Blog

21 Apr '20

Coronavirus – a case for rural proofing

For several years ACRE, like many rural organisations, has been asking for a UK Rural Strategy, for better rural proofing, for Government to show some evidence, however small, that it even recognises that rural people exist.

27 Mar '18

Dates for ACRE Network-led Community-led Housing training

Calendar of Community-led Housing training events being run by the ACRE Network in 2018. Events are funded by The Nationwide Foundation.

26 Jan '18

Delivering services to rural communities (guest post from Zurich Municipal)

Guest blog for #VillageHallsWeek from Zurich Municipal which looks at two village halls in Cumbria.

25 Jan '18

Start preparing your hall to get online during #VillageHallsWeek (guest post from Plymouth University)

Dr. Katherine Willis from Plymouth University has been at the forefront of a ‘Digital Neighbourhoods’ project and tells us that rural communities can benefit from digital access in their community venue, in order to overcome digital divides and enable local people to participate more actively in society.

24 Jan '18

Getting to know the National Rural Touring Forum

The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) is one of those wonderful under the radar organisations that helps keep rural Britain thriving. Here’s an introduction from their Chair, Tom Speight.

24 Jan '18

"A teapot as big as the moon" by Ian McMillan

As part of #VillageHallsWeek celebrations, poet Ian McMillan has written a poem call ‘A teapot as big as the moon’. The poem has been written thanks to the support of the National Rural Touring Forum for #VillageHallsWeek.

23 Jan '18

Where there’s a will, there’s a way: rural communities use all manner of spaces to create social hubs (Guest post by the Plunkett Foundation)

More and more rural communities across the UK are pulling together to create community hubs and provide additional services in existing community buildings.

22 Dec '17