Apply for a public access defibrillator
You can play a vital role in helping save lives in your local community by applying online for funding to have a Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) and Call Push Rescue training kit community package in your area.
After calling 999 and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), using a defibrillator is the best way to increase the chances of someone surviving a cardiac arrest.
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Local Charities Day
Local Charities Day will be returning this year on Friday 14 December 2018.
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Budget delivers good news for village halls
ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) is delighted with announcement in the Budget yesterday that the government will provide up to £8 million to help with the cost of repairs and alterations to village halls, Miners’ Welfare facilities and Armed Forces organisations’ facilities.
Please click on the ACRE webpage link to see the full summary
The Village Hall or Community Building award winner announced
On Tuesday 25th September the Community Action Suffolk awards were held and the Village Hall or Community Building award winner was announced. This award is to recognise the positive contribution made to a community by its Village Hall or Community Building.
The winner was Gainsborough Community Library.
The award is sponsored by Village Hall Plus Group.
Please click here for more info on the awards and our winners on the evening.
Welcome to our new website
We hope you all like our new website. The site has been designed with you, the user, in mind. We can now boast a mobile friendly and optimised website which works effectively on mobiles and tablets and a site that is generally more user friendly.
If you have any comments around the website then please send them to [email protected] and we’d be happy to take your feedback.
This site was designed by Community Action Suffolk IT Services, the IT arm of Community Action Suffolk. We have a rich history and portfolio of designed websites. Visit to www.suffolkonline.net to find out more.