If you are one of the thousands of voluntary organisations or community groups working in Bedfordshire, Luton, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes or Northamptonshire, then you may be affected by the Milton Keynes/South Midlands Growth Area.
By 2021, over 169,000 new dwellings will be built, and the population will grow by an estimated 400,000
What is Social Infrastructure
‘Social infrastructure’ is the range of activities, organisations and facilities supporting the formation, development and maintenance of social relationships in a community.
It can include provision of community facilities (e.g. community centres); community development (paid and unpaid); local networks, community groups and organisations (e.g. residents associations, mother and baby groups, specialists in mental health); small scale funding to help fund local projects; personal learning and skills development to help develop community leadership; and volunteering (both formally and informally)
Meeting the Social Infrastructure Needs of New Communities
Voluntary and community sector infrastructure organisations in the Milton Keynes & South Midlands growth area – including the consortium of voluntary organisations in Bedfordshire and Luton – have recently published important research on the social infrastructure needs of new communities. Their report – Strong Communities – includes proposals for planning, implementing and resourcing the delivery of social infrastructure in the region’s six growth areas.
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