Dorpsraad Heythuysen

Founded in 2007, Dorpsraad Heythuysen is a community organisation based in Heythuysen, Netherlands working on community development, democracy & civil society, arts & culture.

Dorpsraad Heythuysen is a foundation (stichting) that acts as the village council for Heythuysen, a village in the municipality of Leudal in the Netherlands. The foundation represents the interests of residents. It gives solicited and unsolicited advice on liveability and wellbeing to the municipal government and other public authorities, and offers mediation and advice to residents. Its work covers social issues such as youth nuisance, traffic safety, housing, safety, the green environment and village associations. It organises an annual contact evening for residents, runs online polls, works with a set of focus areas, and maintains a community event agenda for Heythuysen. The foundation operates within Heythuysen and its surrounding rural area, and its board and working groups are staffed by volunteer residents.