Community Health & Wellbeing

SALC has a programme to support Somerset’s city, town and parish councils to deliver community health and wellbeing Projects. Our eleven icons indicate the kind of factors that can affect people’s physical and mental health, as well as their sense of wellbeing

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This Community Health & Wellbeing programme is about us helping you to support your communities to live happier healthier lives

SALC is working with Somerset Council, and other partners, to help support the County’s City, Town and Parish Councils to actively engage in, and deliver, community health & wellbeing projects.

Health & Wellbeing is a broad subject area with many possible activity proposals. The eleven headings are an indication of the kind of factors that can have an impact on people’s physical and mental health as well as a sense of wellbeing and belonging.

You know your community best so your councils are best placed to deliver projects that address any inequality related to these factors.

Link to our Environment & Climate Change Page — Environment & Climate Change

Link to our Physical Activity Page — Physical Activity

Link to our Financial Wellbeing Page — Finance

Link to our Culture & Creativity Page — Culture & Creativity

Link to our Social Connections & Families Page — Social Connections & Families

Link to our Equality & Diversity Page — Equality & Diversity

Link to our Education, Employment & Training Page — Employment, Education & Training

Link to our Health and Community Services Page — Health & Community Services

Link to Our Housing & Infrastructure Page — Housing & Infrastructure

Link to Our Food & Nutrition Page — Food & Nutrition

… Your Council’s Next Steps

Engage: If needed, we can help you to communicate with residents and identify community needs.

Collaborate: Actively work with your local groups and charities to develop innovative projects.

Partner: Connect with other Councils, your Local Community Network (LCN) and county providers to develop wider projects.

Apply for Grants: Explore available funding options:

£1,500 Seed Grants for initial project ideas.
£2,500 Small Grants for smaller or individual council projects.
£35,000 Large Grants for collaborative projects involving multiple councils.

Plan for the Future: Consider long-term sustainability when designing projects to ensure lasting impact.

Start a Conversation: Contact Fodo Higginson, Community Health & Wellbeing Officer, for support and guidance.

In order to help process large grant applications we’ve set some dates for you to be able to work towards. The first three should mean you’ll receive grant funds into your council’s bank account before the start of the new financial year. It would really help us if you could start sending drafts before these dates so we can clarify any points that aren’t clear and help.

Final Application to Fodo for processing	Application sent to Assessment Team	Assessment Team Meeting
Monday 10 February	Monday 17 February	Friday 21 February – 9:30
Monday 24 February	Monday 3 March	Friday 7 March – 9:30
Monday 10 March	Monday 17th March	Friday 21 March – 9:30
Monday 24 March	Monday 31st March	Friday 4 April – 9:30

We hope these help you plan ahead. Don’t worry if you don’t make these dates, we’re just making sure we have the capacity to process any large grants we’re expecting to receive.

Please note the deadline for completion of large grant projects is early April 2026

Please contact Fodo Higginson to discuss anything.

Fodo Higginson
Community Health & Wellbeing Officer
Email: HWBsupport@somerset-alc.org.uk
Mobile: 0793 226 5419

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