Creetown Initiative is delighted to announce that £90,000 from the BIG Lottery Improving Lives fund has been secured, to provide support and develop activities for senior citizens in our community. Senior Project Officer, Chris Hanna, who is responsible for securing this funding, is pleased that the older people in our community will benefit directly...
We are pleased to reveal our brand new logo for Creetown Initiative! The design provides a sense of place to our wee village, whilst also having a fresh modern feel. It echos our Barholm Centre logo with its loose style, blue border and layered look. We feel it represents Creetown Initiative perfectly; a thriving,...
Creetown Initiative has been engaged by Kirkcudbright Development Trust to manage the development and fundraising of the Kirkcudbright Festival of Light. The Festival will be held on 5 – 14 October 2018, celebrating the opening of the new Kirkcudbright Art Gallery; a £3.1m publicly-funded, public art gallery, which will house internationally significant collections in the...
Creetown Initiative is pleased to be working with the newly formed Ballantrae Trust as their Project Officer, for the next 9 months. Ballantrae is a lovely coastal town located in South Ayrshire, with views across to the Ailsa Craig, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Arran. Exciting Portfolio of Projects The Ballantrae Trust was...
Creetown Initiative has been engaged by Beechgrove Sports Partnership to fundraise for a new sports pavilion at the Moffat Beechgrove Sports Pavilion site. There is a larger sports hall behind the pavilion with badminton courts, small gym and an indoor bowling facility. Next to the pavilion there is an outdoor bowling green and outdoor...
Creetown Initiative has successfully secured £180,000 from The Robertson Trust on behalf of Kirkcudbright Development Trust for the redevelopment of Johnston School in Kirkcudbright, taking the current funding total up to £1.44million! Other funders for this community-centred project include The Big Lottery, Heritage Lottery Fund, The Holywood Trust, Dumfries and Galloway Council and Historic...
Creetown Initiative is pleased to be able to work with the Management Committee of Castle Douglas Community Centre, to provide a feasibility study. This feasibility study will investigate whether the Management Group should take over ownership of the community centre building. We secured this contract in early December and work will begin on this...
Creetown Initiative has been engaged to develop a Community Action for Kirkmichael, on behalf of Kirkmichael Community Council. Kirkmichael is a parish 8 miles north of Dumfries with a population of around 683 and the two main population areas are Nethermill and Parkgate. Kirkmichael is entitled to wind farm benefit funds and we are...
Since March 2016 we have been working on developing a new Community Action Plan for the community of Coldstream, in the Scottish Borders. The plan is being designed to provide a researched, up-to-date understanding of Coldstream, and to propose appropriate actions for improvement and regeneration within six broad fields: Tourism, Retail, Industry, Young Families, the...
Creetown Initiative has recently been engaged by Let’s Get Sporty, a not-for-profit social enterprise based in Dumfries and Galloway, who provide sports and coaching mentoring, training and employment for young people. We will be working with Let’s Get Sporty to develop a new sport and community facility in Dumfries....
Creetown Initiative welcomes new staff members:- Elaine is a Director/Company Secretary of WRDC, after working there for over 32 years as a full time employee – running the Trust on a day to day basis, giving out loans, client interviews, project work/management (on behalf of the Council and Scottish Enterprise, including Foot and Mouth...
Creetown Initiative has been working with the newly formed Kirkcudbright Development Trust to develop a series of community projects, aiming to provide opportunities for residents and improve the local economy of Kirkcudbright. We landed the contract at the end of 2015 and are pleased with how Kirkcudbright Development Trust are really beginning to establish...
