Who we are

Sussex Rural Community Council was formed in 1931 as a registered charity and has served rural communities ever since. In 2002 SRCC changed its name to Action in rural Sussex. Action in rural Sussex has grown steadily and now employs o ver 60 members of staff.

The role of Action in rural Sussex has been, and still is, to identify problems and to respond to the needs of rural communities - providing practical help and helping villages in Sussex remain vibrant living and working places. In addition to our practical work with rural communities, we champion their needs wherever policy is being made that will affect them. In the last few years Action in rural Sussex has been particularly successful in managing rural regeneration programmes in the eastern end of East Sussex.

Our Trustees

Presidents

Mrs Phyllida Stewart-Roberts, Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex
Hugh R. Wyatt, Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex

Members of the Board

Kathryn Field, Chair
Shirley James, Vice Chair East Sussex
John Lytton, Vice Chair West Sussex
Barby Dashwood-Hall, Honorary Treasurer

Richard Farhall
Rodney Jackson
Mark Pearson
David Robins
William de Salis
Patrick Shanahan
Jack Slaughter
John Stevens
Andrew Stewart-Roberts
Meg Stroude
Frank Wilkinson