Communities Strategy - 2025 - 2035

A Sheffield of Thriving Communities

Why we need a Communities Strategy

Sheffield needs strong and resilient communities. They are the foundation for everything we want to achieve. The Sheffield City Goals set out a shared vision of “a Sheffield of thriving communities”, and we believe communities are what bring us together and help keep us happy, healthy, and well.

But not all communities have the resources and support they need. As a council, we know we need to change how we work to better support everyone.

How we've written the draft strategy

Since February 2025, we've been speaking to community partners, people in communities, local councillors and council officers about how we can be better at listening to and working with and alongside our communities. We've taken what we've heard and worked with a Reference Group to write this draft strategy.

You can read more about this process here.

The draft strategy isn't the final product, and we need your support to get it right.

We'll publish the full draft strategy and a summary of the strategy on this page on 4th August.

Have your say on the draft strategy

From 4th August - 14th September 2025, we'll be asking the people of Sheffield for feedback on the draft strategy. We'll be going out into communities we haven't spoken to yet, getting out to public spaces and events, and asking people to tell us their thoughts online.

How you can have your say online

From 4th August, you'll be able to read the draft strategy and have your say on a survey on this page.

If you need the survey in a different format, please call: 0114 273 4631

A Sheffield of Thriving Communities

Why we need a Communities Strategy

Sheffield needs strong and resilient communities. They are the foundation for everything we want to achieve. The Sheffield City Goals set out a shared vision of “a Sheffield of thriving communities”, and we believe communities are what bring us together and help keep us happy, healthy, and well.

But not all communities have the resources and support they need. As a council, we know we need to change how we work to better support everyone.

How we've written the draft strategy

Since February 2025, we've been speaking to community partners, people in communities, local councillors and council officers about how we can be better at listening to and working with and alongside our communities. We've taken what we've heard and worked with a Reference Group to write this draft strategy.

You can read more about this process here.

The draft strategy isn't the final product, and we need your support to get it right.

We'll publish the full draft strategy and a summary of the strategy on this page on 4th August.

Have your say on the draft strategy

From 4th August - 14th September 2025, we'll be asking the people of Sheffield for feedback on the draft strategy. We'll be going out into communities we haven't spoken to yet, getting out to public spaces and events, and asking people to tell us their thoughts online.

How you can have your say online

From 4th August, you'll be able to read the draft strategy and have your say on a survey on this page.

If you need the survey in a different format, please call: 0114 273 4631

  • Have your say on the draft Communities Strategy

    Your answers to these questions about the draft Communities Strategy will help us to know if we are heading in the right direction, and how we can improve the strategy to meet the needs of all communities in Sheffield. We really value your feedback!

    It helps if you've read the draft strategy or the summary, but you will also read parts of the strategy in the survey.

    There are some equalities questions at the end of the survey which will help us to check that we're representing everyone's views. You can skip these if you would prefer not to answer.

    This is a closed survey and your responses will be anonymous. 

    If you have any questions or if you need this survey in another format, please contact us:

    Email: communitiesstrategy@sheffield.gov.uk 

    Phone: 0114 273 4631

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