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Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 9 Engaged Communities – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
Local residents are actively involved in developing vibrant and resilient communities, of place and of interest, which support the needs of all their members. These communities are increasingly empowered by revitalising and broadening community engagement opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »
Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 8 Ageing Well – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
Enable older people and their carers to remain active in their communities; ensure residential care includes leisure activities and maintains contact with the community; ensure support provided around long term conditions such as dementia and challenge perceptions of age building confidence of everyone to contribute whatever their age. Read the rest of this entry »
Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 7 Welfare Reform – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
Local partners and residents feel informed and prepared for Welfare Reform and the impacts on residents are identified and monitored with sustainable solutions sought. Read the rest of this entry »
Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 6 Healthy Lifestyles – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
People can readily access the most appropriate care and support options for their particular needs and more local residents are supported to maintain healthier lifestyles. Read the rest of this entry »
Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 5 Including Everyone in Our Communities – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
All local residents feel included and able to participate equally in vibrant and resilient communities and organisations are supported to be inclusive of a wide range of people in their work. Read the rest of this entry »
Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 4 Local Economies – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
Our area is recognised as a supportive business environment; where residents, businesses and social enterprises are encouraged and assisted to make their communities self-sufficient. Read the rest of this entry »
Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 3 Housing – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
Awareness of the need and options for appropriate and affordable housing is raised. Levels of homelessness are reduced through early intervention, education and the development of supportive social networks. Read the rest of this entry »
Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 2 Transport – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
Partners and local residents are working together to identify issues and opportunities and improve upon transport in a coordinated way. Read the rest of this entry »
Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan
Priority 1 Local Development & Impact on Existing Communities – 3rd review
Intended Outcomes:
Local people feel engaged in the planning process and infrastructure is identified in line with development. Read the rest of this entry »
Are You A Green Dog Walker?
Aberdeenshire Council has recently signed up to the award winning Green Dog Walking Scheme.
Green Dog Walkers (GDW) is a non-confrontational, friendly way to change attitudes about dog fouling. Volunteers wear GDW merchandise (or their dogs wear the green GDW collar) to show they have “taken the pledge” to always:
- Clean up after their dog
- Carry extra dog waste bags
- Be happy to be approached to ‘lend’ a dog waste bag to those without
- Be a friendly reminder to other dog walkers to clean up after their dog
Community councils work hand-in-hand with local groups to provide the “on the ground” work to sign up pledgers and the council provides the funding for the start-up merchandise and pledge brochures. It is the community volunteers who do the groundwork of signing on pledgers, running booths at local galas and other events.
Aberdeenshire Council will provide a Green Dog Walkers Tool Kit to each community organisation which becomes an official GDW group. The tool kit will include a supply of pledge brochures, dog collars, green doggy bags, posters, lanyards and other items.
Interested?
What to do next…
Contact Gillian Abel, Dog Warden – South, on 01569 768224 or by email at: gillian.abel@aberdeenshire.gov.uk for more information on how to get started!
A New Year and a New Voice for the Third Sector!
Let’s hear from David Rodger, Chief Executive, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action about his hopes for the New Year and the future for the newly formed AVA.
“Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action (AVA), was officially formed on 1st December 2014 following the merger of CVSA, Bridge CVS and Volunteer Centre Aberdeenshire. We are committed to building on the strong foundations laid down by the three merging organisations, but, as the new single Third Sector Interface (TSI) there is a lot of work ahea
d in shaping this new organisation and establishing our distinct identity, culture and vision. A key part of this will be actively engaging and consulting with our stakeholders and partners, to better define what the TSI strategic priorities will be going forward, and ensuring that AVA is genuinely representative of the sector.
We are operating in challenging times and its evident there is a growing need for us all to balance increasing demands for our services and expertise, within the context of a contracting public finance pot. No easy task, but in my experience this sector is resilient, with an outstanding track record in demonstrating adaptability, responsiveness and creative thinking when tested. These characteristics will underpin the ethos of AVA and how we will work with, and support you, over the coming months and years.”
David is keen to meet with community representatives and organisations from across the Kincardine and Mearns area to discuss how AVA can work with you. If you’d like to arrange a discussion please contact David at david.rodger@avashire.org.uk
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