An Active, Supportive Community

A sustainable community is one that feels able to influence decision making.  It will also have many different supportive networks of people to informally care for those less able individuals within the community.

Doing your bit

• Volunteering offers interesting and rewarding opportunities to help society and the environment.  It can give valuable work experience for those looking for work and offers great flexibility to fit around other personal commitments

• Sympathetically checking that elderly or frail neighbours are OK, for example if curtains are left undrawn, or milk is left on the doorstep.

• Joining a community group, such as a local Residents Association or interest group.

• offering lifts (to the Doctors, Hospital or medical facilities) to those without a car and who find public transport difficult or too expensive

• Giving to charity, especially via Gift Aid or Give As You Earn (so that the charities also get any tax back as well)

What the Council is Doing

The Community Development Team at the Council works with various sections of the local community, as well as individuals, for example by offering grants to community groups.

Links

• Charity Service