Rural Action Derbyshire
Community Services
Town Hall, Bank Rd, Matlock DE4 3NN
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November 2019
I have just finished a one-month internship with Rural Action Derbyshire and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity. Everyone at RAD is incredibly kind, hard-working and passionate about helping disadvantaged people across the entirety of Derbyshire. I have seen first-hand that the work that RAD does for the community...
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From Rural Action Derbyshire
Set up in 1924, the organisation started life as Derbyshire Rural Community Council (DRCC). We became incorporated as a Registered Company, Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity in England in 1997.
DRCC became RAD in 2010. As a rural community council, the name confused many who believed we were part of county or local authority councils. As a charity and a lead partner in the county's voluntary sector, the name change to Rural Action Derbyshire seemed like the right move.
RAD aims to improve the lives of those living and working in Derbyshire, and is a member of ACRE - Action with Communities in Rural England, a network of 38 organisations that provide vital services to rural people across the country.
