St Johns Town of Dalry Community Council has engaged Creetown Initiative to carry out a community-wide health and wellbeing consultation in Dalry and surrounding community council area. The purpose of the consultation is to address health and wellbeing issues and, in particular, identification of recovery and priorities taking into account the effects of Covid-19...
Cairnryan Community Action Plan
Creetown Initiative staff are delighted to be working with Cairnryan community to produce a community action plan for the village. Cairnryan is a small village, 6 miles north of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway. The community of Cairnryan is in benefit of two annual wind farm funds. The Cairnryan Community Council established the Cairnryan...
Vacancy – Part Time Project Officer Senior Citizens Project
We are recruiting for a part time Project Officer for our senior citizens project, Ferry Friends. 14 hours per week, fixed term until October 2022, but it is hoped to be extended subject to funding. You can follow Ferry Friends on Facebook for more information about the project. To apply please send a CV...
Vacancy – Part Time Ferry Friends Project Officer
Vacancy – Part Time Project Worker for Creetown Initiative’s Senior Citizen Project, Ferry Friends. 14 hours per week for a fixed term of 12 months but it is hoped to be extended subject to funding. To apply please send a CV and covering email to Chris Ward chris@creetowninitiative.co.uk by end of the day 29th...
Sad Passing of Creetown Initiative Manager
It is with a heavy heart that we write of the very sad passing of Creetown Initiative’s Senior Projects Manager, Andrew Ward. For well over over two decades Andrew dedicated his time to providing his support, knowledge and expertise to community development projects in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway and across Scotland. His passion for...
Barbour Memorial Hall
The Barbour Memorial Hall is a registered Scottish Charity in the form of a SCIO, responsible for running the Barbour Memorial Hall in Glencaple, Dumfries and Galloway. The organisation has engaged Creetown Initiative to raise funds to repair, develop and upgrade the Barbour Hall. Specific tasks Creetown Initiative will undertake include community consultations and...
Kirkmichael Village Renaissance McCosh Hall
Creetown Initiative has been engaged by Kirkmichael Village Renaissance, a registered charity based in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, to undertake the development of a business plan for the McCosh Hall. The organisation has over 40 volunteers and is also responsible for the management of the village shop and cafe. Recently, Kirkmichael Village Renaissance has taken on...
Fantastic Feedback for Ferry Friends!
Our Ferry Friends project has received some fantastic feedback for project work and services carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic. The world continues to be a strange place but we are getting back to something more normal. The last fifteen months have been difficult for everyone but for those older members of the community,...
Coping with Covid – How Creetown Initiative is Adapting
After the second wave of infections and a surge in cases of the new strain of Covid-19, it comes at no great surprise that the Government has been forced to implement further restrictions to every day life and how businesses and organisations are operating. Creetown Initiative is no exception and we are continuing to...
Community Action and Development Plan for Sanquhar
Creetown Initiative has been engaged by the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar Community Council to produce a Community Action and Development Plan for the village and surrounding area. The Sanquhar community council area has a population of 2,370 and is located in the northern section of Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway. Sanquhar had a Community...
Community Tourism Incentive Project with SENScot
SENScot (Social Enterprise Network Scotland) and Creetown Initiative will be providing direct support to the communities of Brechin, in Angus, and Girvan, in South Ayrshire, to develop their tourism offer and put community at the heart of the decision making process. 2020 has been a catastrophic year for the Scottish tourism industry and, with...
Forestry and Land Scotland Land Management Plan for Balloch and Chain Woods
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is currently preparing a Land Management Plan for ‘The Creetown Block’, which comprises two small woodland blocks that provide the backdrop to our village; Balloch Wood and Chain Wood. This Land Management Plan details FLS’s proposals for the woodlands for the next 10 years, including felling, restocking, road building...