The Community Development Team

The Community Development Team is responsible for a diverse range of services all focused on improving leisure and recreational opportunities for the residents and visitors to Wychavon.

Our main areas of work centre around the following key areas:

• Community Grants - Wychavon Community Grants Scheme for 2012/13 launched on 3rd January 2012. Closing date is noon on 30th March 2012. 
• Sports & Recreation - working with a wide range of partners (including National Governing Bodies of Sport, our Leisure Centres, Schools, Communty Groups and Sports Clubs) to deliver better sports and healthy recreational opportunities.
• Arts Development - working in conjunction with Worcester Sub-Regional Arts Partnership, Local Theatres and Community Groups to provide accessible cultural opportunities.
• Funding help and advice- we provide funding advice on external programmes such as the lottery good causes, trusts, foundations and other government funding streams.
• Help and Guidance - The Community Development Team will offer help and guidance relating to many issues regarding the community such as Street parties/events, Community events and celebrations, ex servicemen settlement information, safeguardigng children, venues for hire etc.
• Youth Development - working with other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to provide services and activities to young people. Projects to date have included the provision of skateparks in Droitwich, Evesham and Pershore, participation in a national pilot for targeted youth work in Honeybourne and representation on a number of youth action groups i.e. County, District and Sub-district.
• Health Improvement - The Community Health Improvement Co-Ordinator works for the NHS within the Community Development Team to develop and deliver a wide range of health initiatives throughout the Wychavon District Council Area. To create sustainable projects and schemes that offer healthy lifestyle opportunities for everyone.

The main constraint in the delivery of our services centre on the rural nature of the district, which pose a number of problems, such as transport issues and the difficulty providing value for money on events and initiatives with small populations.

The Community Development Team are:

Jem Teal Community Development Manager Telephone: 01386 565235 or 07977 493488 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday (office hours may vary due to meetings) Email: jem.teal@wychavon.gov.uk
Mark Williams Sports Development Officer Telephone:01386 565229 or 07778 464622 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday (office hours may vary due to meetings) Email mark.williams@wychavon.gov.uk
Jenny Davis Arts Development Officer Telephone: 01386 565396 or 07967 640820 Tues, Wed & Thurs 9-5pm (office hours may vary due to meetings) Email: jenny.davis@wychavon.gov.uk
Tracy Grubb Community Development Officer Telephone: 01386 565168 or 07989 511280 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday (office hours may vary due to meetings) Email: tracy.grubb@wychavon.gov.uk
Emma Gardner Community Health Improvement Co-ordinator NHS Worcestershire Telephone: 01386 565182 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday (office hours may vary due to meetings) Email: emma.gardner@wychavon.gov.uk
Laura Barnard Assistant Community Development Officer Telephone: 01386 565497 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday (office hours may vary due to meetings) Email: laura.barnard@wychavon.gov.uk

See our Organisational Chart (32.00 KB) for full details of the staffing levels and hierarchy within the team

To comment on our service or give feedback regarding Community Development please visit our Wychavon Arts, Sports & Leisure Blog or you can visit us on our Facebook page (search Community Development) or Twitter (Wychavon Comm Dev).

If you have any questions, comments or queries on any of our services please feel free to contact one of the team members above.