RVA Local Action Plans

RVA in partnership with Action in rural Sussex is running a project to help communities in Rother identify priority areas for action in their communities. Ian Coleman is RVA's Local Action Plan Development Officer and is working through 32 villages and Bexhill with people and communities to develop their action plans.

Local Action Plans and Healthchecks are the starting blocks for your community to take action and achieve great things. A great many issues and needs prioritised in your plan can be addressed by the community through volunteering to do things together or by bidding for grants, such as the Big Lottery Fund, which can be used to help develop a project. Examples of community action include:

• Setting up a composting scheme to cut down waste and improve recycling
• Organising and running a youth club with trained volunteers
• Establishing a voluntary car scheme to improve transportation links for all residents
• A village Spring Clean

Expertise and knowledge within the community will enable them to carry out some of these projects alone. Seeking training and advice will enable communities to carry out still more. Using the Action Plan as a clear proof of need and user involvement can enable communities to access many more funds and grants to help carry out larger or more costly projects.

Contact Ian at 01424 217259 or rvaoffice@btconnect.com for more information

Project Funded by the Rother Strategic Partnership

LSP