What is RACCA?
RACCA (Ripe and chalvington community association) was formed in 2021 and now has over 250 members who are residents in the two villages.  With an elected management committee and a great active team of members at the core RACCA get things done. Our meetings are social events and our focus is on promoting a strong community by working together. We are a Community Interest Company registered at Companies House.
Our aims are:

To provide a focus for community activities
The late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022 were our first events, they were attended by over 300 residents, friends and families. Bringing people together is what we are about. We plan to promote activities and also provide assistance to village clubs and organisations if needed.
The villages weekly Pétanque club now has a purpose built pitch at our new Community Space Field and meets every Saturday morning, all welcome, full details here 
The traditional Christmas Tree celebrations now have RACCA support bringing on board a great team to spread the load previously shouldered for so many years by two star villagers. 
This year we are having our first ever RACCA village fete on 21st June 2025 at our new Community Space Field just behind the church in Ripe, and we will be hosting other fundraiser events for our main focus
THE COMMUNITY SPACE
throughout the year.
  
To promote the development of a community open space
Even though RACCA is a relatively new organisation we have already achieved something really amazing! Ripe and Chalvington now has a COMMUNITY SPACE that will be a focus for village activities and coming together.  We have worked hard to find and secure this perfect space in the village.  Fundraising and grant support is underway for facilities and sympathetic indigenous planting has begun, check the blog pages for updates on progress
and see here for more details, it is a big project that will develop over time and you can get actively involved... and make a donation
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To provide a community voice for the villages of Ripe and Chalvington 
Our local MP has suggested that a strong community association helps to ensure that local matters, ideas or concerns that have wide support can get a proper hearing.
If you live in the Ripe and Chalvington villages within the parish and would like to become a supporter member please email hello@racca.org.uk giving your name and we will add you to our monthly mailing list to keep you updated. There is no fee to become a RACCA supporter.