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Community volunteering
Community support schemes give town and parish councils, community self-help groups and volunteers, the opportunity to take control of small local maintenance tasks. View all community support and self help schemes >
I want to...
...help fill pot holes in my local area
...help keep my parish paths clear
... help keep my local area clean and tidy
...help grit roads and clear snow near me
Find out about the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement fund which aims to help communities enhance their local area by providing financial assistance, as well as encouraging collaborative working between towns, parishes and voluntary and community groups. Apply now >
Case studies
There are many successful projects in Devon where communities have taken action and work together to benefit their local area.
Following the successful pilot of minor pothole repairs, the Council has announced that the scheme is being widened. Read more >
Taking on a youth centre and creating a hub for wider community use. Read more >
Broadclyst Parish Council applied for funding with a proposal to convert an old BT hut in Dog Village and the surrounding ground into a storage compound for the parish council, including a safe space for road signs, materials, PPE used by the community road warden along with the dry storage of ancillary equipment (cone lights,… Read more >
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