Framlingham Development Trust

Framlingham & District Development Trust

It is all very well to complain that Nobody does anything or Why doesn’t somebody do something? but who is that somebody? It is YOU and YOU may be a voluntary body, business, community group or interested individual; whatever your role you need to be part of the Framlingham and District Development Trust (FDDT). A report prepared by the Civic Trust identified the following needs

· Local Affordable Housing
· Sustainable tourism development
· Developing and retaining local skills
· Community infrastructure and events
· Local business development and support

All of these are very worthy objects but the translation from word to deed involves a great deal of time and effort but most of all full community support. Join the FDDT today. It costs nothing but a little time and an enthusiasm to help the community. Contact Tom Jarrett 01379 870874

You may be aware the FDDT made a bid for the Drill Hall in New Road but sadly we were outbid by a commercial venture. However we are still looking for another project with the same scope for providing an asset to the community. Do you know of a location? Contact Alison Pickup (Chair) 01728 685489 with any ideas for premises or projects.

We have obtained grant funding for a display trailer and this is available for hire with discounted rates for community groups. If you want to enlist support or merely raise awareness of your project hire the trailer and make an impact. (Contact Mary Thompson 01728 747003)

	Business	Community group	FDDT members
per week day	£35	£25	£20
per weekend day	£50	£40	£35
per week	£200	£150	£120

Why do we need a Development Trust?

Development Trusts provide the vehicle for communities to get active, build their skills, deliver practical change and recover their belief in themselves and each other. Development Trusts help foster a new spirit of enterprise helping to create wealth in communities and they have enabled many communities to re-launch themselves on a path to sustainable growth.

Chair Alison Pickup 01728 685489 (curator Lanman Museum)

Sec Tom Jarrett 01379 870874 (Shawsgate Vineyard)