Resilient Communities
We help rural and coastal communities thrive — by building skills, strengthening local groups, unlocking opportunities and influencing change where it matters most.
Our work includes:
Community Buildings Support
Social enterprise development and community capacity building
Rural life opportunities; rural isolation, disadvantage and poverty, support for community groups and venues, affordable energy, digital skills and inclusion, rural transport
Influencing policy change to better support rural communities
Supporting rural health and experience of crime and victim support
Supporting Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations to demonstrate their impact through use of the Social Value Engine and data impact evaluations
Consultation, Funding & Bid Writing Support
Community Buildings
For nearly 80 years, CRCC has been at the heart of rural life in Cornwall, including providing trusted support to community-led spaces, particularly village halls.
As vital hubs of local activity, village halls play a crucial role in bringing people together, fostering social connection and supporting local services.
CRCC and our national body ACRE, has built a strong legacy of empowering village hall committees through advice, training, funding guidance and practical resources.
Whether helping with governance, building improvements or long-term sustainability, CRCC has remained a dedicated partner in ensuring these essential community assets continue to thrive.
Nationally, ACRE researches and develops information and delivers training to enable village halls advisers to provide a top-notch service, as well as campaigning to raise an awareness of the contribution that halls make to rural communities, and the support needed to keep them going. This includes work with the Charity Commission to ensure model documents are up to date.
ACRE manages grants and loans to help groups with renovation, refurbishment and building projects.
Consultation, Funding & Bid Writing Support
Our Rural and Coastal team offer a bespoke consultation service funding & bid writing support
The Rural and Coastal team have a long history of consultation and bid writing work across Cornwall.
Our Rural & Coastal Team offer a tailored consultation service for organisations across Cornwall. We understand the unique challenges and opportunities that rural and coastal communities face and bring experience, insight, and local knowledge to every project.
We work with a wide range of organisations to design and deliver consultations that truly engage residents and stakeholders.
Our services include:
Community engagement planning
Bespoke consultation design
Facilitation & delivery
Analysis & report writing
Funding & bid writing support
Stories
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Cycling Without Age
Cycling without Age offers free Trishaw rides to local people who have difficulty accessing the outdoors. Cornwall Rural Community Charity brought it to West Cornwall.
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Wendron Platinum Jubilee Trail
CRCC was commissioned by the National Lottery to help groups improve proposals for funding. Wendron Parish Council proposed a heritage trail and community garden to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Village Halls Weeks 2025
For Village Halls Week 2025 we asked halls throughout Cornwall to send us videos to show how important their hall is to the community.