Publications - Community Services

RCAN and Economic well-being: Village Shops and transport

The Commission for Rural Communities has published Understanding Economic Wellbeing to promote understanding and commitment to economic well-being in rural England. The publication explains economic well-being and its relevance to communities, public policy makers and service delivery organisations. It identifies some critical success factors for those interested in promoting or participating in economic well-being projects and lists 13 good practice case studies.

Two of the featured projects are delivered by RCAN members:

ACRE Policy Position Paper: Rural Services

ACRE has complied a number of Policy Position Papers reflecting the issues of importance to rural communities and how our members in RCAN respond to them. The text below summaries part of ACRE's Rural Services Policy Position Paper.

'Rural communities should be empowered to influence and even deliver rural services so that rural people have access to a range of fundamental services tailored to their needs. Re-localising services means less travel, reduced costs to local people who are in most need of the services and, in the longer term, delivers the potential to generate more sustainable rural communities'.