ACRE has revised it's Information Sheet v10 for the re-opening of village and community hall trustees on 17th May.

 'Bee Good Plot' Competition is open for primary schools of Essex to enter.

New guidance has been issued by ACRE for trustees and managers of community halls to help them prepare to re-open their village and community halls.

Affordable Rural Housing & Community Engagement Officer

Part Time position - 18 hrs per week negotiable. Circa £24,000 (pro rata)

Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE) has a vacancy within its Affordable Rural Housing and Community Engagement Team, to support its work in helping rural communities identify local housing need, explore affordable rural and community-led housing options and community led planning solutions for communities in Essex.

This post requires you to have a full driving licence and access to a car.

Application deadline: 12 noon Monday 15th March 2021

Contact: Sarah Sapsford (Community Engagement & Services Manager) - sarah.sapsford@essexrcc.org.uk

Village hall trustees in Essex are encouraged to sign up to the ACRE 'Doomsday' book.  This was a creative initiative from ACRE for this years' National Village Hall Week and will provide an historic record of village halls across Essex and the country.

It's NATIONAL VILLAGE HALL WEEK - join in the events!

Eastern Region Village Hall Conference Monday 25th January 2020

RCCE has joined with our regional colleagues to organise this online (Zoom) conference for members across the Eastern region. 

This week is Village Hall Safeguarding Week and safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

It's time to nominate someone exceptional in Essex. 

RCCE has recently issued updated ACRE guidance to it's Village Halls & Community Building members following revision.

RCCE has recently distributed ACRE guidance including a Covid 19 Risk Assessment template to all Village Halls & Community Buildings members.

Cancellation of the 2020 Essex Village of the Year and Best Kept Churchyard Competitions

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and Government Guidelines as of 23rd March 8:30PM  the next ERP Full Partnership meeting due to take place on Tuesady 28th April is cancelled.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this might cause, but I’m sure that you will understand that in such unprecedented circumstances, this is the most sensible course of action to help ensure the health and safety of you our members and staff.

A revised date is still to be confirmed, we will keep you up to date.

We wish you all and your families good health and to stay safe.

Important advice and guidance about Coronavirus Covid 19 for village hall trustees and managers of community buildings.

Essex Village of the Year Competition 2020 - Now open for entries

Guidelines

Entry Form

CLOSING DATE EXTENDED

Help shape the refreshed Essex Rural Strategy

What matters to you the people who live and work in our rural communities?

PUBLIC CONSULTATION Closing date now extended to 30th April 2020

ACRE has launched it's national Village Hall and Community Building Survey and it's easy to take part!

Communities across Essex celebrated Village Hall Week with Open Days and special events.

Working with Essex County Council, North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group EALC are delivering the Suicide Prevention Grant intended to fund projects from groups, charities (with local delivery) and organisations that support men's suicide prevention, mental health or other underlying factors.

Allied Westminster Insurance is running a 'Wonderful Villages' photo competition to capture images of village life and there is still time to enter!

Village Hall trustees are holding events across the county to celebrate Village Hall Week. This national celebration of village halls, their volunteers and the services they offer to communities kicks off on Monday 20th January through to Sunday 26th January.

Wishing all our supporters, trustees and staff a very Happy Christmas and safe, peaceful and prosperous New Year.  Our office will be closed from 2pm 23rd December, re-opening at 9am on 2nd January 2020.

Celebrating Plough Sunday with a special service
to support all those who work on the land followed by a Ploughman’s Lunch.

SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 2020, 11.00am
THAXTED PARISH CHURCH
with The Right Revd John Perumbalath, Bishop of Bradwell

Are you looking for flexible work that fits around your family/personal commitments and at the same time helps to support older people in your local community?

If the answer's YES, then come and work or us!

 Community Agents Essex is a countywide network of agents and volunteers who support older people and their informal carers to help them remain living in their own homes. 

 These are NOT personal care roles. Click here to find out more...

Help spread the word and encourage children in Essex primary schools to eat healthily and start growing their own food!

Growing Communities is also very excited to be working with Barleylands Schools this year!

United in Kind officially launched on the 23rd September and RCCE is proud to be part of the this social movement focused on kindness and being built to address the issues of loneliness and social isolation throughout Essex.

RCCE Village Halls & Community Buildings Conference will be held on SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER at Fyfield Village Hall.

Thanks to funding from Essex County Council, RCCE's newest project will link into a countywide kindness campaign; United in Kind and will have twelve United in Kind Coaches working across Essex, aiming to help reduce social isolation and loneliness at a community level.

SHOP workers have a vital role in your community but face increased abuse or violence. The latest Association of Convenience Stores Crime Report shows that 83% of shop staff have been subjected to verbal abuse and increasing violence within the past 12 months. There were also more than a million incidents of theft during the same period. 

For advise and contact details regarding convenience store crime please click here

To read the latest CrimeStoppers Newsletter please click here  

Community Libraries to get structured support in the new ECC strategy announced on 15th July.

If you have an unwanted or unlicensed firearm you are being encouraged to hand it in to Essex Police to help keep Essex safe and prevent it from falling into the hands of criminals.

Essex Police are running a two-week firearm surrender from Saturday 20 July until Sunday 4 August where you can hand a firearm into Essex Police and won’t face prosecution for possessing it illegally.