Who we are

What we do

Led by an elected Steering Group, the organisation undertakes or facilitates action to influence and shape outcomes that support our aims, fostering a community spirit and make Salisbury and South Wiltshire a better place to live and work.

SaSS provides a mechanism for members to be consulted on planned key service changes, continuously driving and encouraging partnership working. The organisation ensures that the voices of group members are heard at a strategic level across the public sector and that they have an opportunity to influence and challenge decision making and service development.

Safer and Supportive Salisbury raises funds and generates income to help further its aims and actions. The organisation shares, networks, signposts and communicates good practice and research. It promotes events and activities in its own right as well as those sponsored, supported or organised by member community groups and organisations.

The Safer and Supportive Salisbury Group grew out of the original work on Safe Places in Salisbury. It has evolved into a network that has helped to carry forward the Council’s Health and Wellbeing Agenda with minimal resources.

A copy of our constitution can be found here.

In normal times the group holds a well-attended open meeting 4-6 times a year at which members exchange information on their current activities and a great deal of informal networking takes place before and after the formal meeting. We hope to resume this as soon as Covid restrictions are relaxed and in the meantime we are meeting on Zoom.

The first SaSS AGM was held in November 2020 at which the Steering Group was elected, nominated and elected by partner organisations, groups and individuals. The Steering Group elect a Chair, Vice Chair and officers.

SaSS’s membership includes the following: