The Living Well Monmouthshire plan is intended to bring all of the county council’s departments together to focus on wellbeing and is intended as a preventative approach to supporting health and reduce demand on council services. Councillor Penny Jones asked “where are the town and community councils” when the plan was presented to the council’s people scrutiny committee. The Conservative councillor for Raglan, who is also a member of the local community council, said it supports a coffee and computer session and said: “It’s very successful and for older people to learn digital skills and IT and also reduces social isolation.”But she said the community council hasn’t been involved in the planning of the strategy and said she would like the county council to include a representative on its working groups. She also reminded officers, and cabinet member Councillor Ian Chandler, local councils are also able to award small grants. She said: “We can provide finance in terms of grants and that can be a deal breaker.”Her colleague, Goytre member Jan Butler, said her community council supports a coffee morning and a well being café and also said alongside community halls there are venues across the county supporting activities.