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RCAN Projects
Below are some of the many projects and activities undertaken by the Rural Community Action Network in the region. Click on the name of each project to find out more

bullet point IT Community Champions
A project for people aged 50+ with an interest in IT offering support to train other individuals or groups wishing to learn new computer skills.

bullet pointBulk Oil
RCAN\'s oil purchasing scheme is good for members, who save on average at least five pence per litre. The scheme also benefits the environment by reducing the number of tankers on Nottinghamshire’s country roads, and cutting vehicle mileage.

bullet pointCornerstone Angling Skills Training (CAST)
CAST is an educational angling project established since 2003 working full time with funding from Big Lottery Fund, Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Connexions, Environment Agency and Nottinghamshire Community Foundation. CAST develops community based volunteer led groups who work with young people in their own communities.

bullet pointGrow & Grow
Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire (RCAN) is delivering a five year Big Lottery ‘Reaching Communities’ grant funded food project in the Borough of Broxtowe. The project is called ‘Grow & Grow’ as this describes exactly what the project is all about!

bullet pointNewstead and Annesley Country Park
Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire have became landowners for the first time in the organisations history following the purchase of 220 acres of land at Newstead/Annesley. The land which is former colliery tips was purchased with a grant from Greater Nottingham Partnership and is the first step in the plan to create Newstead and Annesley Country Park.

bullet pointRural Access to Services Partnership
The main focus of this project is to work strategically with a range of partners and organisations to improve the provision of rural transport.

bullet pointRural Bassetlaw Befriending Scheme
This project supports older people in rural Bassetlaw who might be experiencing loneliness and isolation through family circumstances or rural location, by offering a volunteer befriending service.

bullet pointRural Network East Midlands
Rural Network East Midlands are part of Defra\\\'s national Rural and Farming network, covering the whole of the East Midlands to ensure that rural areas thrive in terms of the economy, access to services, the environment, affordable housing, farming and food.

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RCAN projects
IT Community Champions
Bulk Oil
Cornerstone Angling Skills Training (CAST)
Grow & Grow
Newstead and Annesley Country Park
Rural Access to Services Partnership
Rural Bassetlaw Befriending Scheme
Rural Network East Midlands
Rural Officers
Suicide Awareness Partnership Training
Travelling Together
Village Halls
Wheels to Work Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire First

RCAN supports Nottinghamshire First