 Community Organisation owned & managed by the local community  Aims: ◦ Tackle local issues (economic / environmental / social / cultural) & improve quality of life ◦ Generate income through enterprise & ownership of assets to reduce dependency on local authorities /grant support

 Set up under auspices of Cove and Kilcreggan Community Council  A company with charitable status has been created and registered  15 Directors have been appointed to the board  Cross section of community selected to ensure a range of views

 Rectify the Decline in local amenities  Lack of Investment by local authority  A need to encourage investment from other sources  A need to retain and engage local youth  Encourage Community Involvement  Good route to access funding as communities are encouraged to help themselves

 The Advancement of Education  The Advancement of Health  The Advancement of Citizenship or Community Development  The Advancement of Human Rights  The Advancement of The Arts, Heritage, Culture or Science

 Trust set up  Funding applications made  Need identified for Community Action Plan  Consultation with 4 other development trusts

 Voluntary Action Fund£964  CARES£2000  Match funding£2964  Awards for All£9000  LEADER£9000

 The funding so far will go towards a Community action plan  Preferred candidate identified to undertake Action Plan  Intended to set out the vision for the local area  Based on views and requirements of the local community  Provide a shortlist of projects to focus delivery on

Any Ideas?

 Engagement with the fifty local clubs and societies  Consultation through public events  Consultation through youth outreach group  Consultation by postal survey

 Consultation with groups / societies  Official launch of Trust (6 th November 2010)  Completion of Community Action Plan  Delivery of priority projects  On going public consultation

Some examples of what other CDTs have achieved..

 Formed in 2003  Limited company & registered Scottish Charity with volunteer directors  Grants-based CDT  Main objective to provide a new village hall for the communities of Arrochar, Tarbet & Succoth (“The Three Villages”)  “The Campus” now includes the “Pit Stop”; full-time employees

Some examples of what other CDTs have achieved..

 Formed in 2003  Limited company & registered Scottish Charity with volunteer directors  Grants-based CDT  Main objective to provide a new village hall for the communities of Arrochar, Tarbet & Succoth (“The Three Villages”)  “The Campus” now includes the “Pit Stop”; full-time employees

 Funding from: ◦ National Lottery ◦ LEADER ◦ A & B Council  Building completed & opened early this year  Used by local community & external organisations (generates income)  Next project: marine access to the Campus via village pier

 Running Community Projects for over 30 yrs  CDT Established in 2003 as umbrella organisation; Ltd company, charitable status  Initially 100% grant funded; now profit-based  Works with sister-organisation Cordale Housing Association (CHA): ◦ Sheltered & affordable housing ◦ Doctor’s surgery & chemist ◦ Created jobs for over 150 local people  Generates own income & re-invests  Next projects – more housing; new school?

 Established 2007; Ltd company, charitable status  Aims: to reduce energy use in the village; ultimately making the village a zero-carbon, zero-waste community  Trading subsidiary: Fintry Renewable Energy Enterprise (FREE) established 2004  FREE has secured ownership of a wind turbine (1 of 15 owned by local developers)

 Paying for the turbine over 15 years  Income: ◦ £50,000-£100,000 per annum while cost of turbine is being repaid ◦ Approx. £400,000 (gross)per annum thereafter  Investing income in a project to insulate local homes ◦ 46% of homes have free cavity wall & roof insulation

 Established 1997; Ltd company, charitable status  Consists of villages of Crianlarich & Tyndrum; population 398; few local facilities  Grants-based CDT  Planted 160,000 trees; purchased c.100 ha of woodland from Forestry Commission  Created a play park in Tyndrum  Provided low-cost rental housing for local residents

 You have seen what a CDT is and what can be achieved  What does OUR COMMUNITY need?  Participate in consultation process  Let us know your views!