Associate members
How does it work?
Within each participating county, the RSA has identified that local organisation most committed to the cause of retaining a healthy network of village shops. These organisations are affiliated to the RSA as ‘Associate Members’, and they act as a conduit between the RSA and the village shops in their own county.
Associate Members of the RSA comprise Rural Community Councils, County Councils, Business Links, local trade associations and other partnership organisations. All these organisations have a common focus – to support their village shops and the communities they serve, and all are committed to working with the RSA to that end.
The primary role of Associate Members is to increase awareness of available support and information for village shops, and they also assist in the distribution of “Village Retailer”, the RSA’s quarterly publication – free to all village shops in participating counties. Associate Members also provide, and help to facilitate, valuable feedback to the RSA.
The RSA works closely with Associate Members in 38 counties.
Rural Shops Alliance Associate Members
|
AREA |
ORGANISATION |
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Avon |
SWAN |
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Bedfordshire Central |
Central Bedfordshire Council |
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Bedfordshire Borough |
Bedford Borough Council |
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Buckinghamshire |
Buckinghamshire Economy & Learning Partnership |
|
Cambridgeshire |
East Cambridgeshire District Council |
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Cheshire East |
Cheshire (East) Council |
|
Cornwall |
Rural Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Partnership |
|
Derbyshire |
Derbyshire Rural Community Council |
|
Devon |
Community Council of Devon |
|
Dorset |
Dorset Community Action |
|
Durham |
Durham County Council |
|
Essex |
Essex County Council |
|
Hampshire |
Community Action Hampshire |
|
Herefordshire |
Community Regeneration |
|
Hertfordshire |
East Herts District Council |
|
Kent |
Action with Communities in Rural Kent |
|
Leics |
Leicestershire County Council |
|
Lincs |
Lincs County County Council |
|
Norfolk |
Norfolk County Council |
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Northamptonshire |
Northamptonshire ACRE |
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Nottinghamshire |
Nottinghamshire County Council |
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Oxfordshire |
Oxfordshire Rural Community Council |
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Northumberland |
Northumberland CC |
|
Rutland |
Rutland County Council |
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Somerset |
Community Council for Somerset |
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Staffordshire |
Staffordshire County Council |
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Suffolk |
Suffolk County Council |
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Surrey |
Surrey Community Action |
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E Sussex |
East Sussex County Council |
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Wiltshire |
Wiltshire Community First |
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Warwickshire |
Warwickshire Rural Community Council |
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Worcestershire |
Worcestershire County Council |
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Yorkshire |
Business Link Yorkshire |