CCB – helping Berkshire communities thrive

Connecting Communities in Berkshire (CCB) is an independent charity with 50 years of experience in community development work, originally founded in 1973 as a Rural Community Council. Our team is knowledgeable and experienced in finding solutions that best meet the needs of communities. We develop partnerships that foster good communications, which in turn build engagement and deliver strong, sustainable communities.

We are an active member of Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) the national body for 38 charitable local development agencies.

Our vision is for all communities in Berkshire to be strong, resilient, sustainable, and able to take control of their own futures.

CCB’s purpose is to inspire action at a community level that improves people’s quality of life. We work across Berkshire, with a particular focus on rural areas. We run projects that provide advice, support and training that:

• reduces poverty & rural disadvantage
• improves rural health & wellbeing
• increases digital inclusion & social connectedness

Our organisation values include:

• Integrity: honesty, fairness, respect and trustworthiness in all that we do 
• People: we respect the individual rights, dignity and diversity of all people. We value the skills and experience our staff bring to their work and seek to develop the best in others 
• Volunteering: we encourage people to find ways of giving their time for the benefit of their communities. 
• Health, Safety and the environment: we challenge and encourage ourselves and others to protect the environment, the health & safety of our employees and those within the communities we support
• Partnerships: we are committed to maintaining and developing positive relationships with partners, funders and our beneficiaries  
• Progress: we challenge ourselves to continually improve and develop new projects and services to meet emerging needs 

To read about our work please visit ‘Our Projects’.  

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