Between SWAN and the seven rural community councils we ..
Cover the region rurally
- Employ specialist, geographically based community development advisers
- Have a unique knowledge of rural issues including health, learning, social inclusion, housing, transport.
- Have independent charitable status which gives impartiality
- Have a long term involvement in the region spanning 80 years in so
me areas
- Have long practice in extensive partnership working both with the voluntary and community sector, and with local authorities and public agencies
Together the RCCs:
- Employ 191 members of staff with a wide variety of skills: rural housing, social inclusion, project management, village halls, other community buildings and assets, playing fields, rural transport, community enterprise, financial and much more .
- Have an annual turnover of £7m
- Benefit from the combined management skills of 109 trustees
- Offer advice and support services to over 1400 village and community halls
- Engage nearly 2000 parish and town councils
- Are involved in nearly 300 partnerships
RCC Case Studies A collection of themed case studies which describe the range and programmes recently undertaken by the seven RCCs from transport to community hall, to social inclusion and more....
Links to the Rural Community Council websites:
Community Action
Cornwall Rural Community Council
Community Council of Devon
Dorset Community Action
Gloucestershire Rural Community Council
Community Council for Somerset
Community First, Wiltshire
