Archive of: Rural communities

Lifting Covid-19 restrictions in rural areas – some cursory thoughts

Phillip Vincent, ACRE’s Public Relations and Communications Manager, outlines some cursory thoughts on what lifting the Covid-19 restrictions means for rural communities across England.

Volunteers' Week 2018

ACRE is proud to be supporting Volunteers’ Week from 1 - 7 June 2018. It is an annual celebration of the contribution that millions of volunteers across the UK make to their communities.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

Government Minister to launch #VillageHallsWeek in Buckinghamshire

Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Rural Affairs Minister will launch the first ever #VillageHallsWeek in his home county of Buckinghamshire on Monday 22 January 2018.

From Art classes to Zumba: Village Halls Week celebrates rural culture

NRTF lend their support to #VillageHallsWeek, with renowned poet and writer Ian McMillan writing a new poem to make the occasion.

Vital local service kept alive by dedicated volunteers

The ACRE Network, England’s largest network of rural community support organisations is running the first ever #VillageHallsWeek, starting Monday 22 January 2018.