To mark the first 100 years since the founding of the earliest rural community councils and the beginnings of a national rural community development service, the ACRE Network commissioned the publication of two key history books, supported with finance provided by the Carnegie UK Trust:
Reaping a Community Harvest- Celebrating 100 Years of England’s Rural Community Councils (2021) by Nigel Curry
Halls for All- a History of Village Halls (2025) by Louise Beaton and David Clark