Somerset Community Council

Useful Links

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You can just call us on 01823 331222 or email us. We welcome all enquiries.

If you are interested in a community building related issue such as a village hall, scout hut, church hall etc click here.

If you are interested in a Village / Community Shop or Post Office related issue click here.

You may also be interested in the following websites:

If you are interested in more information about Community and Social Enterprises please click here.

Some other sources of information include:

If you are interested in visiting some of Somerset’s beautiful countryside why not take a look at the following websites:

The Community Council for Somerset has links with a range of other local and national organisations which include:

  • www.somersetadvice.net – Somerset Advice Network: find the information and advice you need on issues such as welfare benefits, finance, debt, housing, family, employment, and discrimination.
  • www.ageuksomerset.org.uk - Age UK Somerset: working with and for older people in the county of Somerset and the unitary authority area of North Somerset (formally Age Concern Somerset)
  • www.moneymatterssomerset.org.uk - Money Matters in Somerset: is a multi-agency group with a shared aim of addressing issues of financial exclusion
  • www.somersetcf.org.uk - Somerset Community Foundation (SCF): promotes vibrant, inclusive communities in Somerset through developing a culture of local giving and enabling voluntary groups to combat disadvantage and isolation. If you have a local project, visit their website for possible grant funding opportunities.
  • www.sryp.org.uk – Somerset Rural Youth Project: a registered charity working with young people in the rural parts of Somerset. Inspiring Involvement, creating opportunities.
  • www.swan-network.org.uk – SWAN – the South West ACRE Network: the regional coordinating body for the Rural Community councils in the South West of England
  • www.acre.org.uk - ACRE - Action with Communities in Rural England: the national umbrella body of the Rural Community Council Network which as the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN), operates at national, regional and local level in support of rural communities across the country.
  • www.homesandcommunities.co.uk – Homes and Communities Agency: The national housing and regeneration agency. Our role is as an enabling and investment Agency, creating opportunity for people to live in high-quality, sustainable places. We provide funding for affordable housing, bring land back into productive use and enable local authorities to achieve housing and regeneration ambitions for their own areas.
  • www.charity-commission.gov.uk - Charity Commission
  • 01823 252515 - SALC – Somerset Association of Local Councils: SALC provides support and legal information to Town and Parish Councils

If you need to contact one of the Local Authorities in Somerset please click on the appropriate link below:

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Our Work - Social Enterprise
The old black and white cast iron road signs still found throughout the area are relics of the early days of motoring and are distinctive to Somerset. Somerset County Council now have a policy of restoring fingerposts across the whole county using replacement cast iron arms as opposed to other materials, such as plastic or aluminium.