Films

Strengthening Rural Communities across the Northwest

This 10 minute film showcases 5 projects supported by the Regional Development Agency supported programme, Strengthening Rural Communities across the Northwest. For more information on this programme, please click here.  

 

Focus on Rural Community Owned Shops

Tackley All-in-One Village Centre opened in 2004, opened in response to the closures or village services, notably the Village Shop. This short film introduces Tackleys story, of how a community group came together and raised funding to establish a shop, cafe and post office in their Village Hall and revitalised their rural community. 

 

Uig Community Shop, Isle of Lewis

Many thanks to Keith Stringer of UigMedia who produced the film and for allowing us to place the film on this website.  For details of UigMedia and the services that they offer, please contact:

Keith Stringer 
01851 672 411 
kpstringer@yahoo.co.uk

Feckenham Village Shop in Worcestershire
One of a number of community-owned village shops supported by the Village CORE Programme, a specialist funding and advisory support programme for communities looking to set up and run a community-owned rural shop managed by the Plunkett Foundation.
 
Almondsbury Community Shop in Gloucestershire
 
Almondsbury Community Shop was supported by the Plunkett Foundation to open through the Village CORE Programme.  The shop opened on 21 March 2009 and West Country Tonight were there to capture the cutting of the ribbon by local MP Steve Webb.