Rural Community Action East Midlands
RCAEM aims to support community led activity and strong local governance, increase the long term sustainability of rural communities and influence polices and services to achieve equity for rural communities by enabling the development of a sustainable RCA network supporting the 5 Rural Community Councils (RCC’s), in the region - these are:

Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire
Community Lincs
Rural Community Council of Leicestershire & Rutland
Derbyshire Rural Community Council
Northamptonshire ACRE

Rural Community Action East Midlands is a company limited by guarantee which previously operated as the East Midlands Acre Network (EMAN). EMAN became RCAEM in 2009 in order to position the network in line with the national initiative, The Rural Community Action Network, which is the collective name for the 38 Rural Community Councils throughout England, their 8 regional bodies and their national umbrella Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE).

Newsflash
EMRAF Annual Conference Report
The 9th EMRAF annual conference “Rural People Shaping Rural Communities” took place on Friday 2nd July 2010 at Eastwood Hall, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The theme for this successful event was Community Empowerment. A conference report is available to download from the news section of the EMRAF website www.ruralaffairs.org.uk