Archive of: Covid-19

Why affordable housing is at the heart of thriving rural communities

Jo Lavis, our Housing Technical Adviser, reflects on why rural communities need affordable housing and what can be done to ensure it gets built with resident’s involvement

Discretionary Covid-19 grants not always reaching smaller rural charities

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), has written to government expressing concern that smaller rural charities appear to be missing out on a discretionary grant scheme administered by councils

The importance of celebrating and sustaining volunteering beyond Covid-19

Coronavirus has shone a rare light on the significant contribution volunteers are making to communities – from supporting activities that help people feel connected to each other, to practical support for vulnerable residents. Phillip Vincent, ACRE’s Public Relations & Communications Manager, reflects on #VolunteersWeek and argues that as the effects of Covid-19 begins to subside and public interest in the virus wanes - the efforts of volunteers must not be forgotten.

Getting rural Britain back to work – Rural Coalition letter to George Eustice MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National charity, Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) is calling on the government to show sensitivity to the needs and circumstances of rural communities when lifting the current Covid-19 restrictions.