Starting a community group

Starting a community group can be a hugely rewarding experience. Creating a group where people can come together to do something productive, help others or provide support is an integral part of community life. 

Why set up a community group?

There are many reasons for setting up a community group. They usually start with an individual or group of people who share similar concerns and are aiming to solve a particular problem, meet a certain need or who feel there is a lack of something in their community. 

Once your idea or vision is in place and you have decided you want to start a group, there are various factors that need to be considered and good planning at the beginning stages can save a lot of wasted effort or work further down the line. 

It is important to think about the following questions before getting started:

• do we know our aims and what we are going do?
• do we need a committee?
• do we need a constitution?
• do we need a bank account?
• how will we generate funds?

View our setting up a community group guide for more information or alternatively you can contact us by emailing us at communities@chorley.gov.uk or by calling 01257 515151.