West of England Rural Network (WERN) The West of England Rural Network is a charity working with rural communities in South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset & Bristol. We support and work with communities, businesses, social enterprises, organisations and individuals on a wide range of topics that impact on rural areas.Through the West of England Rural network, Village Agents support vulnerable people in rural areas by linking them with advice and support to help them live independently. We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.