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Term	Explanation
AA	Appleby Alliance
AC	1) Audit Commission 2) Age Concern
ACE	Achieving Cumbrian Excellence
ACT	Action with Communities in Cumbria (formerly Voluntary Action Cumbria VAC)
AHC	Appleby Heritage Centre
ALC	Association of Local Councils
ALF	Activity Led Funding
ALMO	Arms Length Management Organisation
AMBA	Alston Moor Business Association
AMP	1) Asset Management Plan 2) Alston Moor Partnership
AMR	Annual Monitoring Report
AONB	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
ATC	Appleby Town Council
BARS	Biodiversity Action Reporting System
BC	Building Control
BEM	Business Excellence Model
BiTC	Business in the Community
BL	Business Link
BLF	Big Lottery Fund
BME	Black and Minority Ethnic