CCS deadline for funded support to create community reviews

The Community Council for Somerset has secured funding to support more town and parish councils to create a community review by the autumn of 2024.

1. Do you know what your community needs and wants in the coming years?
2. Do you want to make sure everyone can get involved and have their say?
3. How can you support your community to increase resilience in the future?
4. If you would like to better understand your community, why not undertake a new community review or refresh an existing plan?

CCS experts will support you from start to finish through the consultation process through to the creation of an action plan. Be ready for the future with a clear understanding of your community’s needs, which will help you make local decisions and feed in priorities to your local community network (LCN).

• To find out more please see this document and watch this short video

To get insight from parishes who have recently completed a community review please follow the links below:

• Leigh on Mendip – a Parish of about 500 residents on the Mendip hills
• Huish Episcopi Parish Council and Langport Town Council – a joint community review

If your council is interested in undertaking a community review, please complete this expression of interest form by 30^th November.

The deadline is 30^th November, and this will be a competitive process if application numbers exceed funded places available, CCS will let everyone know the outcome in December.

CCS welcomes applications from parish/town councils of any size from across Somerset, but particularly welcome applications from parish/towns in the former West Somerset and Sedgemoor district areas.

If you have any queries, please contact katherine@somersetrcc.org.uk