PH8 Community Matters
PH8 Community Matters wants to engage with every local resident to stimulate conversations about how we want our community to look over this coming decade. Funded by Perth & Kinross LEADER and the SSE Griffin & Calliachar Community Fund, with support from Dunkeld and Birnam Community Council and Perth and Kinross Council, the steering group of local people worked with STAR Development Group to produce the first PH8 Community Action Plan, published in March 2022, following community consultation through 2021.
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Download the PH8 Community Action Plan here.
Get in touch with us at ph8communitymatters@gmail.com
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We have now moved to the next phase where the Steering Group will transition into a formal, constituted body which is able to take the CAP forward. The PH8 Steering Group is seeking to engage a part time, freelance PH8 Community Coordinator to support the transition.
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The Care Group had its first meeting on Tuesday 19 April in the BI and got straight down to addressing the 2 key Care concerns identified in the Action Plan:
Four proposals were then tabled in response to these concerns, each of which is based upon models tested elsewhere in Scotland:
- A Social Prescribing link between a nominated person in the surgery and nominated people in each of a range of local groups which offer companionship, constructive activity and creative opportunities. This link could be used to enable folk experiencing, for example, mild depression/anxiety to be introduced to a new activity and hopefully to improve their sense of well-being
- A Men’s Shed. Men aren’t great about talking about their worries, particularly as they get older. Men’s Sheds provide a place for guys to meet, make and repair stuff, drink large amounts of tea - and talk. . There are 5 of them across Perth and Kinross and there now seems a real opportunity to get another one started here
- A Carer Coop. Building on a model trialled successfully in Highland Perthshire, a local group would look to provide information/ advice, help to defray initial registration costs, and mentoring through a part time worker to encourage people either starting out or perhaps returning to work to consider caring as a career. Discussion with local groups and PKC is already underway.
- A Community Food Share. When Autumn arrives, so we’re likely to see further increases in energy and other costs, causing real hardship for local people. The Dunkeld Coop is keen to support a scheme which avoids wasting perishable goods nearing their sell-by date. Discussions are also underway with some other local shops and with the Cathedral on what other foodstuffs might be donated and where the necessary fridge/freezer might be based.
All these ideas were supported by those present, but each will require volunteers to make them work. If you would like to get involved in any of them and/or you’d like to come to the next meeting of the Care Group at 7.00pm on Tuesday 31 May, please get in touch.
Social Prescribing - contact Laura Downie (laura.downie2@nhs.scot)
Men’s Shed - contact Bill Muntus (billboem@googlemail.com)
Carer Coop - contact John Gilruth (johngilruth1@hotmail.com)
Community Foodshare - contact Jan Silburn (j.silburn@btinternet.com)
Or if you just want to come along to the next meeting and here more - contact John Gilruth ( see above)
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We have a Community Action Plan - now we need to make it happen!
If you are passionate about change for good in your community and want to help make sure the actions and priorities you told us about in last year's survey and consultation really do happen - join this meeting and get involved .
All welcome!
Upstairs meeting room
Birnam Arts
7-9pm Thursday 30th March
or via zoom
Topic: PH8 Community Matters Time: Mar 30, 2022 07:00 PM London
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Meeting ID: 820 5496 8195
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Saturday 5th March 2022, Birnam Arts Centre
The PH8 Community Action Plan was launched on 5th March 2022, with a family friendly community event at Birnam Arts Centre. The afternoon gathering celebrated not only the achievement of completing the consultation process and publishing the community’s first action plan but, also, looked forward to the future delivery of the plan, as together the community starts on a journey to make the action plan a reality.
It was fantastic to have local community groups Dunkeld and Birnam Orchard, Climate Café, Royal School of Dunkeld PPG, the Sports Hub and Leisure Group and Amulree Village Hall Association in the room too. Pupils at Royal School of Dunkeld, brightened the event up with their inspiring and beautifully presented artwork illustrating their thoughts and ideas for the community, and it was lovely to also have local musicians Munro Gauld and Neil Baillie to liven up the atmosphere, while everyone enjoyed a delicious celebration cake from Aran Bakery!
Fiona Ritchie, a Birnam resident and volunteer in the PH8 Community Group, welcomed everyone and reflected on the journey already made through the Covid-19 pandemic. View Fiona’s intro here.
Stuart Paton and Caroline Wilding, members of the PH8 Community Matters steering group, described how the Community Action Plan came to fruition and what we need to start looking at next. View Stuart speaking here and Caroline speaking here.
Lucy Espeland, from Development Trusts Association Scotland, gave an informative presentation to introduce the basics of Community Development Trust as an approach to community development. View Lucy’s presentation here.
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Thank you to everyone who came to the Community Action Plan launch event on 5th March – it was fantastic to get people in the community coming forward already to be a part of what comes next.
If you missed the event or found yourself thinking about how you might like to get involved but weren’t quite sure then, this next meeting is for you.
Join us on 30th March 7pm at Birnam Arts or via Zoom, to explore further what it means to start a Community Development Trust, hear from other communities who have done just that, and also get a recap on what is happening currently with work on the theme priority actions – with plenty of opportunity to ask questions along the way!
If you would like a Zoom invite to take part, please email ph8communitymatters@gmail.com
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PH8 Community Action Plan - Update
Read our first ever Community Action Plan here to download. Need a quick read? We have an Executive Summary here!
New to PH8 Communtiy Matters? Need to know what we have been up to and what we're doing next? Download our latest update for a brief recap and next steps, click here.
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Community Action Plan Launch Saturday 5th March Birnam Arts 2-4pm
It’s hard to believe that a year ago we were just setting out on our journey towards creating a Community Action Plan (CAP). Thank you to everyone who took part and helped us to collate and distill all of your ideas into the PH8 Community Action Plan 2022-2027.
We are really pleased to tell you that the final report is now being made ready for publication and will be in your hands at the beginning of March. We invite you all to join us on Saturday 5th March at a launch event to celebrate our community’s first ever action plan. Come along to Birnam Arts from 2-4pm where we will have a special speakers, live music, children’s activities, a delicious Aran cake and refreshments. We hope you will be able to make it!
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Work continues in earnest to publish and publicise the PH8 Community Action Plan which captures a huge amount of input and discussion over the last 6 months- from the survey, focus group meetings, 1-1 sessions and the event on 2nd October.
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PH8 Transition Project Coordinator freelance job role (3 days per week for minimum of 3 months)
Closing date: 7th January 2022
Over the past year the PH8 community has come together to work on its first ever 5 year Community Action Plan (CAP) which will be launched in January 2022.
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We’re almost there… next steps to bring the Community Action Plan to life.
Last month our Community Action Plan event marked the culmination of 6 months’ worth of community consultation, engaging with over 500 people and distilling all your thoughts and ideas into six key themes for priorities.
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