Rural Touring Awards – Community Impact Award

This award recognises a project, touring show, artist, promoter or programming organisation that has created meaningful and positive impact within one or more rural communities.

Do you?

  • Support community engagement or participation?
  • Have evidence of social, cultural, or wellbeing impact on rural communities through your work?
  • Foster strong relationships with rural communities?
  • See the potential for, or can you demonstrate, continuing impact in rural communities beyond the activity?

Eligibility:

  • Activity must have taken place between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2026
  • Work must demonstrate a clear connection to rural touring contexts
  • Tour-based nominations must have completed at least 5 performances in rural settings and / or by one of our membership rural touring schemes
  • Nominations should provide clear evidence of impact on rural communities

To Apply:

  • Self nominations are accepted.  
  • Where you are nominating a candidate for an award, please provide an email address or link to their website to allow us to contact them for supporting information.
  • Nominations are made via this form and need to be received by 18th May 2026.  We will contact nominees by 22nd May 2026 and confirm the shortlist by 5th June 2026.
  • If you do not have access to google forms you can complete this .docx version and email to events@nrtf.org.uk: NRTF Community Impact Nominations 2026