Welcome

Dear all,

My name is Sue Sheppard and I am the Village Halls & Community Buildings Adviser for RCCE. I am based at our offices in Feering and I work part-time four days a week, Monday through to Thursday.

RCCE is one of 38 Rural Community Councils across the country which receives support from its umbrella body, ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England). ACRE also has a Village Halls and Community Buildings Adviser who works on a strategic and lobbying level with government, legislative and funding bodies.

As the Village Hall & Community Buildings Adviser, I hope to ensure all affiliated village halls and community centres in Essex are provided with encouragement and support in managing their village halls. I can provide specific advice on hall redevelopment projects and provide information on grant funding bodies and applications. All affiliated village halls and community centres receive a free bi-monthly newsletter – Village Hall Update and this provides a means of updating Village Hall Management Committees with information on funding, regulations, relevant publications, charity news and success stories from around the county.

There are many benefits to becoming an affiliated member and I hope you will have time to look at the other pages in the Village Halls & Community Buildings section and gather more information.

• What we do
• Benefits and Joining
• A Voice for Village Halls
• Events
• Publications
• Hallmark

I look forward to visiting your village hall or community centre.

Kind regards

Sue Sheppard

RCCE Village Hall Adviser

 Village Halls & Community Buildings Advice Leaflet.pdf