The Community Wellbeing & inclusion group is a strategic steering group that brings together CD employers, funders and partners that support Community and place-based work across Northern Devon. See our Draft terms of reference and CDL_SSG_Strategic_Action_Plan_2025_2026 (draft) for more details.

Members

Chair – Marie Gould, NDVS

Secretariat – Donna Sibley, Torridge and North Devon District Councils

Admin support – Tbc

VCSE

  • Marie Gould, NDVS
  • Simone Thompson, TTVS
  • Tom Mack, Active Devon

Community learning

  • Cate Blatherwick, Learn Devon

District Councils

  • North Devon Council – Bev Triggs
  • Torridge District Council – Adrian Avery

Town/Parish councils

  • Ilfracombe Town Council – Cllr Terry Elliot
  • South Molton Town Council – Andrew Coates (Town Clerk)
  • Bideford Town Council – Paul Swan (Town Clark), Cllr Ken Hind (Cllr James Craigie as substitute)
  • Barnstaple Town Council – Rob Ward (Town Clerk)
  • Braunton Parish Council – Cllr Marguerite Shapland

Health & Care

  • Royal Devon University NHS Healthcare Trust – James Lander
  • Royal Devon University NHS Healthcare Trust – Andrea Beacham (One Northern Devon programme manager)

Shared documents and links

Measuring impact

From https://measure-wellbeing.org/measures-bank/ Of all the measures, these are the ‘Recommended’ and ‘free’ measures, creating 5 questions to ask participants in projects to complete at the start and end of work. Four for wellbeing and one for loneliness.

CommunityC

Community Health and Wellbeing workers (supporting individuals)

Sarah has shared the report on Piloting a Community Health and Wellbeing Worker Model in Cornwall, and a link to her Pathway Prescription: https://barnstaplealliance.co.uk/pathway_prescription.php