Taking Part Project
The Council's Communities Team has been working alongside communities to identify needs and help develop resources to meet them locally. Along with local volunteers, the Team has been seeking the views of local people on current Community Plans using Participatory Appraisal (PA) methods.
The Project gives participants the opportunity, through interactive visual processes, to express their views on current service provision and to propose local solutions to local issues where change/improvement is required – whether in local Council services, NHS, Police, Fire services etc.
The findings will be taken forward by Local Community Planning Groups working with the Communities Team and the Stirling Community Planning Partnership.
Who has taken part so far
Braehead - 24 and 25 January 2007,
Looked at people’s views on health resources that serve the area and ease of access to them.
Braehead Newsletter
Cornton- 24 and 25 January 2007
Looked at what adult learning opportunities people would like including how and when people would like these opportunities to be offered
Identified any barriers to participating and how things might change to make it easier
Cornton Newsletter
Fallin - late May/early June 2007
Looked at what residents thought was positive about Fallin and what changes/improvements were needed in the village; asked people how they found out what was happening in Fallin and how communications could be improved and finally who should take forward the issues and suggestions for the benefit of the community
Fallin Newsletter
Cowie - November 2007.
A Household Survey, a Focus Group, a Joint Pupil Council Meeting and a Youth Survey were conducted, which looked at what residents liked and disliked about Cowie and at what changes and improvements they would like to see. Cowie Local Community Planning Group has been reconvened following the survey and will work with Cowie Community Council to take forward the findings.
Cowie Newsletter
For more information about the project or the communities involvement contact Isobel Munro on 01786 432302
