ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England)

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06 May 2025

A Royal Call to Action at the Rural Housing Conference

The Rural Services Network was proud to be represented by Assistant Chief Executive Nadine Trout at last week’s Rural Housing Conference, jointly hosted by English Rural and Action with Communities...

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28 Apr 2025

Royal Support for Rural Housing

HRH The Princess Royal, Patron of English Rural, will attend the “Affordable Rural Housing: Opportunity in Changing Times” conference on Wednesday, 30th April 2025, held at Coram, Brunswick Square, London....

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31 Mar 2025

Rural Communities in Focus: Insights, Inspiration, and What’s Next

Last week, we were proud to host another of our exclusive member-only seminars—this time focusing on the heartbeat of our work: rural communities. This engaging online event brought together RSN...

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17 Mar 2025

ACRE is Recruiting: Programme Manager for the Rural Housing Enabler Programme

The Rural Services Network (RSN) is keen to highlight an excellent career opportunity that strongly supports our mission to support the delivery of rural affordable housing. We work closely at...

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10 Mar 2025

Join ACRE in Celebrating Village Halls Week 2025

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) is looking forward to the return of Village Halls Week, scheduled for 17-23 March 2025. Village Halls Week is an annual celebration that...

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24 Feb 2025

Exciting Career Opportunity: Head of Policy and Public Affairs at ACRE

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) is excited to announce an opening for the position of Head of Policy and Public Affairs. This new role is crucial for advancing...

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18 Feb 2025

Supporting Vibrant Village Halls and the Rural Flood Resilience Partnership

In this spotlight item we want to feature two topical items that ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) is working on at the moment: supporting vibrant village halls and...

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17 Feb 2025

Village and Community Halls: Guide to Surveys

Volunteers managing England’s 10,000+ rural community halls are being provided with guidance to help them commission the right type of building survey. The resource was instigated by ACTion with Communities...

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06 Jan 2025

Former ACRE Executive Director awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list

Richard Quallington, the former Executive Director of ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England), has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours list for services to rural...

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09 Dec 2024

Three new trustees elected to ACRE’s board

Election of Caroline Cotterell, Sharon Davis and Andrea Graham comes as the rural communities’ charity reviews its strategy At a busy Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 27 November, three...

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