Reviewing the Community Action Plan
A review of the Community Action Plan has been carried by a Steering Group of local community groups and organisations. The Steering Group asked for your views on what you think your community needs now, and how you feel it could be improved as a place to live in, work in or visit. A Community Survey was circulated both online, and on paper, copies being included in every Blairgowrie & Rattray Hub Magazine distributed throughout the town over the summer.
The review is being funded by Perth and Kinross LEADER (www.pkleader.org/) and supported by Perth & Kinross Council, STAR Development Group (stardevelopmentgroup.org/) and Blairgowrie & Rattray Development Trust.
A review of the Community Action Plan has been carried by a Steering Group of local community groups and organisations. The Steering Group asked for your views on what you think your community needs now, and how you feel it could be improved as a place to live in, work in or visit. A Community Survey was circulated both online, and on paper, copies being included in every Blairgowrie & Rattray Hub Magazine distributed throughout the town over the summer.
The review is being funded by Perth and Kinross LEADER (www.pkleader.org/) and supported by Perth & Kinross Council, STAR Development Group (stardevelopmentgroup.org/) and Blairgowrie & Rattray Development Trust.
Why review the Community Action Plan?
Blairgowrie & Rattray published its first ever Blairgowrie & Rattray Community Action Plan in 2018, generating several initiatives and improvement across the town.
The current CAP was limited to the centre of the town, and contained no reference or actions to address the impact of climate change. There was little focus on engagement, involvement and actions around the needs of young people. And with so many changes, not least the impact of Covid19, it is now time to refresh the Plan to make sure it continues to address the needs and wishes of the local community. This will also help groups to secure funding and support for local projects and improvements.
Blairgowrie & Rattray published its first ever Blairgowrie & Rattray Community Action Plan in 2018, generating several initiatives and improvement across the town.
The current CAP was limited to the centre of the town, and contained no reference or actions to address the impact of climate change. There was little focus on engagement, involvement and actions around the needs of young people. And with so many changes, not least the impact of Covid19, it is now time to refresh the Plan to make sure it continues to address the needs and wishes of the local community. This will also help groups to secure funding and support for local projects and improvements.
Meet your Community Connectors
Two Community Connectors were contracted to engage with a broad selection of the key individuals, groups, organisations and businesses in the town to obtain their views. We are grateful to Perth and Kinross LEADER for funding so that this could be done.
Daniele Muir runs two micro-businesses - Perthshire Wildlife and Celtica Wildflowers, and holds a part time post as the Scottish Conservation Officer for the British Dragonfly Society.
She worked as a Countryside Ranger with Perth & Kinross Council for many years in Crieff and Blairgowrie and has a good knowledge of the East Perthshire area. Daniele has carried out research on amphibians and roads, and wildlife provision in buildings. She is very much looking forward to speaking to community groups across the town to gather views, ideas and suggestions for the next Community Action Plan.
She worked as a Countryside Ranger with Perth & Kinross Council for many years in Crieff and Blairgowrie and has a good knowledge of the East Perthshire area. Daniele has carried out research on amphibians and roads, and wildlife provision in buildings. She is very much looking forward to speaking to community groups across the town to gather views, ideas and suggestions for the next Community Action Plan.
Lynne Murrie and husband Phil have been residents of Carsie for over ten years. They have an eight year old daughter and a Collie pup.
Since October 2019, Lynne has run a cake business called Theracake, home producing bespoke celebration cakes and cupcake bouquets, afternoon teas and home baking. Lynne is very much looking forward to learning more
about the Blairgowrie and Rattray community and how we can all work together to improve life for all its residents.
Since October 2019, Lynne has run a cake business called Theracake, home producing bespoke celebration cakes and cupcake bouquets, afternoon teas and home baking. Lynne is very much looking forward to learning more
about the Blairgowrie and Rattray community and how we can all work together to improve life for all its residents.
BLAIRGOWRIE AND RATTRAY COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN REVIEW - UPDATES
Analysis of the review of the Community Action Plan continues apace!
The small core project team is working its way through the findings of over 400 Survey responses from individuals and numerous stakeholder group consultation meetings.
The Stakeholders represented a wide array of groups and organisations across the town, including:
- Blairgowrie and Rattray Community Council
- Blairgowrie and Rattray Business Association
- Blair in Bloom
- Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust
- Blairgowrie Climate Café
- Blairgowrie and Rattray Access Network, (and cycling, horse riding interests)
- Proactive Communities
- It’s BRAW
- Blairgowrie Players
- Blairgowrie Town Hall
- Our Heritage Blairgowrie & Rattray
- Blairgowrie & Rattray Illuminations Committee
- Strathmore Centre for Youth Development (staff and young people)
- History and Heritage Group
- East Perthshire Sports Hub (representatives from football club, hockey club, tennis club)
- Rattray Primary School (Staff and Parent Council)
- St. Stephens Primary School (Staff and Parent Council)
- Newhill Primary (Parent Council)
- Brownies
- Rainbows
- Bookmark Book Festival
- Nest Creative Spaces
- Discover Blairgowrie
- GrowBiz Scotland
- local tourism businesses
- Blairgowrie Parish Church,
- Rattray Parish Church
- Christians against Poverty
- PKAVS (Minority Communities Hub)
- Perth and Kinross Council (Blairgowrie and Rattray Councillors, Community Learning and Development Worker, Community Sports Hub Officer, Active Schools Coordinator, Ranger).
Update - August 2021
The Online Community Survey is now closed
A huge thanks to all who completed the online Survey, and also the paper copy Surveys. Our team are now busy gathering all the results with a view to a draft report being shared in the coming weeks.
Update - July 2021
Our Community Connectors have been busy over the past few weeks!
Daniele and Lynne have been busy holding online meetings with representatives of various groups and sectors throughout the town, including environment and climate change, transport, arts and events, tourism, young people and many more. They will be compiling reports of all of these meetings and the feedback they receive, all of which will be added to the information received from the community survey to form a draft report on findings. This is a lengthy process and will be completed in the coming months to be shared with the community. Meanwhile, Daniele and Lynne will continue with their good work!
Update - 13th April 2021
The Blairgowrie & Rattray Community Action Plan Review is under way!
Have you completed the CAP Review Survey yet? It consists of only 7 questions, and takes minutes to complete. Yet by getting involved you could influence what happens in your community both now and in the future.
If you live in Blairgowrie or Rattray, whatever your age, whether you are at school, a student, work in or outwith the town, are seeking employment, volunteer with a local community group or are retired, your views really do matter. In fact, the broader the range of responses that are received, the better. What's important is that your views are received - because if you don't share what you think, how can anything ever change? www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BlairgowrieandRattrayCAPReview
Update March 2021
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