village halls
21 Nov 2022
1,000 village halls face closure as fuel bills soar
ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) have been surveying village halls over the summer months, with worrying results for their continued future 88 respondents out of 873 claimed they...
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31 Oct 2022
Free broadband for village halls available
Airband is a provider of rural broadband services and this year is working closely with the Rural Services Network to sponsor their popular seminar programme. Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent...
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26 Oct 2022
Devon charity to share the stories of county’s village halls
FIRST EVER VILLAGE HALLS AUDIT BEING UNDERTAKEN BY DEVON COMMUNITIES TOGETHER Independent charity Devon Communities Together is carrying out an audit of Devon’s village halls to understand their stories –...
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06 Jun 2022
ACRE welcomes new grant scheme for improving village halls
National charity says £3 million fund announced by government will safeguard the future of many valued rural community buildings Timed to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, the government has...
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30 May 2022
Boost for nation’s village halls as new Platinum Jubilee renovation fund launched
New £3m fund will support village hall improvement projects for over 100 village halls Fund is a lasting legacy from the Platinum Jubilee for rural communities Builds on the success...
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07 Mar 2022
Village halls hailed as ‘essential meeting places’ for rural Shropshire communities
Shropshire Star reports that a recent report by Rural England has highlighted the contributions that village halls make to rural communities and warns about the impact of the pandemic on...
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24 Jan 2022
Village Halls Week 2022: Innovating for the future
Monday 24 January – Sunday 30th January 2022 Village Halls Week is a national campaign, shining a spotlight on the contribution England’s 10,000+ village halls make to rural communities. It...
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17 Jan 2022
Rural communities risk Catch-22 situation as shift to online gathers pace but poor connectivity still leaves many behind
New research highlights growing rural-urban divide and calls on government to rural proof pandemic rebuild plans Many residents of England’s small towns and villages face being digitally excluded and locked...
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04 May 2020
In every village, field and street, there lives a rural story
Article written by Pentabus Theatre Pentabus is the nation’s rural theatre company. We make theatre by, with, for and about rural communities We’re based in an old schoolhouse on a...
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10 Feb 2020
Crucial Census – National Village and Community Hall Survey
The ACRE Network needs your help for a crucial census. Carried out once every ten years the survey will provide up to date information about halls and the social and...
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