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PROVING YOUR SOCIAL VALUE
MULTI-USE COMMUNITY HUBS
COMMUNITY REGENERATION - MORE THAN HOUSING
ASSET TRANSFER: FROM PUBLIC TO COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
COMMUNITY LED EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES
COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE |
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MULTI USE COMMUNITY HUBS
1. Robert Craig, Ferguslie Park Housing Association
The Tannahill Community Centre in Ferguslie Park, Paisley, is at the heart of the Associations regeneration plans. Now owned and managed by the Association, the Centre is the hub of commercial and community activity in Ferguslie Park. Built in 1995 the Centre is home to facilities such as a library, doctor's surgery, chemist, post office, community hall and the Ferguslie Park Housing Associations office. Although the Tannahill Centre is good at providing essential services, there is great disparity between the services and activities provided and those local people need and desire. To address this disparity a new vision for the Centre has been developed which has been informed by extensive community and stakeholder consultation.
COMMUNITY LED EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES
2. Brian Tannahill, McSence
McSence was set up in the wake of the pit closures and loss of other employment within the Mayfield and Easthouses area in Midlothian. Local miners were looking for a way to revitalise the community and create jobs and in 1991, the first company, McSence Heatwise, which specialises in central heating installation, cavity wall/loft insulation and energy efficiency, was registered. Since then several other companies have been created including: McSence Services Ltd which provides jobs in the service industry; McSence Workspace Ltd which provides 14 workspace units; Midlothian Social Enterprise Centre which provides 4 workshops and 7 office units for new businesses; and McSence Communication which provides contact centre, training and conferencing services.
ASSET TRANSFER: FROM PUBLIC TO COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
3. Duncan MacLachlan, Arrochar & Tarbet Community Development Trust
Arrochar & Tarbet Community Development Trust recently secured the transfer of land at less than market value from Argyll & Bute Council. The Trust is now building a new 'community campus' on the site. With strong support and a 'can do' attitude from the Council and others, this provides a fantastic example of how public authorities can - where they have the will - create the right conditions for community organisations to become key players in the successful regeneration of their area.
PROVING YOUR SOCIAL VALUE
4. Colin Campbell, Assist Social Capital
Social Capital is generated when people work together to make things happen. It's what's generated when people get involved and ask others to get involved. Social Capital has been defined as 'features of social life, networks, norms and trust that enable participants to act together more effectively to pursue shared objectives. This session provides an opportunity to find out more about social capital and how the process of applying social capital in practice can be used to improve the quality of life in communities.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE - STUDY VISIT
5. Comrie Development Trust
Comrie Development Trust's Co2mrie Carbon Challenge is a national exemplar project under the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund. The project involves two complementary strands: the zero carbon development of the community-owned 90 acre Cultybraggan Army Camp through a range of exciting projects and enterprises, and actions focussed on reducing the carbon footprint of the whole village - from a street-by-street insulation and education programme to community composting to work with the school and local businesses. Come along on the first DTAS conference study visit to be inspired by the energy, vision and innovation of Comrie!
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ASSET TRANSFER: FROM PUBLIC TO COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
6. Hugh Rolo, Development Trusts Association UK
Since the publication of the Quirk Review in 2007, the asset transfer agenda in England has moved on leaps and bounds. Funding and training programmes are now in place, aimed at assisting the successful transfer of assets from local authorities to community organisations, and the DTA has been involved in delivering several of these. This session will share the learning from these programmes so far, and will introduce delegates to a variety of new thinking and tools aimed at helping communities and the public sector make the case for asset transfer.
COMMUNITY LED EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES
7. Jim Bristow, Inverclyde Community Development Trust
Inverclyde Community Development Trust, known locally as 'the Trust', began life in 1987 as Greenock Employment Action Group with two workers and a target of seven jobs. Twenty two years later they are a significant local employer with a turnover of £3 million, assets of £1 million and 115 staff, who almost all live locally. They provide care services for older people, training for unemployed people and regeneration services for communities and business. This session provides an opportunity to find out the secrets of their success.
MULTI USE COMMUNITY HUBS
8. Mark McRitchie, Community Central Hall, Glasgow
Community Central Halls is a thriving multi-use community hub located in central Glasgow. Employing 60 people, CCH provides a wide range of services which include childcare and day-care services, youth services, venue hire, café and catering services and community transport. The seminar will explore the development story of the facility, how to manage the competing demands on the building and the day to day challenges of running a multi-use community hub.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
9. Angus Roberstson, Sleat Community Trust
The results of a 6 week comprehensive ecological and carbon footprint study of the Sleat peninsula by students from Flensburgh University, Germany in February 2007 show, that the total CO2 emissions for Sleat were 14,397 tonnes/annum or 17 tonnes per capita. This is around 5 tonnes more than the Scottish average. Sleat Communuity Trust was successful in securing £99,000 of funding from the Climate Challenge Fund to implement the "Clean Sleat" project, a two year programme which aims to reduce Sleat's Carbon emissions by 33%. The programme includes activities that address four main strands - energy, food, transport and waste.
COMMUNITY REGENERATION- MORE THAN HOUSING
10. Andrew Saunders, Manager, Ore Valley Housing Association
Community controlled housing associations hold a powerful combination of assets, income, reserves and a wealth of financial and project management experience. Ore Valley Housing Association in Cardenden, Fife is one of a growing number of housing organisations who have utilised these attributes to engage in a range of wider regeneration work, including town centre regeneration, renewable energy projects, development of business incubator units, environmental projects and more.
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COMMUNITY REGENERATION- MORE THAN HOUSING
11. Paul Farrell, West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative
Having dramatically improved the quality of housing within the community, the West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative in Cambuslang, is now utilising its assets and experience to engage in wider regeneration activity. Having established a thriving community centre in 1996, WHHC is currently involved in a number of diverse, innovative and cutting edge initiatives including a community owned communications enterprise, energy efficiency, fuel poverty and financial inclusion projects and international links with Malawi, Kenya and Nigeria.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
12. Philip Revell - Sustaining Dunbar
Sustaining Dunbar's purpose is to inspire, nurture and facilitate Dunbar's transition to becoming a creative, low carbon, locally resilient community. There are two strands to this project. The first will involve two years of intensive community engagement to produce their vision of what Dunbar will look like, as a zero-carbon, locally resilient community. Strand 2 moves on to preparing a year by year action plan to achieve their vision over the next 15 years and also to introduce some immediate initial projects to drastically cut carbon emissions from energy use in local homes.
PROVING YOUR SOCIAL VALUE
13. Laurie Russell, The Wise Group
The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise based in Glasgow that works in partnership with others to make a difference to the lives of individuals, the communities in which they live and the society to which they belong. They achieve this by assisting unemployed people into sustainable employment through their support, training and work experience programmes. Over the past couple of years both Social Return on Investment and Social Accounting have been used by the Wise Group to measure the social impact of their work. In this session Laurie Russell will discuss their experiences of using these two different measurement tools.
ASSET TRANSFER: FROM PUBLIC TO COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
14. Archie Thomson, Community Worker, Renton Community Development Trust
RCDT recently secured the transfer of a former community education centre and surrounding land from West Dunbartonshire Council at significantly less than market value. A new community facility named Ma' Centre will be developed at the site, and a new sports centre and berthing facilities on the River Leven are also planned. This session offers a 'warts and all' story of how RCDT secured the transfer, including an overview of the key points in the process, tips on how to play it at each point, and how RCDT negotiated transfer price and the removal of several burdens or restrictions that the Council initially placed on the asset.
MULTI USE COMMUNITY HUBS
15. Robin Currie, Development Officer, Iomairt Chille Chomain
The Port Mor Centre in Port Charlotte, Islay, is a new build multi-use community facility that is almost entirely carbon neutral in its operation. Funded from a wide variety of sources - including an innovative deal with the local housing association - the Centre provides a cafe and events area, internet access, and meeting rooms with video-conferencing. It also has changing rooms for users of the adjacent football pitch and state-of-the-art facilities for the adjacent camp site, both of which are also owned and run by Iomairt Chille Chomain.
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