Starting a community group
Starting a community group can be a hugely rewarding experience. Creating a group where people can come together to do something productive, help others or provide support is an integral part of community life.
Why set up a community group?
There are many reasons for setting up a community group. They usually start with an individual or group of people who share similar concerns and are aiming to solve a particular problem, meet a certain need or who feel there is a lack of something in their community.
Once your idea or vision is in place and you have decided you want to start a group, there are various factors that need to be considered and good planning at the beginning stages can save a lot of wasted effort or work further down the line.
It is important to think about the following questions before getting started:
- do we know our aims and what we are going do?
- do we need a committee?
- do we need a constitution?
- do we need a bank account?
- how will we generate funds?
View our setting up a community group guide for more information or alternatively you can contact us by emailing us at communities@chorley.gov.uk or by calling 01257 515151.