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It h as been t wo ye ars since we successfully l aunche d our a w ar ds. We ar e d eli ght e d with th e hu g ely p ositiv e i m p act w e h av e h a d in cr e atin g a pl atf or m t o r ais e a w ar en ess of th e issu es f a c e d by rur al c o m muniti es an d to reco gnise the a m azin g plethor a of peo ple, grou ps an d businesses t akin g p ositiv e a cti on t o t a ckl e th es e issu es an d i m pr ov e ev ery d ay lif e f or p e o pl e li vi n g a n d w or ki n g i n o ur r ur al ar e as.

Buil din g on the success an d p o pul arity of the 2017 an d 2018 a w ar ds, we are deli ghte d to once a g ain h ave the o p portunity to cele br ate the work of co m munity focuse d or g anis ations an d the ar my of volunteers active a cr oss r ur al ar e as of L ei c est ers hir e a n d R utl a n d.

As a ch arity, th e R C C is v ery pr ou d t o h ost th es e a w ar ds an d t o b e a bl e to pro mote the i m pressive a mount of ti me, ener gy, p assion an d in genuity t h at p e o pl e p ut i nt o m a ki n g o ur r ur al c o m m u niti es h a p pi er, h e alt hi er, s afer, vi br ant an d more connecte d pl aces to live an d work.

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