GRCC can support Parish and Town Councils with:

• Volunteering - best practice in recruiting and managing community volunteers.
• Grant Funding - grant funding searches for community projects and being a ‘critical friend’ to grant funding applications.
• Charity Law - including understanding roles and responsibilities when sole trustees of local charities.
• Community Assets - understanding and conducting Community Asset Transfers, plus designating Local Green Spaces and Assets of Community Value.
• Community-Led Planning - understanding and developing Community Climate Action Plans, Parish Plans, Neighbourhood Priorities Statements and Neighbourhood Development Plans, plus Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 agreements.
• Helping to identify and protect local green spaces
• Community Resilience - writing Community Emergency Plans, building community resilience in response to climate change and other events, and we manage flood warden programmes.
• Village Halls & Community Buildings - the effective management and development of community buildings.
• And more! If you’re looking for support with something that isn’t on the list above, do still get in touch, and we’ll let you know how we could help.

For more information, email cdt@grcc.org.uk. You can also sign up to our Gloucestershire Parish and Town Councils mailing list here.