Alyth Development Trust: Shaping a Vibrant Community Future

1. Story of Alyth Development Trust David Whipps Director

2. Alyth • Market Town in Perth & Kinross • 16 miles North East of Dundee • Population ~2,700

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7. Alyth • Arts & Crafts • History • Cycling • Golf • Walking

8. What does ADT do andwhy should it matter to me? • Alyth Development Trust raises, invests and redistributes funds to benefit the greatest number of people and to make this a great place to live and work. Our work is intended to make Alyth a great place to live, a great place to work, a welcoming place to visit and a town that is physically accessible to all. We want to continue a long-standing strong town culture that brings people together as a community and also that looks to the future and its challenges, particularly climate change.

9. Alyth Development Trust • Community Council led Consultation with the Alyth Community. • Incorporated 4 February 2015. • Vision, purpose and strategy agreed in 2016. • Gained Charitable status 26 July 2017. • Leading, participating in and supporting projects. • Provisional to full DTAS membership January 2019

10. Why a Community Development Trust? Town centre Regeneration a priority Community Council activities are constitutionally limited Requirement for a body that can raise income, control expenditure, deliver projects and manage assets to meet community priorities. Community Council set up working group to research and advise on feasibility of setting up a Community Development Trust. • Consultation meetings held with the community • Research other in to activities of other community development trusts

11. Full Steam Ahead Community asked for volunteers to act as ADT Directors ADT Incorporated 4 February 2015 - Private company limited by guarantee without share capital Inaugural meeting held 7 April 2015 ADT asked to lead on town centre regeneration project in collaboration with PKC • Town centre regeneration • Derelict sites • Voluntary and community groups • Developing the local economy Appointment of Development Officer Fund raising activities – grant applications

12. “Events, dear boy, Events” Alyth Floods 17 July 2015

13. Alyth Market Square Regeneration

14. Initiatives and Successes • Agreed vision and strategic objectives • Articles of Association • SCN-Memorandum of Understanding • Tullumurdoch CBF Agreement • Grant applications • Website www.lovealyth.org.uk • ADT - Facebook • Membership • Town centre regeneration • Visitor map • Eco-Museum • Defibrillator • Story Box • Strathmore Cycle Network • Alyth Creates • Burnside development • Community Projects Fund

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18. Co-operation between Development Trusts • Development Trust Chairs – meeting quarterly • SCN Project – Memorandum of Understanding

19. Strathmore Cycle NetworkMemorandum of Understanding The three Development Trusts of Alyth, Blairgowrie & Rattray and Coupar Angus will cooperate within the terms of this MoU to develop direct and safe multi-user cycle routes between the three towns. • Benefits • Ethos • Risks • Reporting • Financial arrangements • Confidentiality • Dispute resolution • Limits of authority • Indicators of success Memorandum of Understanding includes statements on:

20. Taking Advantage of Wind Farm Community Benefit Funds • Drumderg • Tullymurdoch

21. Lessons Learned • Engaging with ‘the community’ • Working with the Local Authority • Make-up of the Board of Directors • Dangers of Volunteer ‘Burn-Out’ • Co-operation between ADT and other local groups

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23. ALYTH DEVELOPMENT TRUST OVERALL VISION AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES The social, environmental and economic wellbeing of the community of Alyth   • To develop, support and sustain activities that, in equal measure: • Improve the quality of life and deliver wide-ranging benefits to all  • Support new and existing local business and enterprise to increase employment opportunities in the town • Make Alyth more environmentally friendly and prepare for impacts of climate change  A DESTINATION TOWN THAT CAPITALISES ON ITS NATURAL AND BUILT HERITAGE AN INCLUSIVE TOWN THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY COHESION A TOWN THAT MEETS THE FUTURE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY A VIBRANT TOWN, CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC LIVING AN ACCESSIBLE TOWN • Enhance and promote the town as a visitor destination • Enhance and maintain the bridges as a key part of local identity • Maintain, enhance and promote the built heritage of the town • Maintain and enhance the existing greenspace and planting • Take key assets into community ownership • Support and strengthen community cohesion • Create opportunities for people to volunteer, build skills, gain valuable experience and progress • Invest in technology, digital inclusion and future-proofing • Ensure that housing for all ages is available • Prepare for the effects of climate change • Promote and enhance the town as a place for shopping, a place for tourism and events and a centre for artists and makers • Improve facilities in the town • Promote and enhance the town as a hub for sustainable businesses of all kinds • Promote and enhance walking and cycling • Improve the range and availability of parking • Improve road and pedestrian safety • Improve accessibility for disabled and elderly residents and visitors