Making a Real Difference in o ur Community Lochside South Ayrshire Scotland Background Core principles Key values Process Stages of Development Achieving Better Community Development ABCD Framework CHEX ID: 475359
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Lochside Neighbourhood GroupMaking a Real Difference in our Community
Lochside, South Ayrshire, ScotlandSlide2
BackgroundSlide3
Core principlesSlide4
Key valuesSlide5
Process – Stages of Development
Achieving Better Community Development (ABCD Framework, CHEX)Slide6
Process- Stages of DevelopmentSlide7
National DriversCommunity Empowerment Scotland (2014) BillThe Christie Commission (2013)Public Service Reform : locality planning and effective partnership working
Co-production model: shared role, catalysts, mutuality, networks, assets and capacity “
Co-production is the process of active dialogue and engagement between people who use services and those who provide them.” Sir Harry Burns, Chief
Medical OfficerSlide8
Regional DriversSingle Outcome Agreement Long Term Outcome (5-10 Years)Communities are more confident and empowered to address issues that matter to them.
Intermediate Outcome (3-5 Years)Communities can more effectively influence decision making and service development.
Community Health Profiles for Braehead, Whitletts & Lochside areas Slide9
Partnership DevelopmentRepresentation from local residents, voluntary, private/business , faith and public sectors:Local residents (age range 5-86)
North Ayr Community CouncilLochside Community Association Cowan Crescent Tenants and Residents Association
The Jolly Dollies (local womens’ drama group)
Lochside ChurchAyrshire HousingBraehead Primary School
Access to EmploymentLocal Businesses including ASDA and Family Shopper NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Police ScotlandSouth Ayrshire Council - Departments involved have expertise in the key components of regeneration - social, economic, physical and environmentalSlide10
AchievementsSlide11
AchievementsSlide12
Achievements ‘Keep Lochside Tidy’ campaignCommunity led campaign promoting active citizenship and community pride and the importance of looking after the local environment.
Local children designed posters of their ideas and suggestions to keep the area tidy and encouraged friends, family and neighbours to put posters in house windows. 210 local children and 40 adults involved as well as local services and key stakeholdersSlide13
Making A Difference in Our Community AwardsSlide14
Development of creative play areas Ideas and designs came from workshops organised through the group where local children and their families designed the space based on what they liked and wanted for the area. The group developed a proposal and project plan for a creative play initiative
AchievementsSlide15
Achievements Inter-generational approaches The group have worked on a number of inter-generational projects, bringing together children, young people and older people from the area and presented their work at a national conference which took place in
Troon in 2013.Slide16
Achievements Housing DevelopmentsNew housing development underway for the area with an investment of £5 million. As a result of consulting with group members and the wider community, MAST architects revised housing plans for new housing development and changes were made based on suggestions of group membersSlide17
Achievements Alcohol and DrugsA series of focus group discussions took place with local residents, voluntary sector organisation reps and key stakeholders
Analysis of data will inform our Community Action Plan 2014 – 2017 Slide18
AchievementsCOSLA Award winners 2013/14Group received national recognition for providing excellent service to the communityFeatured in national publicationGroup featured as case study in Scottish Co-Production Network magazine and website and asked to provide workshops at national co-production event, Edinburgh, April 2014 as example of good practice in Scotland
Produce Lochside Community Newsletters Sharing and promoting “good news” stories with 600 local residents
Aligned with Lochside
masterplanAn overall design and provision of new houses and improvement of leisure facilities & the ADP asset based projectSlide19
Achievements Economic Benefits of partnership development The economic benefits for adopting a multi- partnership approach to neighbourhood improvements have been considerable as the total spend to date is
£3,000 (Ayrshire Housing) £10,000 (Lottery Fund) and £2,000 (South Ayrshire Council) approximatelySlide20
For Further InformationIf you would like to have your say and get involved in issues that matter to you please contact: Robert Green, North Ayr Community Council robertdgreen69@yahoo.co.uk
Colette McGarva, Community Engagement/Development, South Ayrshire Council
colette.mcgarva@south-ayrshire.gov.ukSlide21
Any Questions?Slide22
What do you like best about our group?