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the project partnership

greenspace scotland Communities Scotland Scottish Natural Heritage NHS Health Scotland Scottish Community Development Centre. the project partnership. support the capacity of the communities to plan their activities to contribute to the quality of community life

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the project partnership

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  1. greenspace scotland Communities Scotland Scottish Natural Heritage NHS Health Scotland Scottish Community Development Centre the project partnership

  2. support the capacity of the communities to plan their activities to contribute to the quality of community life to generate community-led evidence on the value of greenspace to local communities and its impact on the quality of life Support the activities / plans of the local groups core outcomes

  3. action research Helping communities to: • understand the needs of their communities • promote action to tackle them • improve the quality of life for everyone Building strong community organisations that know about: • community needs and the problems that people face • the strengths and abilities of the community • services and resources available and any gaps • what sort of action is needed and how it can be taken

  4. key stages • Recruitment of mentors / facilitators • Core research framework • cross project benchmarking • consistency in the nature and quality of evidence • collection of agreed baseline data • Local research teams and project plans - tailored DtL • programme to each project • set out the nature of each project enquiry • specify methods of research to be used • implementation plan • ID training needs

  5. Abbotshaugh Community Woodland, Falkirk Ardler Village Trust, Dundee Balornock Urban Garden Scheme (BUGS), Glasgow Bridgend Allotment Community Health Improvement Project, Edinburgh Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park, Edinburgh Dunain Community Woodlands, Inverness GOW Sustainable Backcourts Initiative, Glasgow Healthy Roots, Aberdeen

  6. abbotshaugh

  7. bugs

  8. bridgend

  9. bbvp

  10. dunain

  11. gow

  12. Healthy roots

  13. safer & stronger communities healthier communities smarter communities Demonstrating the Links wealthier & fairer communities greener communities

  14. getting communities into greenspace: “ all organisations considered themselves better placed to understand and act on the needs of their local community - this resulted in a significant improvement in their ability in planning activities” DtL Evaluation Report outcomes

  15. “45% of pupils reported being more adventurous in their eating habits, trying a range of different fruit and vegetables since being involved with the project.” BUGS “one third of parents noted that their children were eating more fruit and vegetables because of their involvement in the project.” BUGS “25% said that greenspace encouraged them to undertake physical activity.” Ardler “local people interviewed unanimously stated that the development made them feel better and safer …. they highlighted that GOW had brought many benefits …. and a greater sense of community.” GOW

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