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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Creetown Initiative is working with Pinwherry and Pinmore Community Development Trust (PPCDT) to carry out community development work for an initial year. The rural communities of Pinwherry and Pinmore are located in South Ayrshire, approximately 2 miles apart and the combined population of both hamlets is approximately 300. The main objectives of PPCDT is...
Creetown Initiative has been engaged to work with Annan Day Centre to establish the viability of the Day Centre moving premises into the former library in Annan, on Charles Street. Currently Annan Day Centre operates out of Market Hall, however the former library on Charles Street offers a dedicated stand-alone site with good parking...
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....
