Welcome!
West Itchen Community Trust Ltd is a social enterprise established for the community development and regeneration of inner-city Southampton.
As a social enterprise we make our money from commercial property investment but our profits are re-invested into the West Itchen area. We do not have shareholders, we have members and together we are supporting a vibrant community.
Our Mission is:
To work as an independent Trust to continue with the regeneration of the West Itchen area, to champion its needs and to assist the aspirations of the people living and working there.
To develop the assets of the Trust and to assist other organisations in the area bid for funds.
A Strategic Vision
- Supporting Southampton communities through active engagement, reducing isolation, improving community cohesion, improving health and wellbeing and delivering opportunities for all through education and training.
- Establishing community hubs and training centres throughout the City.  Offering community representatives an opportunity to develop sustainable projects.
- Developing our commercial portfolio to aid growth and future investment, offering entrepreneurs a base and professional support to develop and grow their ideas.
- Developing lifetime relationships in the community from pre-school to retirement through nurseries within our hubs and assisting the community to support young people to realise their potential.
- Identifying opportunities to develop desirable and sustainable residential properties in deprived areas.
- Creating tomorrow’s community leaders.
Supporting a vibrant community…
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Latest News
Southampton City Council approves new long term transport plans
Connected Southampton 2040 – Southampton City Counil’s new local transport plan – was approved by council last week. It sets out how they’ll meet the challenges of tomorrow and make Southampton a modern, liveable and sustainable place to live, work and visit.
March 25, 2019
Southampton Community Groups come together to mark International Women’s Day
On Friday 8th March local community groups celebrated International Women’s Day with over 200 women from around the city at Newtown Youth and Community Centre.
March 20, 2019
Events
Planning Meeting for 1st Unity Cricket Festival
7pm Monday at The Ageas Bowl, Botley Rd, West End, Southampton SO30 3XH. This meeting is for all the people who have registered their interest with Unity 101 previously and for those who love or play cricket, to attend. The meeting will allow attendees to find out about the day’s schedule and the festival and how it takes place.
March 25, 2019
Southampton Women’s Forum Coffee Morning with October Books
10 am – 12 noon Tuesday at the Ropewalk Centre, 53 Derby Rd SO14 0DJ. Claire Diaper from October Books is coming to talk to us about buying the bank as a new home for October Books and the plans they have for the rest of the building.
March 26, 2019
No Limits Trading Tea and Toast Networking event
Starting at 8 am, Tuesday 26th March – toast and hot drinks will be available at 35 The Avenue, Southampton SO17 1XN, until 9:30 am. The idea behind this is to provide an opportunity for social enterprises and local businesses/organisations to come together and meet to look at ways of working together.