RCF Journal
Stories from the people you've helped us support.
The Countryside Fund is giving people and communities real opportunities to succeed. That means we are playing a part in creating a vibrant future for our rural areas and a thriving countryside for future generations to enjoy.
HM King Charles III, Royal Founding Patron
The RCF Journal is our annual publication that showcases the incredible stories from people in rural Britain working to build a real future for our beloved countryside. This year’s Journal captures just a snapshot of the breadth of our recent charitable work across the UK, supporting family farms and rural communities. Over the past year, our reach has been extensive:
farming families have attended our resilience programmes and workshops.
created in social value for every £1 raised.
awarded to help fund 40 rural organisation.
attendees at our inaugural Confident Rural Communities conference.
But numbers only tell part of the story. In this Journal you can find out much more, such as how a young farmer has a more secure future in his family business after taking part in one of our programmes; why electric car clubs might be the way forward for isolated rural villages; and how sustainable approaches can be put into practice in farming and in local areas to benefit everyone.
Read a preview of the 2024 RCF Journal:
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The Journal also includes an interview with Alan Titchmarsh – the gardening broadcaster and one of our valued ambassadors – in which he explains how much the countryside means to him, as well as sharing the key topics that he and The King discuss together.
You discover from some individuals, and there have been lots of them over the years, that it’s been quite clear that had The Royal Countryside Fund not intervened, the whole thing would have gone to the wall. And that matters: it matters to individuals, but it also matters to the planet.
— Alan Titchmarsh, RCF Ambassador
Photo by Neil Hepworth
We want to ensure that throughout rural Britain people know how to
find the support they need and that they can learn from those who have succeeded before them.
An e-version of the RCF Journal is provided to all Friends of the Countryside.
So, if you would like to read this bumper edition of 46 pages and help us ensure a real future for rural Britain…
