The Community Council of Shropshire

Since 1960, Shropshire RCC has been committed to making Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin a great place for people to live, no matter what difficulties they face.

In a large rural county these difficulties can include poor public transport, lack of public services, low levels of community facilities and the challenges of growing older in times of austerity.

Our aims are to:

• Combat Rural Isolation - To develop and support practical projects which combat rural isolation, reduce loneliness and deliver social benefits
• Tackle Rural Poverty - To develop practical solutions that tackle rural poverty and bring economic benefits particularly by increasing access to employment.
• Help communities help themselves - building capacity in local small grassroots organisations to develop cohesive, resilient communities

We deliver our work through a range of community-based projects which put our service users right at the heart of what we do. We have a dedicated band of local volunteers who donated over 8,900 hours to our work last year; without whom we couldn’t continue to achieve so much out in the communities that need us.