John Lapwood
Your Village Agent
Village Agents work holistically with anyone who may need support in their cluster
areas. My cluster area is Batcombe, Coleford, Cranmore, Crosscombe, Ditcheat,
Doulting, Downhead, East Pennard, Evercreech, Lamyatt, Leigh on Mendip, Milton
Clevedon, North Wooton, Pilton, Pylle, West Pennard. An example of the kind of
work I do is as follows :
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Meet people and discuss their concerns / needs / issues in the strictest of
confidence and help to find a solution
Visit people in their homes to signpost and refer them to sources of community
support
Support local groups to set up, grow and flourish, including helping them to
identify sources of funding
Signposting to existing groups and identifying areas in which there is a need
for a group especially in isolated and rural areas
Organise home safety checks
Provide one-to-one support in people's homes
Resilience planning
Setting up car schemes
Signposting to and supporting local groups
Helping you find the correct organisation to enhance your life and help
Independent living
Helping organise social services and care visits & supporting Carers
Just give me a ring and leave a message 07852 961839
Or Email: [email protected]