1. Lucy Maddison (Community Development Worker) based at:

2. What is Community?

3. What is Community Development (CD) Work?
Asset Based CD Needs Based CD (ABCD) Work Work

4. Community Development Work in Baildon – an overview.
Individuals
Families
Groups
Centre-based
Detached
Outreach
Local residents
Local professionals
Other local individuals, associations and then institutions

5. Low educational attainment
Neighbourhood Statistics for Baildon Community Link’s local immediate area
Pocket of deprivation
1600 households
3,300 people
Income levels are low
Low educational attainment
A higher than average number of local people have no transport
Increasing levels of social isolation amongst vulnerable people, particularly older people in the area
Poor health in comparison to other areas in Baildon
Rising number of lone parents

7. In conclusion - In this harsh world of...
Cuts to local services
Local funding cuts/uncertainty affecting the voluntary sector
Competition for funding and resources
An aging population
Environmental issues
Increasing Community Needs
Lack of Job Security
Benefit Sanctions

8. Community development has never been more important!
It is about...
Bringing People Together
Building relationships
Using all our assets (volunteers, buildings, etc)
Local solutions to local problems
Being neighbourly
Everyone in the community has something to offer - there is no one we don’t need!
Join Us, this is the song of community...enjoy the pics!

9. One of the Rag Rugging groups that meets at the Link
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10. An example of the rag ruggers’ work, depicting various community groups...

11. The Monday Afternoon Women Singers in Action

12. The Painting Group

13. A sample of the art boards, put together by the painting group with a local artist and members of the community

14. A meeting of the Glen Tramway group

15. Baildon Dementia Action Group

16. Wednesday’s exercise group

17. One of the Spanish classes

18. Thursday’s Bridge Group

19. Cafe volunteers

20. Two more willing volunteers

21. Youth club and Day Care members with staff and volunteers

22. One of our Day Care regulars with two Youth Club members

23. Lovable labradoodle Poppy, promoting the district-wide Green Dog Walkers scheme
Lucy Maddison, her camera-shy local owner, can be contacted on or at .com