Community Council of Devon
The Community Council of Devon (CCD) is an independent charitable company founded in 1961. Its 900 members includes the principal statutory bodies and voluntary organisations in the county, and many other local organisations.
Our vision is of active rural communities shaping their own futures with improved opportunity and quality of life for all. Our mission is that we strive to make this happen through our direct work with communities, our local knowledge, networks, professional services, and our influencing role.
CCD is a member of the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN) which consists of 38 Rural Community Councils (RCCs) that exist in each county of England, all sharing the aim of promoting any charitable purposes for the benefit of rural communities. RCCs maintain close relations with national and local government. We are represented at a national level by [ ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) ], and in the region by SWAN (the South West network of RCCs).
