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Village Agent

Somerset Village Agents

Providing people in Somerset’s rural communities with easier access to information and services

The Somerset Village Agent project is a project of Community Council for Somerset (CCS) and now covers half of the county. The project uses paid, part time, highly trained individuals living in the parish ‘clusters’ they support. They help to bridge the gap between isolated, excluded, vulnerable and lonely individuals and statutory and/or voluntary organisations which offer specific solutions to identified needs.

Village Agents offer a signposting and referral service with a difference

Village Agents work with all ages dealing with a wide variety of issues, although a considerable number of their clients are elderly and involves social care issues.  Helping to solve these problems may, ultimately, help the elderly to remain living independently for longer. Village Agents also have the role of helping to shape services by feeding back to the appropriate body information about gaps in service e.g. transport provision. They can also motivate and support a community to respond to a local need by working together to address issues e.g. by helping them to set up a coffee morning for a group of lonely people or start a volunteer car scheme. 

Audrey Mansfield your Village Agent has been in post for nearly three years working in areas surrounding Broadway, she is keen to get to know the community and offer signposting and support to residents. If you have any concern that you feel Audrey could help with please do contact her.

To find out more about the Village Agents project visit: http://somersetrcc.org.uk/somerset-village-agents-project/

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14th October, 2019

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4th June, 2018