We employ a dedicated Community Development Officer. The post mainly covers the areas of Red Lodge and Brandon. Local people may come to us with an idea to improve their community. This could be a conservation project, improvements to the village hall, more play equipment or a whole host of other ideas.

Making a Difference

We work with local residents, community organisations and partner agencies (such as parish councils, Suffolk ACRE, the Police and youth or education services) to help them get projects off the ground. This may include:

• Advice on funding and training
• Help with setting up committees or writing constitutions
• Advice on how to recruit and manage volunteers.
  

If you have a project you would like to develop you can contact Matt Vernon at matt.vernon@forest-heath.gov.uk or on 01638 719782 where he looks forward to hearing from you.

Browsing the Community Development pages

You can find your way around these pages using the menu to the right. Here you can find useful information such as other local groups, how to get your own community website, dates for your diary and news.