Archive of: 2019

Election call for candidates to commit to delivering fairer rural funding

A coalition of thirteen leading rural organisations is calling on Prospective Parliamentary Candidates and their political parties to commit to delivering fairer funding for rural areas following the election on 12 December.

ACRE calls on Government to invest in local communities

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) announced new calls on Government at Dorset LEADER conference ahead of Brexit.

Rural Partners Reach Out to New Prime Minister Boris Johnson

ACRE, Plunkett Foundation, The Rural Coalition and The Rural Services Network have come together to reach out to new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

No Time For a Rural Strategy

Two months after receiving the report of the House of Lords Rural Economy Committee, entitled “Time for a strategy for the rural economy”, the Government has published its response.

6 UK cities receive 5G but how many of us are living with a digital deficit?

It is the Government's ambition for the country to be a world leader in 5G, so how many of us are really living with a digital deficit?

Rural Economy Inquiry Report Supports the Call for a Rural Strategy

The Rural Economy inquiry report was published on 27 April 2019, in it the Committee have called for a comprehensive national-level rural economic strategy, to be delivered locally via communities, councils and businesses.

Robert Jenrick MP and Lord Gardiner of Kimble launch a new £3m grant for village halls.

On Friday 5 April Nottinghamshire MP Robert Jenrick and Defra Minister for Rural Affairs Lord Gardiner launched a £3m grant for the improvement of village halls.

Robert Jenrick MP and Lord Gardiner of Kimble will launch a new fund for village halls.

Nottinghamshire MP Robert Jenrick and Defra Minister for Rural Affairs Lord Gardiner will launch the fund on April 5 at Oxton Village Hall, Nottinghamshire, giving full details of eligibility and criteria. The event is open to all those involved in the upkeep of Village Halls.

Action with Communities in Rural Kent to host workshop for the European Rural Parliament

ACRE member, Action with Communities in Rural Kent, will host a workshop at Stalisfield Village Hall, Faversham, Kent on 21st March 2019. Th event comes as part of the Rural Opinion Advocacy and Development (ROAD) project which is funded through the European Rural Parliament (ERP).

ACRE supports the call for a Rural Strategy.

ACRE's recent evidence to Parliamentary Select Committees has demonstrated a diminished focus on the potential of rural areas and it called for a renewed focus on ‘rural proofing’, with all Whitehall departments ensuring a rural dimension within their policy making.