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Community Planning Links Argyll and Bute WALT project. ARGYLL & BUTE. POPULATION – 90,500 SECOND LARGEST LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA IN SCOTLAND THIRD SPARSEST POPULATION DENSITY 17% OF POPULATION LIVE ON 25 ISLANDS 85% OF JOBS IN SERVICE SECTOR. Realising our potential together.
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ARGYLL & BUTE • POPULATION – 90,500 • SECOND LARGEST LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA IN SCOTLAND • THIRD SPARSEST POPULATION DENSITY • 17% OF POPULATION LIVE ON 25 ISLANDS • 85% OF JOBS IN SERVICE SECTOR Realising our potential together
WHAT DID WALT FUND? Engagement with Third Sector - Argyll & Bute Wide Two Local Community Consultations in Four Areas
LOCAL COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS “forward together - gach ceum comhla” • Background • Purpose • Areas of Priority • Methodology • Outcome
LOCAL COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS “forward together 2 - gach ceum comhla 2” • Background • Purpose • Areas of Priority • Methodology • Outcome
Harnessing the Potentialof the Third Sector to HelpAchieve Council ObjectivesA Demonstration Project Third Sector Access to Council Support Funding Assets Procurement Skills and Training Argyll and Bute Council in partnership with Community Planning Partners and the Big Lottery Fund October 2010
Demonstration Project –Methodology • Questionnaire • Internal dialogue • Community Planning Partnership Dialogue • External Dialogue with Third Sector Organisations • Feedback and Recommendations and Report • Where are we now
Lessons Learned Forward Together • Agenda should not be set in advance. • Need to capture all issues and then prioritise. • Need to engage with community using various methods depending on group. Demonstration Project • Consult, Listen and Feedback • Verification of findings • TS Contracted to deliver on community engagement outcomes. www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/demonstration-project
Contact Details • Liz.marion@argyll-bute.gov.uk • Eileen.bellshaw@argyll-bute.gov.uk