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 and has been working hard in the background to win support from Perth & Kinross Leader and from the SSE Griffin & Calliachar Communty Fund to prepare and deliver a Community Action Plan for the PH8 area.
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We need your help! Tell us your top priorities for action by completing the quick survey poll below.
In the last 6 months we have been finding out what people who live and work here think of the community - what they like about it, what they don't like, what would make it better, and what are the priorities for action. From this very strong community response, we have distilled the information into 6 themes, and a total of 34 priorities.
Over 100 people attended our Action Planning event at Birnam Arts on Saturday 2nd October to place their red dots on the things that matter to them most. If you couldn’t make it to that event, we would like to you to VOTE NOW for your top 7 priorities across the themes. It would also be really helpful if you have further comments to make on how to make this happen, who should be involved, and particularly - if YOU would like to be involved!
To help you out, we’ve put the background info below and photos of the voting that went on at the event.
Take a look at photos of how the voting went down at Birnam Arts on Saturday 2nd October here.
Our Community Views survey received 405 responses - this shows how much people care about this community. Download the Full Survey Report here or take a look at the Executive Summary here.
We carried out 30 Conversations and Interviews with different community groups and stakeholders across the PH8 area – check out our Stakeholder Interviews Report here.
We undertook some desktop research to find out the statistical nuts and bolts of our community, from population make up to employment figures – view our Community Profile here.
We surveyed local businesses to find out what it's like for them working here. View the PH8 Business Survey Report here.
The priorities that have the most votes from the event and survey combined will go forward into the Community Action Plan.
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Heading towards our ‘Big Community Conversation’
Birnam Arts, Saturday 2nd October 10.00am - 4.00pm
Twelve months after work on it began and eighteen months since PH8 Community Group was born during lockdown, we have a draft Community Action Plan needing your input and your support.
Come along to Birnam Arts on Saturday 2 October to see the key themes and issues coming out of the community survey, business survey, stakeholder conversations and community profile. Have your say on whether we’ve got it right or not, and help us prioritise by telling us which things are most important to you.
Birnam Arts will be open from 10.00-16.00, with free refreshments on hand, drop in any time to view the displays, talk to our volunteers and feedback your comments on the priorities identified for action. The displays will be set out around the main hall to allow for social distancing. Along with some stalls from other local community groups.
If you have a particular area of interest then join one of our themed discussions led by volunteers (timings can be seen below), where we can get together and talk about the each issue, debate ideas and come up with ways forward for the action plan.
Families among us, please do come along and bring the kids too – there will be a children’s area set up, with Lousie Watson from Dunkeld and Birnam Playgroup offering some crafts and face painting, plus a kids scavenger hunt in the hall and an opportunity for children of all ages to input their ideas into the action plan.
The display boards will be up for a few days after Saturday 2 October, so if you can’t attend, do come later and contribute. And if you can’t attend in person at all, you can find the Draft Community Action Plan online at http://www.dunkeldandbirnamnews.co.uk/community-council/ph8-community-matters and make comments online via the feedback link in the document and on the web page.
It’s been a fantastic hearing so many peoples’ thoughts and ideas through the survey and consultation process – now we need to make this into a realistic plan of action to facilitate the changes we all want and need. Anyone wishing to be involved in developing projects and taking actions forward, this is a great chance to start those conversations so do come along for a chat with one of our volunteers or get in touch via email or social media.
Thank you to all of you who have contributed so much by completing the Community Survey, the Business Survey and the Stakeholder Interviews. Join us on Saturday 2nd Oct at Birnam Arts for a fabulous get together and a blether and help us work together as a community to make what we want happen.
The PH8 Steering Group
Interested in a particular issue? Join one of our theme discussions:
1. Traffic, Parking and Active Travel 10.15 - 11.00
2. Housing 11.10 – 11.55
3. Connectivity and Access to Services 12.05 - 12.50
4. Environment and a Greener Future 13.00 – 13.45
5. Culture, Community Facilities and Activities 13.55 - 14.40
6. Local Economy 14.50 – 15.35
Email us at ph8communitymatters@gmail.com
Follow us on: Facebook PH8 Community Matters Instagram @ph8communitymatters Twitter @MattersPh8
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As many of you will know, the local survey run by PH8 Community Matters through April has completed an initial analysis of more than 400 completed returns, plus another 45 returns from the concurrent survey of local businesses.
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We are holding four Community Feedback Events in June 2021. These events allow you the opportunity to view some of the data gathered during our Community Survey and for you to find out the next steps.
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What a fantastic response to the survey announced in the April edition of the Bridge! 406 completed forms returned from the household survey and over 50 received so far from the Business survey.
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PH8 Community Survey closes at midnight on Friday 30th April 2021. Local drop off boxes will be removed at 10am on Saturday 1st May 2021.
Huge thank you to everyone who participated in the community opinions survey.
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It has been many years since we asked ourselves these questions. With unprecedented effects of the pandemic likely to have far-reaching impacts well into the future, now is pivotal time to think about where we are, what we need, and how to shape our community for the better.
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Over the spring and summer months we will be holding consultation and engagement activities, public displays, chat sessions, drop-in events - all subject to restrictions. Moving forward we will be producing our Community Action Plan – setting out our shared vision - coupled with designing our Community Profile.
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A Steering Group has been set up to oversee the process, involving local people from across the area and from different community groups and organisations. We’ve also appointed two locally based Community Connectors to coordinate all aspects of the survey. If you have any questions about the survey, the process or the plan, you can email our Community Connectors on ph8communitymatters@gmail.com
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Introducing Drew Campbell and Eilidh Hodgson, our PH8 Community Connectors.
Drew and Eilidh are coordinating the survey, supporting volunteers, undertaking interviews with focus groups, and drafting the action plan.
You can contact our Community Connectors by emailing ph8communitymatters@gmail.com
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