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Loneliness Awareness Week: The Power of Community Hubs in Cambridgeshire

In this blog written for Loneliness Awareness Week, Rachel Mason shares how Cambridgeshire ACRE’s community hubs help tackle rural loneliness by offering welcoming spaces for connection and support.
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Showcasing the work of our Anglian Waterways volunteers

As part of our efforts to show the work of our amazing volunteers this Volunteers Week, this article focuses on the brilliant work done by our Anglian Waterways Volunteers who volunteer with Cambridgeshire ACRE on behalf of the Environment Agency.
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How I recruit volunteers: five tips that work

In this short blog, our volunteering expert, otherwise known as Senior Community Development Officer, Rachael Brown, gives her tried and tested tips for recruiting volunteers.
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Who are the trustees of today, and where will tomorrow’s trustees come from?

This blog by Cambridgeshire ACRE trustee, Jessica Sellick, examines whether your chrtiable organisation has the right people around its table; considers where tomorrow's trustees will come from; and asks you to consider whether you could consider becoming a trustee.
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“These people have become like family me; they’ve literally saved my life”: Why volunteers are so important to the people we support

During Volunteers' Week 2025, our Head of Business Services, Alison, reflects on the importance of volunteers and how they undertake many different roles to support Cambridgeshire ACRE. She outlines the impact that volunteers have and recalls her own experiences of giving up her time for others.
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Labour’s Winter Fuel Payment U-turn: a welcome relief for pensioners

In a significant policy reversal, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Government have announced plans to reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment for a broader group of pensioners.
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Rural proofing 2025: Progress, partnership and what comes next for Cambridgeshire

In this blog, Chief Executive Hayley considers why national policy must better reflect the lived experience of rural Cambridgeshire.
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Turning the tide on poverty: a new vision for Cambridgeshire

As the final report from the Cambridgeshire Poverty Strategy Commission is published, we reflect on the need to work together to create a fairer, more resilient Cambridgeshire.
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Rural housing: why opportunity starts with community

We were delighted that the ACRE Network's role supporting affordable rural housing was recognised by none other than HRH The Princess Royal.
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A shared space, a shared purpose: Reflections from Haddenham Social Hub – a blog

In this new blog, Head of Business Services, Alison, reflects on her recent visit to the Haddenham Social Hub, one of the 39 Community Hubs that Cambridgeshire ACRE facilitates across East Cambridgeshire, Fenland and South Cambridgeshire.
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Dementia Action Week – a personal story

This Dementia Action Week, Julia Martos, a regular at our community hub at Grantchester in South Cambridgeshire, talks about her personal experience of dementia.
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South Cambridgeshire Community Facilities Study 2025 published

South Cambridgeshire District Council commissionned Cambridgeshire ACRE to undertake a study which audited community facilities across the district regarding the quantity, quality and accessibility of existing provision, and identified needs for new or improved facilities in the district.
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