Community Futures

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Community Futures

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN SCOTLANDS FIRST NATIONAL
  PARK
• Loch Lomond the Trossachs National Park
• Small Town Rural Development Group

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• Protected area with 16,000 people in 21
  communities
• National Park aims how do communities
  contribute?
• Development of Park Plan with community
  involvement
• Commitment to supporting and working with
  communities

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COMMUNITY FUTURES PROGRAMMEIN THE NATIONAL PARK
Projects Action Representation
Action Plans Participation
Trusts Action groups Area Networks Partnerships
Resources Training Staff support
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COMMUNITY FUTURES PRINCIPLES

• assisting communities to shape their own future
• proactive rather than reactive communities
• enterprising communities that can plan and
  organise and make things happen
• communities that can be partners in their own
  development

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Community Futures building the base for
sustainable communities
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• A STRATEGIC PLANNING FRAMEWORK -
• communitys vision for its future
• communitys current situation
• the themes and issues that matter most
• communitys priorities for action.

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THE COMMUNITY FUTURES FRAMEWORK IT AINT NO WISH
LIST ? Small Town and Rural Development Group
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FIVE STRANDS OF THE PARTICIPATORY PROCESS MUCH
MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS ? Small Town and
Rural Development Group
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KILLIN COMMUNITY FUTURES WORKSHOP
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STRACHUR COMMUNITY FUTURES EVENT FUN DAY 2007
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THE COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN DRAWS IT ALL
TOGETHER ? Small Town and Rural Development Group
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• ACTION PLANS WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEM?
• Production attractive and readable
• Distributed to all households and agencies
• Locally owned and managed by communities
• Used as a reference for regeneration
  development
• Used to support funding bids and in representation

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ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
20 Community Development Trusts
. . . . 4 Area Networks
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STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

• 20 local development trusts established
• community owned charitable companies
• Training and support programme for Trusts
• Information and guidance e.g. on Land Reform
  legislation
• Area Networks for groups of communities to meet
  and work together
• Annual community Gathering

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COMMUNITY FUTURES PROGRAMMEIN THE NATIONAL PARK
Projects Action Representation
Action Plans Participation
Trusts Action groups Area Networks Partnerships
Resources Training Staff support
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Community Futures building the base for
sustainable communities
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Falls of Dochart Retirement Home - Killin
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Breadalbane Virtual Learning Centre
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Discussing the Station Yard Project
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Callander Farmers Market
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Next one on Dec 17th
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Strathard Historic Route
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Old Village Hall Brig o Turk
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New Village Hall Brig o Turk
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Gartmore Square - before
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The Gartmore Square Action Group at work
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Balmaha Playscape
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Community takes ownership of Drymen Square
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Aber Path in Gartocharn - before
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Aber Path project after!
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Pit Stop Café - Arrochar
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Pit Stop café in community hands
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Lochgoil Car Park
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Ardentinny Historic Bridge
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Planning the Grahams Point project with partners
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Grahams Point heritage park
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Lazaretto Point memorial and picnic
area Refurbished by the community
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Fundraising in Sandbank!
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COMMUNITY FUTURES PROGRAMMEIN THE NATIONAL PARK
Projects Action Representation
Action Plans Participation
Trusts Action groups Area Networks Partnerships
Resources Training Staff support
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Community Engagement not just for Christmas!