The idea of ‘community’ is very much what the Sid Valley is about – with an observation back in 2020:
Sidmouth: “a lovely community” – Vision Group for Sidmouth
The Sid Valley is also a very active community:
What is ‘community activism’? – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards
And the home page of the VGS website shows the breadth of active community groups and projects:
Working towards a Sustainable Sidmouth – Vision Group for Sidmouth
The idea of ‘community’ is also embedded in much of what the VGS is about.
Here are some separate pages dealing with community issues:
- Local democracy – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- Art, Culture and Tourism – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- Health and Wellbeing – Vision Group for Sidmouth
And to show the range of issues where ‘community’ touches life in the Sid Valley, here’s a selection from the news pages of 2023:
- Transition Streets: building community resilience and connection – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- Celebrating Community Transport – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- Will the Energy Bill include community energy? – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- Working Together for a Greener Community – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- A solution to our rural housing crisis: community-led housing – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- Learning from the UK’s largest self & custom build community – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- Churches in the community: new uses for heritage buildings – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- New times: new ideas: Community Wealth Building – Vision Group for Sidmouth
- Protecting community banking – Vision Group for Sidmouth
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