Action for Market Towns is a forum for shared advice, discussion and action to help everyone overcome common challenges. Typical topics include unemployment, loss of traditional shops, the growth of out of town shopping, crime, and traffic congestion. The campaign is unique in concentrating on the interests of market towns, giving you a national voice, and the opportunity to make representations to national policy makers. Action for Market Towns , an initiative of the Rural Development Commission, is a membership only organisation. It is open to all centres which are the focus of their surrounding rural areas.
Interested individuals are also welcome.
Although it aims to be self-financing, Action for Market Towns is established as a 'not for profit' organisation. Its initial funding is from the Rural Development Commission. He added that they face a multiplicity of pressures, but new opportunities were arising to help market towns fight back. At present many organisations find themselves working in isolation and can be unaware of initiatives elsewhere. Action for Market Towns provides a support network, run by an independent board on behalf of its members.