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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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