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Dunure Community Action Plan 2014 - 2019

Welcome to Dunure Community Action Plan

This Community Action Plan lays out the community’s priorities for the development of Dunure over the next 5 years. These priorities have been established through a process of community engagement and consultation carried out during 2013

Dunure Community Action Plan 2014—2019

This Community Action Plan is for people who live or work in Dunure and who want to plan for its future. The contents provide the results, conclusions and recommendations from a survey which took place in Dunure during the summer of 2013. The Action Plan is a statement about the type of place the community wants Dunure to be, and what needs to be done. The Action Plan provides: An outline of our community profile A summary of our community‘s views A vision for the future; where the issues that matter most are priorities for action The Action Plan will be our guide for what we as a community want to try to make happen over the next five years, laying the foundations for change over the longer term.

Dunure Community & the Ayrshire 21 Project

Our Community has worked with the Ayrshire 21 team, to undertake community

consultations that have gathered the views and interests of local people about their com-

munity.

The consultation work has used a variety of methods including a householder survey to

find out the opinions of local people about a range of topics. Various meetings have also

taken place with community groups in Dunure to ascertain their wants and needs. This

process has fed into the action plan to identify our needs and wants, things that need to

be improved or changed, and our aspirations for the future of Dunure.

The result of this work is an Action Plan with a list of recommendations for the future of

the area. This project has been part-financed by the Scottish Government and by the

European Community Ayrshire LEADER 2007-2013 Programme, along with volunteer

work within the community.

Representatives from our Community have guided the consultation process and the de-

velopment of this final report and action plan. Without the help and support of members

of the community in responding to the consultation process, this report and action plan

would not have been possible.

This plan contains information on:

Community Profile Strengths and Weaknesses Who's Who and What's going on Community Vision Themes and Actions How to stay informed and involved

Equalities

During the course of the consultation and

engagement with this community, the

consultants and other partners have been

mindful to consider all equality issues and

carry out all of the activities inclusively to

ensure that throughout the community, all

ages, genders and themes have been

considered and represented in a positive

manner.

Householder Survey results

A sample of 50 Dunure households were asked to complete a short questionnaire about living in

this picturesque fishing village.

Residents commented on:

Lack of Post Office—difficult for elderly residents to access postal van sometimes.

46% of respondents felt that public transport was adequate although there were a few nega-

tive comments.

Bus service could be improved by routes to Maybole to meet surgery times for Doctors.

78% of respondents agreed that the community felt a safe place to live in.

68% agreed that their community was also clean and well maintained. As always, there

were a few comments about litter and dog fouling, particularly from the children's

consultation at the school.

62% of respondents agreed that Dunure should be maintained as a working harbour and

that working boats are important to the local economy of Dunure.

68% of respondents also agreed that the historical aspect of the community should be

highlighted to preserve and promote Dunure’s historical past to locals and visitors alike.

During our consultation with the children attending Fisherton Primary School, the children

showed us how proud they are of their community and how safe they feel in the community.

There were some comments about the speed of cars through the village and the children

demonstrated where the problems are by drawing slow signs on the roads that they felt cars went

too quickly on.

The children also commented that they were

pleased that the village shop had now reopened .

Several of the children also remarked about the

new heritage panels that had been installed as part

of the Carrick Community Heritage Trail with

Dunure’s panels depicting the village’s association

with Charles Rennie Macintosh.

The children also agreed that the castle and

harbour should be looked after for the future.

“Like any community, it’s the people who make it a good place to live, anything else is secondary”

Dunure

Dunure is a small fishing village in South Ayrshire, located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde. The

first buildings in the lower Dunure village were erected in the early nineteenth century.

Dunure Harbour is a square basin with a breakwater quay, topped off by a characteristic cylindri-

cal stone harbour light, a very popular fishing area.

Kennedy Hall within the village dates from 1881 and Dunure House from 1800. With Limekilns

being a common feature throughout the harbour and Dunure.

Dunure Castle today stands in ruins on the Carrick coast, overseeing and once protecting

Dunure Harbour. The site dates back to the 13th Century, when the Kennedy family was granted

lands in 1357 and built the castle. However the remains are 15th and 16th century. When in use,

the castle consisted of two distinct parts: a keep and a lower building. It is reputed that Mary

Queen of Scots stayed at Dunure Castle for 3 days in 1563 .

Today the castle is surrounded by the Kennedy Park ,a play area and picnic spot with ample

parking for the many cars that visit Dunure during the summer months. Parking payments are

made by a trust box and money raised through this goes towards maintaining and refurbishing

the hall and park area.

Community Comments:

New tourism trail uses Dunure’s connections with Charles Rennie Macintosh

There is a lack of local social activities for elderly residents

Create more activities for visitors so that they stay longer and spend more in the local pub,

shop, inn and other businesses

Campaign to keep the shop open

Continue to make improvements to Kennedy Hall, particularly for disabled access

Develop Welcome Ashore Project for visitors by boat

Provide more appropriate tourism signage to encourage visitors to drive off the A719

Develop Light Tower Refurbishment project

Youth Club is good here with an active membership and good activities

Businesses in Dunure

Dunure Harbour supports some small local fishing craft

that catch prawns, lobster and crab. The boat owners

have a vested interest in keeping the harbour working.

They also supply local restaurants in the area and as

they are also local, spend locally.

The harbour is run as a social business by a volunteer

committee.

The Inn and Cafe at the harbour area are owned by the

same family although run by different family members and

as separate businesses. Part of the local appeal for visitors

is to eat locally caught seafood so these ‘harbour’ busi-

nesses are working well together. There is scope to devel-

op local eating and food leaflets with funding from local

Community Benefit Funds, South Ayrshire Council and Visit

Scotland Growth Funding.

The village shop, located at the residential end of Dunure has been running with the current pro-

prietor for a little under one year. This business is also dependent on both local and visitor trade

but, as it is a fragile business, needs to work with other local businesses to spread the marketing

costs and benefit from other mutual campaigns and activities.

The Hall and Kennedy Park can also claim to be a social business or enterprise, with the park

needing to provide income to upkeep the park and the village hall.

Where we want to go t

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Strong Community Council

Active Harbour Group and Hall

Association

Community Owns Kennedy Hall

Weaknesses

Hall in state of disrepair

School Hall lets are costly

Opportunities

Reopening of Village Shop

Tourism Opportunities

Threats

New Co-Op at Doonfoot threatens

viability of Dunure Village Shop

Economic down turn

Community Empowerment Bill—what it means to communities

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill

The Scottish Government believes that its people are its greatest asset, and best placed to make

decisions about their future. The proposed Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill aims to make the

most of the talents that exist in our communities; deliver high quality and improving public services; and

support strong local democracy and local decision-making. It will be community organisations and

volunteers, working to deliver first class public services or innovating in the private sector, who will

deliver a more successful future for Scotland.

It is likely that this bill will include:

New opportunities for communities to become owners of land and buildings from the public sector,

along with new legislation pertaining to the rural community right to buy

New and greater opportunities for communities to be more involved in shaping and delivering

better outcomes locally

Strengthened Community planning, with public sector partners working better together to deliver

better outcomes for communities

New powers and legislation on rate relief schemes, allotments, defective and dangerous buildings

Community empowerment is about communities taking their own decisions about their futures. It’s about

communities choosing to grow and become stronger, and to improve things for their families, friends and

neighbours through their own actions.

Through the proposed bill, communities will be enabled to develop their local economies, environments

and actions.

The proposed bill is under consultation at the point of going to press. The bill will be finalised in 2014.

Further information can be obtained through http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0043/00437584.pdf

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0043/00437584.pdf

Dunure Harbour

Dunure Harbour is a Grade B Listed structure, dating from 1811. The

harbour comprises four sides of the harbour wall, together with a stone

lighthouse tower at the entrance, thought to be unique in design. Dunure

Harbour Committee Association Ltd (DHCA) wishes to carry out

restoration work to the lighthouse tower together with its occulting wall,

and the west wall of the harbour itself. These structures are subject to ex-

treme exposure to sea and weather conditions, and substantial repairs are

urgently required to consolidate both structures before further deteriora-

tion occurs.

The lighthouse tower was designed to guide boats safely into the harbour, avoiding the adjacent

dangerous rocks. Not only is this architectural heritage at risk, but maintaining the working harbour in

active use depends on the condition of the harbour wall and lighthouse tower.

The Harbour Association also wish to improve access to the tower via the sea wall and add in

interpretation materials about the lighthouse tower and harbour, so that visitors can gain a better

understanding of this important harbour.

Working with Ailsa Horizons, funding is being sought to

generate the funds required to carry out this substantial

project. Funding organisations such as the Heritage Lot-

tery fund and local community benefit funds are being

approached to provide grants for much of the funding, but

local fundraising by way of Harbour Galas and other

activities will fall to the community to raise some of the

money needed for the project.

There is an active volunteer sub group of the harbour com-

mittee who are working very hard to achieve these aims. These volunteers are important as they also rep-

resent a value to any project. The time given freely by volunteers can be marked against projects as ‘in

kind contributions’ to a project and show as a monetary value to that activity.

The harbour association also have ambitious plans to provide better facilities for visiting boats and also to

encourage more working boats back into the harbour.

These plans include:

Access to electricity

Showers

Welcome ashore pack for visitors

Main Themes and Priorities

Activities and People Provide more activities for young people within the

community

Publish list of Activities and Groups on websites and other

local media

People and Community Spirit

Harness our local community spirit to expand on our

volunteer activity

Provide training and encouragement to new volunteers

Ensure our community remains vibrant and active. Ensure

that our partners are working with us together to continue to

maintain our community spirit and sense of place

Priority Theme:

Kennedy Hall Obtain funding to refurbish hall and attend to urgent repairs

Maintain hall condition and keep clean and tidy

Raise funds for upkeep and investigate grants to supplement

fund raising or to purchase specific items

Harbour and Lighthouse Tower

Heritage Lottery Application being developed to support

refurbishment and repair of Lighthouse Tower and Harbour

walls

Following successful funding package, put build contract out

to tender

Appoint contractors and complete works

Develop interpretation materials to market and celebrate new-

Working Harbour Continue to develop the harbour area as a working harbour

with both working and pleasure craft utilising the services

Work towards a Welcome Ashore Programme that develops

the harbour with lighting, security and facilities that encourage

visiting boats to moor up and explore Dunure

Roads and Pavements

South Ayrshire Council to assess road surface and pavements

along Station Road. Health and Safety issues for pedestrians

and particularly if they initiate litter control activities

Hedges and verges need attention with over growth and ditch-

es needing attention

Dunure Community Council

South Ayrshire Council -

Community Safety Team

Dunure Youth Club

Equipment such as mobile

climbing wall

Permanent equipment for youth

club - fund raise to provide

equipment such as Wi Fit etc

Programme of summer activities

Ongoing

Community Groups in Dunure

South Ayrshire Council

Volunteer Centre Ayr (VASA)

Capacity Building Training

Volunteer Skills Register

Communication

Summer 2014

What Resources are needed? Timescales Who will work on this?

Hall Association

Community Council

Community User groups

Ailsa Horizons

Meeting Time and venue

Ideas and co-operation

Funding Support to working group

Communication

Ongoing

Harbour Association and work-

ing group

Ailsa Horizons

ARPL Architects

Contractors

Coastal Communities Funding

Heritage Lottery Funding


Planning and specialist advice

Other local funding

HLF app result

awaited

Match funding

required

End of 2016

Harbour Association

Working boats

Consultation with visitors to the

harbour

Coastal Communities Funding

Funders


Communication

End of 2016

Community Council

Community Groups in Dunure


Local Land Owners

Urgent

Main Themes and Priorities Priority

Theme:

Better Marketing of local

Cafes and Restaurants

Tourism Activity in

Tourism businesses in Dunure work together to market their

businesses and the area better

Apply for VisitScotland Challenge Funding to contribute

towards joint marketing activities

Create an Eating Out / Food Outlet leaflet

Continue to find new ways to market our tourism offer within

Dunure

Continue to work with CCCF and the Carrick Tourism

Development Project

Look at new products (Harbour Interpretation etc) and develop

as required

Walking Trails Work with newly formed Carrick Way to ensure Dunure is in-

cluded as an access point to this trail.

Work with Ayrshire Coastal path to promote Dunure

Regular Walk Assessments around Dunure

Local Heritage and Histo-ry

Maintain newly installed Macintosh Trail

Work with Association of South Ayrshire Community Councils

and Carrick Community Councils Forum to build on the work of

the Bruce Trail and Eco-museum activity

Work with Harbour Committee to ensure harbour welcome

ashore and historical interpretation work goes ahead

Litter Control and Dog

Fouling

Initiate anti litter campaigns throughout Dunure so that

everyone in the community is aware and works towards a

cleaner and safer environment

Work with the primary school on civic pride activity

Improve litter bin locations and campaign for more frequent

uplifts

What Resources are need-

ed?

Timescales Who will work on this?

VisitScotland


Dunure Hall Association

Dunure Harbour Association

Local Business Owners

Local Businesses


Carrick Community Councils’

Forum

Ayrshire Round Table (Coastal

Path)

Visit Scotland Challenge Funding

Businesses Networking together

to achieve this

Printed and Digital Leaflet and

distribution around the area and

on local websites



Communication

By Easter 2014

Ongoing

Local Walk Volunteers

Carrick Way Group

Ayrshire Round Table



Communication

Ongoing


Local businesses and premise

owners where plaques are

located

Harbour Assocation

Ailsa Horizons



Funding

Volunteers

Communication

Ongoing


Fisherton Primary School


(Community Safety team and

Refuse teams)

Signs / posters / pavement

stencils

Litter bins and Dog bins

New bin location uplifts

Ongoing

Tourism and Dunure

Carrick Community Councils Forum’s unique, community-led Tour-

ism project has worked with over 400 members of the local com-

munity as well as local tourism businesses, to create a new

brand, website and other marketing materials for Carrick, targeted

towards reversing declining visitor numbers.

Visitors are now encouraged to “Experience more of Scotland” through Carrick’s promotional strap line, a

typographic logo and website (www.carrickayrshire.com).

This is the first time that Carrick has been given its own signature brand, as well as a place for all

information on the area to be stored and easily accessed by visitors and tourists – the website includes

details on the wide range of gift shops, B&Bs, restaurants, visitor attractions, outdoor activities and more

available.

Marketing materials including a quarterly newsletter and “Welcome to Carrick” booklet, have been created

and are now distributed throughout the area and beyond. A key product development aspect of the project

has also been the establishment of the new Carrick Community Heritage Trail.

We also want to celebrate the links we have with Robert the Bruce, Robert Burns, and Charles Rennie

McIntosh. We will work with Carrick Community Councils’ Forum on projects that help to promote the lives

of these famous of Scots. Genealogy will also feature in encouraging more people to return to their roots

and visit the area and their history.

Walking and Cycling are also a major reason for people to visit and stay in Carrick. We want to work with

all our local accommodation businesses to ensure that they are geared up for these visitors. By promoting

walking and cycling, we can encourage people to visit Straiton on public transport, cutting down on our

carbon foot print whilst still being accessible.

Visitors to Dunure have a good choice of accommodation provision, in the area from self catering cottages

to traditional inns, with modern styling. There are also many activities to take part in, from walking or

cycling in and around Dunure and in particular fishing and water based activity.

Both local academies in Girvan and Maybole have made 16-foot Skiff boats to be rowed as a reminder of

a bygone age. These are now starting to be rowed out of our local harbours and we would welcome any

opportunities to showcase these boats to visitors and locals alike.

The Carrick Community Heritage Trail

Dunure’s contribution to this new Trail features famous Glasgow architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh

who, with his great friends, known as ‘The Immortals,’ spent weekends and summer vacations at two rent-

ed cottages in the village.

The Carrick Way / Ayrshire Coastal Path

This long distance waling route has been a long time in the making but there is renewed impetus which

should see the route fully developed and marketed. With good access from Dunure, it is part of the tour-

ism mix that helps to attract visitors to the area.

http://www.carrickayrshire.com

Kennedy Park Dunure

The park offers visitors the opportunity to relax in pleasant surroundings and

explore historic Dunure village, Castle. And surrounding beaches. Within the

park there is a free skateboard facility, children's play area a tennis court.

There is also a free toilet block at the Park..

These facilities are looked after by the community and revenue collected from the Car Park returns to the

local community, and is the main source of income for running the Village Hall.

Local children enjoy access to the play area and meet up with visiting children many of whom holiday

regularly in the Carrick area and find Dunure a ‘must stop’ on every visit.

The park is also the venue for the annual Gala day which is well attended by locals and visitors alike.

Each community group adds to the day, with stalls and attractions using the day to swell the coffers of

their own group funds as well as donating to the Gala Committee funds.

Dunure Contacts

Key Contacts within South Ayrshire Council

South Ayrshire Council—Housing email: [email protected]

Community Engagement Team

Gus Collins 01292 612128 email: [email protected]

Community Safety Co-ordinator

Linda Warwick 01292 559403 email: [email protected]

Community Planning Partnership

Valerie Stewart 01292 612134 email: [email protected]

GROUP MEETING

PLACE

WHEN CONTACT

Dunure Community

Council

Kennedy Hall 7.30pm Third Tuesday in the

month except July and Decem-

ber

Mr Phillip Findlay

Dunure Harbour

Committee

Dunure Youth Club

Mother and Toddler

group

Kennedy Hall EVERY MONDAY 1pm -

2:30pm

EVERY THURSDAY 10am -

11.30am

Fisherton Primary

School

Fisherton Mrs Sheila McKinley

Fisherton Primary School

Ayr Road, Dunure

Dunure Inn 01292 500549

mailto:[email protected]

Making it Happen

This action plan is reliant on all partners working together to make these priorities happen.

We have identified the following partners who have agreed to work with the community of Dunure to ensure this action

plan moves forward:

South Ayrshire’s Community Planning Partnership:

South Ayrshire’s Community Planning Partnership:

South Ayrshire Council NHS Ayrshire and Arran Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Skills Development Scotland Scottish Natural Heritage Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry Police Scotland Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire College Jobcentre Plus Voluntary Action South Ayrshire

The South Ayrshire Community Planning Board also has two community representatives – one for the Kyle area and one for the Carrick area – and a representative from the South Ayrshire Youth Forum.

Other partners also include:


Dunure Community Groups

Ailsa Horizons

This Community Action Plan for 2014-19 has been informed by many other engagement activities, consultations

and strategic activities within the local area. It provides a robust context for the community to determine priority actions

with realistic timeframes.

Ailsa Horizons will work with the community to develop y a year one delivery plan which sets out: an agreed list of specific

tasks, actions and projects that will be taken forward over the coming year as starting projects from this plan.

One of the first actions will be to establish a Forum to help to steer this action plan.

This group will seek regular progress reports from any of the groups responsible for an action. Progress will then be re-

ported to the wider community through local newsletters and websites.

Some of themes and priorities are currently aspirational in nature without necessarily spelling out the fine detail of what

could be achieved. This is inevitable given how reliant the community is on volunteers and the need to build up relation-

ships with funding and other delivery partners. We will review the plan regularly to monitor progress and develop the

fine detail of other actions,

Training and capacity building will be needed to help our community to achieve its aims. The community will work with

Partners to address those needs so that we are enabled to carry out the actions within this plan

Our Councillors Ward 7 - Kyle

Sandra Goldie Scottish Labour Party

Home Tel: 01292 570054

Office Tel: 01292 612293

Email: [email protected]

Ann Galbraith Scottish Conservative and Unionist

Home Tel: 01655 740447

Office Tel: 01292 612687


Brian Connolly Independent

Mobile Tel: 07970540591

Office Tel: 01292 612274


William Grant Scottish National Party

Mobile Tel: 07794037597

Office Tel: 01292 612479


“I fully support the work done towards these action plans, in particular, by the work done by Julia

Whitaker and the Ayrshire 21 team. There has been good feedback and response from the com-

munities of Carrick which have been visited regularly to answer questions and give advice.

Communities are aware of the benefits of these action plans which communities must now follow

up to their advantage.”

“Having carefully considered the brief produced in 2013, I fully endorse the local action plans which

provide communities with evidence of need and a mandate from the community to address priori-

ties and projects. The Ayrshire 21 project has clearly brought communities together, highlighted

common issues, objectives. Working together to address these actions can only be positive for our

local communities. I wholeheartedly lend my support and wish everyone involved every success.”

"The Ayrshire 21 project has presented an opportunity for local villages to look at their long term

aspirations and needs in a way that they will be able to develop over the coming years. With the

forthcoming community empowerment bill,communities will need to be organised and strong to

achieve the aspirations they have and take advantage of opportunities that will come as a result of

this new bill"

" The Ayrshire 21 project aims to help communities develop plans that highlight their wants and

needs. These plans can then be used to evidence requests for action and to help to develop pro-

jects further. I think that this is a good idea as it has made communities come together and think

about a longer term view of their community"

http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/councillors/wards/#ward7



Community Planning Partnership (CPP)

The South Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership was set up in 2001. It tries to improve the quality of

life in South Ayrshire by bringing together the Council and other providers of public services, such as the

National Health Service, with private business and community organisations, such as the Association of

Community Councils and Voluntary Action South Ayrshire.

Our Vision:

‘to establish South Ayrshire as the most dynamic, inclusive and sustainable community in Scotland’.

Our Strategic Outcomes:

Economic recovery and growth

Supporting our Children and Families

Health Inequalities and Physical Activity

Caring for Older People

Safer and Stronger Communities

Protecting and Enhancing our Environment

What We Want To Achieve In 10 Years:

South Ayrshire has an enterprising and sustainable economy

People in South Ayrshire are skilled, confident and successful in accessing employment

Our children and young people in South Ayrshire have the best possible life chances

People in South Ayrshire enjoy the best possible health and inequalities are reduced

Older people in South Ayrshire enjoy full and positive lives within their own communities

Communities in South Ayrshire are stronger and safer

South Ayrshire is clean, attractive and delivering a sustainable low carbon future

Funding Sources

When considering grant aid, the following table lists the potential sources of funding under which applica-

tions may have some probability of success. As with all aspects of grant aid there can be no guarantees

that any applications will be successful, particularly given the current financial climate.

Funding Source Description Likely Possible

Big Lottery Funds:

Investing in Ideas £500 - £10,000

Development of feasibility planning for new concepts, testing ideas Yes

Awards for All £500 - £10,000

General support for all activities Yes

Communities and

Families

£500 - £10,000

Giving Young children(0-8) the best start in life Yes

2014 Communi-

ties

Up to £2,000

Encouraging new participants in physical activity Yes

Young Start

£10,000 to £50,000

Yes Helping young people (8-24) become more healthy, connected, confident, enterprising.

Could be used to support marketing, organising, assisting in civic events. Also potential

to host specific aspects of sports development for young people.

Celebrate

£500 - £10,000

Support for events/activities celebrating the Commonwealth Games. Could be linked to

the development of new activities Yes

The Scottish Land

Fund

£10,000 - £750,000)

Yes

The Scottish Land Fund is aimed at supporting rural communities to become more

resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land

assets. It will provide practical support and funding to enable local people to work to-

gether to develop their ideas and aspirations, put in place effective structures and plan

and complete viable land and land asset acquisition projects.

All projects must meet outcome 1:

Outcome 1. Rural communities achieve increased sustainable economic, social and

environmental development through the experience of acquiring, owning and manag-

ing land and land assets;

Funding is available to eligible projects for up to 95% of £750,000.

Investing in Com-

munities

Supporting 21st

Century Life £10,000 - £1,000,000 Yes

Investing in Com-

munities

Life Transitions £10,000 - £1,000,000 Yes

Investing in Com-

munities

£10,000 - £1,000,000 Yes Growing Commu-

nity Assets

Support and Con-

nect

Improve local support for people experiencing hardship. Supports:

· welfare advice Yes

· financial skills training and services

· action to address food poverty

· provision of clothing and household goods

· action to address fuel poverty

Funding Source Description Likely Possible

Other Funds:

sportscotland The National Agency for Sport has a number of capital and revenue funding streams

available in relation to sports facility provision and redevelopment

Yes

sportscotland-

Legacy 2014 Ac-

tive Places Fund

£10,000 to £100,000

Yes Improvement to physical infrastructure to support more people taking part in sport. This

could be used to support developments in the games hall and the gym, e.g. construc-

tion of an indoor climbing wall

Creative Scot-

land

Various grant strands up to £150,000

Development of civic performances and events, involvement of young people and de-

velopment of sustainable arts programmes. Yes

Voluntary Action

Fund

Up to £10,000 per group or £30,000 per Cluster

Creating new volunteer projects, increasing diversity of volunteers. Men’s Shed devel-

opment may be suitable project or marketing initiatives Yes

Historic Scot-

land

Historic Scotland provides a number of grant and funding schemes to support bodies

and individuals in the protection, education and promotion of the historic environment.

Yes Decisions on grants are made on information gained from extensive public consulta-

tion, and are also influenced by the extent to which projects deliver benefits for com-

munities, promote quality, develop knowledge and skills and build capacity for local

heritage management.

Grants are offered across 9 different categories.

Keep Scotland

Beautiful

The Climate Challenge Fund is being supported by an alliance of partners from key

organisations and networks throughout Scotland, who bring expertise and experience

of community-level interventions. Applicants must own their facilities and local authori-

ties cannot apply. Yes

The Climate

Challenge Fund

£150,000 per project till March 2016 Development

Grants £750 for disadvantaged communities

Ayrshire LEAD-

ER 2014 -2020

Up to 50% funding covering all rural Ayrshire. Examples of what can be funded feasi-

bility studies, business plans, options appraisals, environmental improvements, visitor/

tourist facilities, promotion and marketing, materials and equipment, events, training

and professional fees.

Yes

South Ayrshire

Community De-

velopment Fund

Funding for training, bid preparation or professional assistance, to help improve com-

munities. Developing feasibility studies, action plans, engaging with local communities,

professional assistance to prepare funding bids.

Yes

Heritage Lottery

Fund

Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) of-

fers grants to sustain and transform heritage sites and related projects. From muse-

ums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural tradi-

tions HLF invest in every part of Britain’s diverse heritage. Yes

HLF offer a range of grant programmes, awarding grants upwards of £3,000. They

want to support innovative as well as tried-and-tested approaches, and welcome pro-

posals that are pioneering in concept and delivery.

Robertson Trust

Up to 10% of capital costs and up to 3 years funding of salaries and running costs

Revenue funding to allow activities to be developed in a more sustainable fashion. Yes

Wind Farm Com-

munity Benefit

Funds

Available mainly in South Carrick Yes

Various small grant bodies, e.g. Tesco Community Fund, Coop Community Fund, Lloyds TSB Foundation, etc.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the people of Dunure, along with

the community groups for their help in putting together this action plan. All age ranges of the community

have had the opportunity to feed into this process and have their views reflected within this plan. We

would also like to thank the youth club volunteers who kindly delivered our household surveys within

Dunure.

Information from this plan has also been informed by other re-

cent activities and projects such as:

Dunure Harbour Light Tower Project

Kennedy Hall Committee


Implementation and Feedback

This Community Action Plan represents the end of one process, (capturing the views of the

community and compiling recommendations) and the start of another - the implementation phase.

The recommendations within this plan need to be acted upon to realise the improvements to the

quality of life that have been identified. It is your community that will drive these actions forward,

supported by partners and other agencies. The main community groups that have fed into this

Action Plan with ideas and actions will be able to draw on expertise of regeneration, community

development, and economic development specialists within South Ayrshire Council, VASA and Ail-

sa Horizons to further develop and carry out their plans.

The local residents and groups within Dunure who have been directly involved in the Action

Planning process now invite other residents to review these results and conclusions. Through this

Action Plan, you are sure to gain a better understanding of the issues of concern to your

community and we would welcome your comments on the analysis and any new insights.

If you wish any further information on this action plan or the contents, please feel free to contact

any of the groups listed in the Action List or Dunure Community Council. Further information on

how this action plan was put together can be found through Ailsa Horizons on 01465 710628.

Dunure Community Action Plan 2014 - 2019 · The Action Plan will be our guide for what we as a...

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