment, future funding levels and fears of a recession.
However Rural Services Network chairman Cecilia Motley pointed out that rural communities have benefited from the fall in the value of sterling, which has made holidaying in the UK more attractive to visitors from overseas and UK exports more competitive on the world market.
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