Test Valley Community Services (TVCS) has a new Community Development Worker for the Romsey and South Test Valley area.

Cleon Hutton, said: “I am looking forward to getting to know all those voluntary and community groups in the area who make a real difference to people’s lives. TVCS is able to offer a wide range of services including information on grants and funding, volunteer recruitment and development, training courses and networking opportunities. If you are an existing group or are thinking of establishing a new group, do get in touch.”

Cleon, 41, previously worked at the Macular Society in her home town of Andover, where she ran the skills for seeing programme.

Part of her new job will be to run the new TestValley Advice Network, which be launched later this year.

Cleon can be contacted on 01794 519 998 or email cleon.hutton@tvcs.org.uk.