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Cambridgeshire ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) is the Rural Community Council for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. A registered charity, we are also a company limited by guarantee, responsible for the delivery of a wide range of advice, information and support services to local communities. We have several hundred members, including parish councils, village hall committees and other community groups, plus some individuals.

Founded in 1924, we have continued to develop. The first office was in Cambridge but in more recent years our base has moved into the more rural parts of the county, finally arriving in Littleport in 2000 when we bought the premises from which we now work.

The members of the organisation appoint the trustees who act in a non-executive voluntary capacity. A staff team, managed by the Chief Executive, delivers the wide range of services and projects.

Some of the services that we now provide fall outside our charitable objectives, so in 2001 we established our trading company, Cambridgeshire ACRE Management Services Ltd. Trading profits are gifted back to Cambridgeshire ACRE to support the charity's work.

We are a member of Rural Action East, the grouping of Rural Community Councils for the East of England. At a national level we are affiliated to ACRE, which provides a countrywide platform for addressing rural issues.

Please address any general enquiries to the Information Officers at the Cambridgeshire ACRE office or email enquiries@cambsacre.org.uk

© Cambridgeshire ACRE 2004

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