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Defra and MPs will meet communities awarded funds from the Village Hall Improvement Grant Fund

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) runs the annual campaign Village Halls Week which celebrates the community spaces at the heart of rural communities. This year promises to be extra special as the week kick starts in the House of Commons.

UNLEASHING RURAL ENGLAND’S POTENTIAL

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

The ACRE Network General Election asks

We ask that, following the General Election, a new UK Government will do this

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.