The Rural Community Council For Kent and Medway
Welcome to Action with Communities in Rural Kent
What we do
- Provide direct advice and support to community organisations
- Stimulate community action, particularly voluntary action, and encourage good practice
- Develop and manage demonstration projects
- Provide professional support and advice to key service providers
- Raise awareness of rural issues and influence decision makers
Action with Communities in Rural Kent (previously known as Kent Rural Community Council) is an independent voluntary organisation (Registered Charity No. 212796).
Membership is open to any organisation, community group or individual who supports our purpose. Benefits of membership include our monthly newsletter, "Rural News" and our periodical, "Oast to Coast" for news and information on rural issues, as well as invitations to participate in seminars, events and conferences at reduced rates, also one to one advice.
For more information on member benefits click here.
"Elham" - Kent Village of the Year 2011 (posted 15/11/11)
Latest news
Rural Community of the Year 2012 is now open!
Rural Community of the Year (formerly Kent Village of the Year) is now open! Please click here for an entry form. (Posted 25/01/2012)
Membership for 2012/2013 is now available!
Membership for next year is now open! (Posted 25/01/2012)
Registration of community halls as food businesses in England
The Food Standards Agency is carrying out an initial consultation into how food law applies to community halls that are used for the preparation, sale or supply of food.
The consultation document is available at: www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/consultation/
The results of the consultation will inform the developments of any proposals to reduce legislative burdens in response to the Red Tape Challenge.
If your committee takes part in this consultation please let Jenny Bradbury know. (Posted 16/01/2012)
New Post Available
We are looking to recruit a new part-time (15 hrs/week) Community Rail Engagement Officer. Ideally with a background in education, the succesful candidate will help develop a Schools Engagement Strategy and also promote Station Adoption schemes in Kent. You can find out more about the post and how to apply by downloading the post advertisement here. (Posted 09/01/2012)
Better Broadband?
Kent County Council has launched its ‘Vote for Better Broadband’ campaign, while Defra has announced the launch of the Rural Community Broadband Fund.” See the Broadband page in the Our Work section of this website for more information. (Posted 01/12/11)
Broadband and Digital Switchover
We are now working to help communities access broadband services and also helping to publicise the swithover to digital TV. Please go to the "Our Work" section of the website to see the new pages on these topics. (Posted 24/11/11)
Volunteers Wanted
Action with Communities in Rural Kent is supporting the local roll-out of the Switchover Help Scheme. We need to visit every parish and town in Kent and Medway to spread this message and ensure no-one gets missed. We need local volunteers to help with our programme to ensure that no-one misses out on the help that’s available to assist with making the necessary changes. More details on the Digital TV Switchover page. (Posted 28/11/11)
Make It Cheaper!
Rural Kent is now working with independent energy advice company "Make it Cheaper" who specialise in seeking out the best energy supply contracts for businesses. "Businesses" includes Community Halls, charities as well as local shops, churches and parish offices. Find out more on our special Make it Cheaper page. (Posted 1st September 2011)
ESF Community Grants 2011-13
This fund is now open for applications. More details can be found on our Grants & Funding page. (Posted 20/09/11)