| Administrative History | Derbyshire Rural Community Council was established to 'bring increased interest into the life of rural communities, to provide opportunities for co-operation among bodies engaged in promoting activities for education, recreation, and social welfare.' In later years its focus was on acting as a link between rural organisations which wished to apply for grants towards the costs of village halls, playing fields, playgrounds and sports clubs, and the grant making bodies.
In 1971 it changed its name to Derbyshire Community Council, only to revert back to its original name in 1978. By the 1970s the aims of DRCC were to promote the general good of the community in Derbyshire by assisting the work of the statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in advancing education, furthering health, relieving poverty, distress or sickness, improving the skill of country craftsmen, or in pursuing any other charitable status.
The Rural Community Council also provided a secretarial and advisory service for the Derbyshire Association of Parish Councils and Derbyshire Home Produce Club. It also acted for and behalf of the local branches of the Council for the Protection of Rural England and the National Playing Fields Association. |
| Custodial History | These records were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office in a number of consignments beginning in November 1970. |