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CHANGING COMMUNITIES

CWA is funded by the Capacity Builders ChangeUp programme to develop a range of partnership projects that support sustainability and involve grassroots community organisations.
We are working in partnership with the following projects:

BLAG (Barrack Lane Allotment Group) - Transition Truro & Truro City Council

TWIG (The Woodland Initiative Group) - The Sustainable Trust, Chyan Community Field

Bugle Greenspace - Bugle Greenspace Community Group, Treverbyn Parish Council

Tamar Community Composting - Tamar Grow Local & Calstock Parish Council

Penzance Wormery Project - Penwith Environment Network

Plan-it Earth Partnership Project - Plan-It Earth and Real Ideas Organisation

Allotments and Community Garden Project - St Merryn Community Gardens Trust and St Merryn
Climate Friendly Parish

Cornwall Scrap Store

Falmouth Composting - Falmouth Green Centre & Transition Falmouth

Changing Communities Project News

The aim of Changing Communities is to create new sustainable enterprises, through collaboration with community organsations.

CWA's role is to facilitate the partnerships, liaise with other support organisations, provide management support and mentoring, advice and information, help with fundraising and access to appropriate training.

We have recently carried out an interim evaluation of the project. Please Click here to read the evaluation report

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As part of the changing communities programme CWA have compiled a series of information sheets for community projects, which are available to download:

Funding Information

Health & Safety Guidelines

Policy & Procedures Guidance

Business Planning

Writing a Media Release

Sources of Advice, Information and Support

Reducing Your Organisation's Environmental Impact

ChangeUp is a national government programme to strengthen the third sector (community, voluntary groups and social enterprises). It aims to improve performance so that organisations deliver effective services. In Cornwall, Capacity Builders ChangeUp also funds the ‘Cornwall Infrastructure Partnership’. For information about the Consortium:
changeup@cornwallrcc.co.uk 01872 243539 and Capacity Builders