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Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) urges government to support rural communities during COVID-19 outbreak.

ACRE has partnered with like-minded rural organisations the Rural Services Network (RSN), the Rural Coalition and The Plunkett Foundation in writing to George Eustice Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Village Halls Week 2020 is a Huge Success

2020 saw the 3rd year for ACRE's national campaign Village Halls Week. Over 700 halls registered to celebrate. The support for village halls, their services, volunteers and their importance to their communities was overwhelming.

Census of Rural England’s Village and Community Halls to launch this week.

Following on from a highly successful Village Halls’ Week that involved over 700 village halls, actively engaged 18 MPs and attracted coverage from BBC Countryfile, national Newspapers and resulted in #villagehallsweek trending on Twitter, ACRE will launch a national survey.

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.