A COMMUNITY forum has been developed to discover what is available in the area and to enable closer working between groups.

Anyone who works within the community of Northfleet North is inviting to the first meeting on Thursday at 9.30am.

The meeting at the Ebbsfleet Rainbow Centre, Rose Street, Gravesend, aims to find out more about what is on offer in the area.

The forum is aiming to develop a directory of services available in the area.

A range of people have been invited, including representatives from the police, businesses, North Kent College and the Citizens Advice Bureau.

Rainbow Centre manager, Anne Jenkins, says the forum will ensure groups do not tread on each other's toes.

She said: "It will link people together and make our work stronger."