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Totnes Community Development Society (TCDS) was established and incorporated as an Industrial and Provident Society for the Benefit of the Community in July 2012.

There are four Directors of Totnes Community Development Society: Dave Chapman, Rob Hopkins, Frances Northrop and Anna Lodge. You can find out more about them here Directors.

Totnes Community Development Society works to bring spaces into community use, management and ownership, including working in partnership with other groups and organisations locally to achieve this and in support of local service provision.

Currently Totnes Community Development Society:

Facilitates Atmos Totnes a community-led redevelopment of the former Dairy Crest site adjacent to Totnes railway station for truly affordable housing, community and work space.

Manages the Mansion on Fore Street in Totnes as a community facility held by the King Edward VI College Site Foundation.

Partners with Golden Iris Productions to support young people to develop spaces for creativity, skills development and positive mental health.

You can download a copy of the Totnes Community Development Society Rules here. The latest accounts for TCDS (ending 31st December 2018) are available to download here.

To become a member of Totnes Community Development Society click here.

To make a donation to Totnes Community Development Society click to support the costs of running the organisation click here.

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We are deeply grateful to those whose financial support, large or small, has made it possible for Totnes Community Development Society to reach this stage. While some of those would like to remain anonymous, we would like to thank the following organisations for their support:

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LASTEST NEWS

Job Opportunity: Facilities Support Worker – Totnes

The Directors of Totnes Community Development Society seeking to recruit two Facilities Support Workers to support the maintenance of community buildings in Totnes.

Update on the Elmhirst Building – Golden Iris

The Dart Valley Learning Trust at KEVICC has served notice to Totnes Community Development Society requiring the Society vacate the Elmhirst Building by the 15th March. We have been told that the Site Development Committee at KEVICC has considered Totnes Community Development Society’s request for extension of the licence for the Elmhirst Building which is due to expire this month, but that they have made the decision not to allow an extension.

Expressions of interest requested for café-based activities

Totnes Community Development Society is seeking to widen café activities within the buildings it runs, and is wishing to develop and facilitate collaboration between organisations and individuals within the community interested in helping the collective use of these...