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What is Community Development?

We can provide support to Weymouth groups, organisations, and residents to use their own assets to improve the quality of community life and help public agencies to work together to improve services and needs in Weymouth.

Need support setting up a community group, recruiting volunteers or finding a venue to hold your meetings? Please get in touch for an informal chat by emailingcommunitydevelopment@weymouthtowncouncil.gov.uk

Community Grants

Grants are currently available through our community grants scheme, which aim to benefit worthy community, voluntary and charitable organisations in the local area. Grants can be used to help fund new projects, equipment, events or training. If you want to apply for a community grantclick here.

To seek out grants, awards and other funding which may be relevant to your organisation sign up to Dorset Fundfinder atDorset Fundfinder – Dorset Council

Community Networking Events

Our community networking events run several times a year, so please keep an eye our on our social media channels for more details. The next one is onTuesday 21st April, with more details to follow.

They provide a great opportunity for organisations and individuals to come together, learn from each other, strengthen contacts, share resources, and hear talks from guest speakers on topics like how to make a funding application successful.