MILNGAVIE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST TO BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING………

ACHIEVED SINCE APRIL 2016 Participation request for Lennox Park Masterplan Scoping suitable sites for allotments West Highland Way – better signage and surface at start Promoting Our Buzz website to local organisations Consulted young people on best skatepark design for Lennox Park Helped broker deal for alternative public toilet (Youth Centre) Working with Balmore Trust on lease of Gavin’s Mill Revival of Milngavie Week Festival June 2016 Fair of Clubs and Societies September 2016

PUBLIC MEETING June 2013 – A vision to improve Milngavie 100 members of the public Facilitated by a Consultant Loads of unstructured suggestions Sub-committee of Community Council Making the Most of Milngavie

MAKING THE MOST OF MILNGAVIE Formally a sub-committee of Milngavie Community Council Composed of some MCC members and other volunteers Using MCC constitution and bank account Meetings to discuss “what to do?” Pet projects, crisis closures, ideas from other communities Deciding to become a Community Development Trust

RESEARCH Other CDTs Consultants Profile of Milngavie Funding sources Publicity and advertising

PREPARING YOUR OWN ACTION PLAN Decide the wording of survey/questionnaire Deliver to all households Online survey Source profile of Milngavie Stakeholder groups Vote and volunteer meetings, public meetings

COLLATING THE RESULTS Collated into three groups Improving the town centre e.g. variety of shops to “BID” Local authority responsibilities e.g. potholes to EDC Good ideas – to form the basis of Action Plan

BECOMING A CDT Become a company limited by guarantee Join DTAS Establish board of directors Set up bank account Apply for / raise funding Work with local authority Partnerships with other organisations Flagship events and publicity

VOLUNTEERS They come and go They can’t be ordered or instructed They take longer They have different talents Gaps in skills Attracting volunteers